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To: F14 Pilot

All humor aside, if there is a possibility that we will be in a fight directly with Iran (and not just the terrorists they are sending across the border), we are in for a bit more of a "fight" than the Iraqis put up.

The Iranians are a great deal better equipped and organized than the Iraqis have been for over a decade. I would venture to say that the Iranians expect us to take them on in the near future - either because of their nuclear program, or because Iran has eyes on hitting Iraq soon after our departure (maybe the reason the liberals and some weak-kneed RINOs keep talking about deadlines?).

IT's going to take a far stronger stomach for a war with Iran than Iraq. I for one hope it doesn't come to it - too bad limp-wristed Jimmy Carter chose to not do anything....


11 posted on 12/02/2005 5:03:00 AM PST by TheBattman (Islam (and liberalism)- the cult of Satan and a Cancer on Society)
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To: TheBattman
Although the Iranians are trying to modernize their forces and have been for the last 15 years, there is a qualitive difference in training, command & control, and large scale operations. If you read any books on the Iran-Iraq War, you see that the Iranians had little tactical skill, no operational imagination, and tanks were used as mobile pillboxes. They would probably fare better than the Iraqis in a stand up fight, but not by much.
17 posted on 12/02/2005 6:49:37 AM PST by aegiscg47
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