Even if we are going to think about conventional capabilites. When was the last time we went up against true integrated air defence?
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"Tough" talk from Iran
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Even if we are going to think about conventional capabilites. When was the last time we went up against true integrated air defence?
Even if we are going to think about conventional capabilites. When was the last time we went up against true integrated air defence?
In 1991, and we obliterated it.
voodooqueen
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I'm not sure if you are cryptically referring to our weakness for oil--but as far as blowing up a few sites and "having done with it" goes--I would not expect Iran to lay down for that.
They may turn more of a blind eye to that which was recently alleged by The New Yorker.
I would say he is referring more to Iran using Hezbollah, or Hamas to do damaging attacks around the region, which would draw us in to a war which would not triple but cube all of the resources we would need to bring peace...
I need to find the article about how Iran said they would immediately take control of the Strait of Hormuz. Then they went on about how they would use Hezbollah and Hamas to get Israel and to attack our interests abroad..i'm assuming abroad for Iran is right here at home and in Europe. Then they would defend themselves by conventional means.
found it...pretty interesting...its from the AP dated 28JUN http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j8TD_Bvt9a45XzsLprHlYcjnK17wD91J42M00
Kosovo?
Regardless; America might not be the best at building countries... but we're damn good at taking them apart.
So SAMs shouldn't scare me?
Some of them should.
There is some scary sh!t out there, we'll leave it at that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-300
There are quite capable systems out there. But no one is strong in everything, everywhere at all times.
Raptor is right, Iran helped create Hezbollah and still supports it to this day. Hezbollah has relatively unique capabilities to conduct terrorist strikes around the world, and would likely support their patron Iran in a conflict. Which is why you should not just consider the number of planes or missiles Iran has when you think of a conflict with them.
Here is an article about Iran's recent economic troubles:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/29/AR2008062901978.html
Seymour Hersh.........seems to have a bug up his ass about us striking Iran. I think he is letting his personal politics get in the way of his reporting.