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Iran says Gulf oil route at risk if attacked
Reuters ^
| Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:05am EDT
| Zahra Hosseinian
Posted on 06/28/2008 4:26:34 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The entire Iranian “navy” would be fish condos in short order.
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posted on
06/28/2008 4:30:22 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
i’m sure the u.s. military has already planned for this.
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posted on
06/28/2008 4:33:21 PM PDT
by
ken21
( people die + you never hear from them again.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Who in the WH has said we will attack Iran?
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posted on
06/28/2008 4:34:26 PM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(When Shall We Have The Courage Our Founders Had? It's Time For The 2nd American Revolution.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
As Obama said they are a 3rd world country without a chance.
They sure do a great imitation of Baghdad Bob thought!
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posted on
06/28/2008 4:34:39 PM PDT
by
rocksblues
(Folks we are in trouble, "Mark Levin" 03/26/08)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
This is their best threat...amusing!
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posted on
06/28/2008 4:39:37 PM PDT
by
hope
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The question to be asked, what is Iran WITHOUT oil?
Nothing.
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posted on
06/28/2008 4:39:59 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
06/28/2008 4:48:31 PM PDT
by
Diogenesis
(Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
To: Mr. Mojo
Shore based anti-ship missiles could be a real problem. They are mobile, easy to conceal, could be dispersed in populated areas and would be hard to counter if salvoed in large numbers accompanied by numerous standoff jammers.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
If the price of oil gets much higher, nobody will care if the close the Gulf.
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posted on
06/28/2008 4:52:55 PM PDT
by
Kolokotronis
(Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated)
To: Mr. Mojo
The entire Iranian “navy” would be fish condos in short order.And their air force might last 20 minutes...
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posted on
06/28/2008 4:55:25 PM PDT
by
JimRed
("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW!)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
...if salvoed in large numbers accompanied by numerous standoff jammers.
That assumes that they have standoff jammers in any number.
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posted on
06/28/2008 5:06:51 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Army Air Corps
Stand off jammers are cheap and the
Soviets Russians sell 'em to just about anyone.
They'd probably salvo several (maybe a dozen) missiles from a dozen different directions and light off a dozen or more jammers, probably from the roofs of apartment buildings and hotels. (Especially hotels hosting foreign journalists.) We deploy countermeasures, they wait 30 minutes and salvo again...
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The sabre rattling continues. And a majority of Iranian folks (most of them are stuck between a rock and a hard place) probably continue to cringe and wonder when the end for them will take place. And the Russians will get payed for their part in building the Iranian nuclear industry up.
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posted on
06/28/2008 5:24:56 PM PDT
by
Marine_Uncle
(Duncan Hunter was our best choice...Now we are left with a bunch of idiots.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Iran says Gulf oil route at risk if attackedMy solution is elegant simplicity itself.
If Iran blocks the access to the gulf, let the other muslim gulf producers deal with them!
End of problem.
Cost to the US?
Zero.
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posted on
06/28/2008 5:27:30 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(You're Government, it's not your money, and you never have to show a profit.)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
In the meantime, satellites backtrack the missiles to the launch points. Their imported anti-ship missiles are a threat, but they only have so many. Also, many of the launch points are known. The ChiComs did sell some AShM capable patrol boats to Iran, but those are monitored rather closely.
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posted on
06/28/2008 5:28:28 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Publius6961
These kinds of statements from Iran are cited as a major reason for the military spending spree among various Gulf states for the past two years. I do like your idea. Iran’s neighbours would also be free of any PC restrictions.
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posted on
06/28/2008 5:30:50 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Dr Ron Paul said on Iran-
“I mean, they have nothing. They don’t have an army or navy or air force.”
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posted on
06/28/2008 5:33:14 PM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(When Shall We Have The Courage Our Founders Had? It's Time For The 2nd American Revolution.)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Stand off jammers are cheap and the Soviets Russians sell 'em to just about anyone.
Sure. That does not mean that they are good. The Russkies also sold their newest air defense system to Iran and Syria. The same air defense system that could not defend against non-stealth aircraft. If that is how their air defense works, one wonder how their standoff jammers would work against more sophisticated Western hardware.
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posted on
06/28/2008 5:34:54 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
This Gulf oil route while close to Iran, is in international waters.
All those aircraft carrier groups in this neighborhood will defend these crucially important international waters and have international law on their side.
Not Ahmadinejad nor Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid would be able to vote against or interfere to keep the Gulf open by using force.
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posted on
06/28/2008 5:44:03 PM PDT
by
hermgem
(Will Olmr)
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