Iranian missile specialists have built birds without passengers that can carry out suicide operations on US Navy, at any depth if necessary, to make them leave the region in disgrace."
Posted on 02/11/2007 12:25:49 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Iranian missile specialists have built birds without passengers that can carry out suicide operations on US Navy, at any depth if necessary, to make them leave the region in disgrace."
Only if severely depressed.
It wouldnt be too bright attacking an American ship. I am sure the United States would not just sail off into the sunset and leave.
I hear there is talk about sending these Viagra'd R2D2's out on mobile field platforms.
The Danes seem to do pretty well with English... :-)
In exercises, our military tends to overstate the capabilities of the enemy and understate the capability of our forces, for several reasons. Not only do they want to wargame worst case scenarios in order to prepare for them, but funding at times can depend on the outcome of exercises. Do we buy 10 or 20 of fill-in-the-blank weapons platform? The exercise indicates we need at least 20.
The MSM, always ready to denigrate the American military, is only too willing to pick up the refrain, thus we hear how the Afghani Mujahadeen defeated the great Russian army and will surely be the end of us, Saddam's vaunted Republican guard will rule the desert and now, the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard, which was soundly defeated by the Republican Guard in the Iran-Iraq War, will nevertheless spell doom for the US Navy. They've got missiles now, so it's straight to Davy Jones' locker for us.
Might suicide attacks have some limited success? Perhaps, very limited. But keeping open the sea lines of communication throughout the Asian littoral is one of the primary missions of the US Navy. They've been wargaming this upcoming fight for decades (I should know) and the lesson of the USS Cole and the Iranian hit on an Israeli corvette last summer have not been lost. Bet on the US Navy.
ObWisecrack: Why would bombing them advance their civilization?
That bias exists for a number of reasons, historic and political, in spite of the fact that modern missile technology makes capital ships extremely vulnerable in a hypothetical conflict against an Iran-class opponent. The small area and shallowness of the Persian Gulf amplifies the advantage enjoyed by the Iranians.
What if they gave a Jihad and nobody came?
Very succinctly put!
I remember before Gulf War I, some analyst was on the tube describing how the Iraqi tanks would dig into the desert and pick off the Americans one by one. He sure wowed the talking heads with his blather.
As we know, it did not work as planned. Those tanks were sitting ducks and got blasted to kingdom come.
Our Answer: The US has "traditional" weapons that they will make Iran disappear from the map.
Iran's Mahdi mad despots will not be satisfied until they have triggered a war in the Persian Gulf which could quickly enveloped the entire oil exporting region. Iran's ever willing terrorist cohorts in Syria, Hamas, Hezballah and Shi'ite fanatics spread out around the Gulf and beyond are just dying for total jihad.
Right! Elect Hillary and we will leave the area in disgrace, just as with her coPresident, Slick Willie.
I knew a Kamakazi pilot who flew 37 missions. Admittedly, he wasn't very good at it.
:-)
Well.... it what they greatly fear :)
"I hope that you will on the US side when the war with Iran will occur.'
WTF is THAT supposed to mean?? Are you claiming that if one raises concerns over the reality of the Iranian threat based on past US naval exercises they're therefore pro mullah?? Why not stop being a coward and just openly label anyone who is cautious pro terrorist?
"I know that you hate President Bush"
You don't know anything. What I DO know is Bush is not Jesus, he is NOT conservative, he has advocated many policies that are harmful to this country and bots who claim otherwise have been enablers to his bad behavior.
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