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To: Tommyjo

“You are aware that this is a short-range battlefield rocket. Iraq was allowed to have them.”

Thank you, now you can get back to school and learn to recognize long range missiles from short range. Could be great you finally understand the difference.

I did in the army.

As for intelligence : The American experts observed a parade of the Baath Party in January 2002 which showed unconventional weapons which disappeared since the beginning of the war, in March 2003, and which are still untraceable. (Richard Miniter, 22 myths that undermine the War one Terror, Regnery, 2005, p. 104)


27 posted on 08/07/2007 9:26:41 AM PDT by drzz
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To: Tommyjo

Spell with me : “The American experts observed a parade of the Baath Party in January 2002 which showed unconventional weapons”


29 posted on 08/07/2007 9:28:37 AM PDT by drzz
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To: drzz
Thank you, now you can get back to school and learn to recognize long range missiles from short range. Could be great you finally understand the difference.

I did in the army.

As for intelligence : The American experts observed a parade of the Baath Party in January 2002 which showed unconventional weapons which disappeared since the beginning of the war, in March 2003, and which are still untraceable. (Richard Miniter, 22 myths that undermine the War one Terror, Regnery, 2005, p. 104)

Sorry my typo. That should have read Short range ballistic missile (SRBM)

Iraq was allowed to have SRBMs and battlefield rockets. None of those SRBMs could threaten for example Israel. The SRBMs were allowed under the resolution agreed by such members of the U.N. as the U.S.

What you see on that launcher is an SRBM.

In direct comparison the Iraqi SRBMs are about the size of the original Russian SCUD As.

Image of SCUD A

The Iranians have similar SRBMs such as this Zelzal

Image of SRBM Zelzal

The Iraqi missile in the video is an SRBM. It is NOT a long-range missile in anyway shape or form.

In direct comparison another Iraqi SRBM was the Al Samoud 2. This had a small increase in range, but was still an SRBM.

Image of Iraqi Al Samoud SRBM

What you fail to realise is that if the missile in the video was something which could reach a range of 600km plus then it would be such as an extended range SCUD.

These are images of Iraqi Al Hussein's (Extended range Scuds) capable of hitting Israel from Iraqi territory. Iraq lauched these against Coalition forces during Desert Storm and also against Israel.

Image of Iraqi Al Husseins

Now if those Al Husseins or any Iraq SCUD had been seen in the parade then you could bump your gums all day long. The fact is that video shows nothing more than an SRBM incapable of achieving ranges above 200kms.

What you are basing your theory on is this very dubious quote

As for intelligence : The American experts observed a parade of the Baath Party in January 2002 which showed unconventional weapons which disappeared since the beginning of the war, in March 2003, and which are still untraceable. (Richard Miniter, 22 myths that undermine the War one Terror, Regnery, 2005, p. 104

You are wholly relying on this quote as fact. The missile in that parade is an SRBM. The Coalition as they advanced into Iraq discovered several of the Iraqi SRBMs such as Ababils and Samouds. This is highlighted in the ISG report and detailed by those units which discovered them.

If your recognition skills were uptodate then you would realise that it is an SRBM.

I challenge you to send it to any military Internet forum and see the replies that you get. This is very basic recogniton skills. In no way shape or form is that image you posted of a long range missile as you suggest.

Question for you. You believe that this is a long-range missile. If so then why didn't Colin Powell present the video evidence of this 'long-range missile' on parade to the U.N.?

Over to you!

68 posted on 08/07/2007 3:37:23 PM PDT by Tommyjo
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