American Armada Prepares To Take On Iran

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 2-24-2007 | Damien McElroy

[Nachoman]

No doubt the Telegraph is privy to our top secret war plans, as all the British press seems to be.

[jveritas]

We must launch a very intensive Air War against the islamic terrorist regime in Iran to destroy their nuclear facilities, their military infrastructures, their command and control centers, etc... The terrorist rulers in Tehran must broken and humiliated and they must learn once and for all that they are not going to control the Middle East.

PS: I am watching the History Channel right and they are talking about the 79 F-14 that the US sold to the Shah of Iran before the islamic revolution there. They were saying that after Khumaeini took power the Iranians could not launch missiles from the F-14 for some very mysterious reasons. According to the History channel documentary, some people believe that the American technicians who were in charge of maintaining the F-14's in Iran took with them the electronics that are capable of firing the missiles form the F-14's before they left Iran :)

[mrmargaritaville]

nancy pullhosie "goin command" now that is a scary thought.

[jveritas]

Too late?! You surrendered before the battle begins. Shame on you. We must launch the Air War against the islamic terrorist regime in Iran and destroy everything called military infrastructure in that country.

[advertising guy]

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[jveritas]

Please leave the military maneuvering and tactics to our military, do not express silly and uninformed military opinions.

[HoosierHawk]

I understand your point. My primary concern is the safety of our troops; secondarily, the reaction at home and in Iran.

Personally, I'd like to kick Iran into 2007.

[advertising guy]

most of Iran wants to kick Iran into 2007......

[TheLion]

So the carriers are physically patrolling the water in the Straits or are the jets doing it? Kinda ballsy, if they are!

[Robe]

bump

[doc1019]

Yes, but is there room for nuke subs to maneuver?

[HoosierHawk]

Understood.

But how would they feel about an invading army?

[advertising guy]

she would flash em and have their babies ( non union of course)

[advertising guy]

sorry wrong reply........we have insiders with long pointing fingers ..it will be more like was expected in Iraq

[Strategerist]

The CVs certainly do not enter the straits or the Persian Gulf.

[Vicomte13]

The Gulf is a tight little wading pool, but given the very limited Iranian naval capabilities, once we get the carriers in there, it's alright. The danger is taking them through the Straits. A surprise attack there would essentially be a live test of the effectiveness of the close-in weapons systems. Not a pleasant prospect.

We should take out the Iranian capacity, but I don't think we will.

[TheLion]

Thanks, I wouldn't have thought so.

[Strategerist]

But how would they feel about an invading army?

Irrelevant since there's not going to be an invading army.

Regardless of what a majority of people think in Iran, it's a huge country and there are millions of people, particularly less educated ones in the sticks, that have the guns and support the regime and would actively fight any sort of ground invasion.

[Vicomte13]

Actually, we have sent CVN's right into the Gulf itself.
It's alarming, frankly.
Once they're in, it's ok, but passing through is a moment of vulnerability.

[jveritas]

Please leave those military issues and tactics to the military. Do you think you know more than military on how to maneuver the US Navy into the Gulf region. People please go and eat some humble pie.