[E. Pluribus Unum]

Nuke Saudi Arabia.

[Thud]

ping

[Husker24]

I think the point is moot, any Iraqi forces heading west into Jordan would be destroyed the first day of the war.

[crypt2k]

The Israeli radar system warns of an attack by 15 missiles launched from Iraq. Twelve of the missiles are intercepted by Arrow missiles and three missiles bearing chemical warheads land in Haifa, Tel Aviv and Yavneh.

If missiles bearing chemical/biological agents are intercepted over the target country, doesn't that INCREASE the efficiency of dispersal?

[gitmo]

Interesting.
Jordan is the designated homeland for the Palestinian arabs. And the model led the players into a re-establishment of that concept.

[Focault's Pendulum]

The chief of staff reports that the Americans are planning to bomb Iraq with atomic weapons

This is the only part of the simulation I find a possibility of error. Is there any offered proof other than a chem/bio attack, we would exercise a nuclear option of strategic value rather than tactical?

[Grampa Dave]

The Israelis are so good at this cat and mouse game.

The government discusses its response to the firing of the missiles. The chief of staff reports that the Americans are planning to bomb Iraq with atomic weapons and have called upon the inhabitants of Baghdad to evacuate the city. A Channel One reporter bursts into the government meeting room and announces that a smart bomb has hit Saddam's bunker and killed him. Then the government also wakes up to action.

The chief of staff: "What do you think of eliminating Arafat on the background of the general upheaval?"

The defense minister supports the proposal.

The prime minister: "An IDF force has acted in response to the Palestinian provocations and aggression and has eliminated the leaders of the PA and Arafat."

By releasing this, the Israelis have sent out two messages if we decide to attack Iraq.

One to Saddam, you are dead. You can't run nor hide from the Candy Gram message, the President will send to you.

The second one to Arafat, You and your PA terrorists are dead!

You can bet that those who rule Jordan, the Saddam and the Arafatty have read these loud and clear messages.

[185JHP]

"Artificial stupidity" for use in wargaming is worth pursuing...

[PoppingSmoke]

"The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies."

Napoleon

[monkeyshine]

Did they use 20 sided dice or 32 sided dice?

If a real war played out the way the simulation did, and the Hashemites were killed and lost Jordan, then even if Arafat didn't want to take Jordan his people would take it without him. I don't see how he could restrain his people from leaving the west bank and heading towards Jordan. They would perceive it as a friendlier place to live then on the west bank.

Since they would have control of Jordan, but still be in hostilities with Israel, natural laws would dictate that, like water, the people will move along the path of least resistence. With heavy resitence on the west bank and none in Jordan, it wouldn't take very long before the west bank emptied itself of Palestinians.

[MissAmericanPie]

The US would lay hell down along the Jordanian border, any army attempting that direction would be cut to ribbons. Apache's would take care of Palestinian rioting in Jordon.

I feel pretty sure all these scenarios have been covered by our generals already. The one that bears watching is Syria.

[WIladyconservative]

Reminds me of Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game

[FreeReign]

Several hours after the American attack on Iraq was launched, an American spy satellite reported movements by Iraqi military forces in the direction of Jordan. As a result, during the next five days, the following events occurred: Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Jordan flew Iraqi flags and displayed pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.

In the simulation, how did the Palis in Jordan get several hundred thousand Iraqi flags in five days?