Abizaid warns Iran not to underestimate US

jang ^ | 11.28.04 | na

[SirLurkedalot]

Shoot, one tube on one L.A class boat would fix Tehrans wagon PDQ.

[trebb]

"Go ahead punk; make my day."

[Bahbah]

I believe I heard the other day that our Air Force is the largest in the world, which is not surprising. The second largest in the world is that of the Navy. I really feel good about this. ;)

[SolutionsOnly]

No Kidding! We've an awful lot of airpower and cruise missile capbility that's not being applied right now. 'Boots on the ground' aren't necesary to deal them a major setback.

[SSG USA]

Highly unlikely we would ever unleash a nuke on Tehran for the same reasons we would not unleash one anywhere else. But our carriers are not tied up in Iraq like they used to be and we can unleash one hell of a lot of steel on Iran in a very short period of time. The Mod-loc'ing in the Indian Ocean (Sea of Oman) puts within easy striking range of pretty much anyplace in central to southern Iran.

Not likely it could happen for political reasons, but staging out of Kuwait would have the same effect.

[SirLurkedalot]

Yeah I know Sarge, it's called wishful thinking. I imagine the only nuke popping off over there would be an islamic one. I'd much rather see the people in Iran rise and smash the Mullahs.

[jimtorr]

Besides our air and naval power, the bulk of our army is right next door in Iraq. It would be a fairly trivial thing for major army Armored or Cavalry formations to take off into Iran.

I just don't think any sane person in Iranian government is seriously contemplating taking action against us.

[Chgogal]

I would also like to add that the majority of the US population (61 million) would never consider backing down in a face-off with Iran. The US is here to survive. And survive we will. Iran put that as a constant in your equation before you do anything stupid.

[rightwingcrazy]

The insane ones in that government are the bother.

[Wiz]

We now have bases in Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan which will allow attacks from variety of directions against the Iranian military. If Iran continues to threaten Iraq and Afghanistan in any means using their military and intelligence to slip through those border and assisting Al Qaeda, Iran will be heavily punished by force. their Air and Navy power will probably cease to exist in one week and maybe less.

[libwacker]

I sincerely hope you're right about the bulk of Americans never backing down to these 10th century brain trusts.
We have a lot of work to do here in America in refuting the lies and deceit of our own left-leaning wingnuts to increase the number of clear thinking individuals.
Our young need to be taught it's not only cool to be patriotic...it's absolutely vital.

[Indie]

Will you make us use nukes or MOABs? Well...seeing any of them will vaporize you and we are the strongest military in the world, you have to ask yourself one question...do you feel lucky? Well..do ya'...PUNKS!?

[ken5050]

The regimes of ther mullahs is rotten..ready to be toppled..it might just take a push or two...most of the Iranians want the thoecracy to end..asap..

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping

[Ramcat]

I find it more than interesting that the General needed to issue this warning?

[Allegra]

Hey, Iran...you're surrounded by the U.S. on the east and the west.

Go for it, idiots.

[bowzer313]

Some of the most irritating talking points mouthed by the Democrats during this year's election were the absolutely ridiculous positions that we were "bogged down in Iraq", that we were "spread too thin", that the hunt for Bin Laden in Afghanistan was deferred due to our battles in Iraq, and other such balderdash. Whenever I heard this sort of thing, it always amazed me that anyone could possibly believe such malarkey.

[AmericaUnited]

We have an incredible amount of power," he said.

And when it comes from us, it's not blotivating BS, as is 99.9% of all Muslim speak.

[JasonC]

Russia's air force is not small. China's has many less than modern planes, but is also sizeable.