Iran Air Strikes Growing in Probability

Really? I heard that construction was halted after Dolphin sub #3, either because of finances, or because of opposition from the German Green Party.

I was thinking of a raid to briefly capture the whole country.

oralloy wrote:

>>I was thinking of a raid to briefly capture the whole country.

>Is that what they teach at West Point? Really that is ridiculous...you may wish to reconsider.

But my first choice is to avoid war in the first place. Instead, we should withdraw from international arms-control agreements and share our nuclear weapons knowledge with Israel, like we do with England.

In my view, seizing the entire country for maybe a week and blowing up all their nuclear facilities from the inside is much more environmentally sound.

But my first choice is to avoid war in the first place. Instead, we should withdraw from international arms-control agreements and share our nuclear weapons knowledge with Israel, like we do with England.

"Extremists in the region would have to rethink their strategy of jihad. Moderates throughout the region would take heart, and our ability to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process would be enhanced."

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that Pakistan needs to curb terrorism if the peace process between the two countries is to make progress.

oralloy wrote:

In my view, seizing the entire country for maybe a week and blowing up all their nuclear facilities from the inside is much more environmentally sound.

This is so far into the realm of fanatasy that it's hard to know where to begin. Where do you intend to launch your attack from? Afghanistan? Then we can march through the deserts and mountains that killed more than half of Alexander's army when he returned from the subcontinent. Through the Zaros Mountains? As this map from the United States Military Academy demonstrates, the Iran-Iraq war swirled around Basra because there is no plausible way to drive over the mountains, and the only reasonable objective was to destroy the Persians' ocean terminals for petroleum. But you propose "seizing the entire country for maybe a week . . ." I say you're militarily clueless. Invading Iran would make the invasion of Iraq look like a stroll in the park.

Invading Iran would involve a ground attack over some of the worst terrain in the world. This won't be a case of having the armored columns lined up in Kuwait with the motors running, waiting for a signal to roar across the Syrian Desert to Baghdad--and even that turned in to a nightmare at the river crossing at An-Nahsiriya. An air-drop into the central Iranian plateau would involve a massive operation with a high potential for casualties in days which will be multiples of the casualties we've suffered in Iraq in years. Not only is this an unpopular government which will collapse if attacked, attacking the Persians will very likely rally the majority of the population to the support of the government.

That is the most "Twilight Zone" statement i've seen on this subject. It is either demonstrative of incredible ignorance of the military problems intailed in an invasion of Iran, or of complete disregard for the lives of those who would be involved.

The Palestinians are irrational people. All that Israel wants is to be left alone. The militant Fascist Islamists, who represent only a small part of Islam, cannot abide Israel because they are not Muslims and the Hezbollah lives only to try to destroy Israel.

The rest of the world may discover( I hope not) that the savage and fanatic bombings in London, Madrid and Bali are the reaction of the fanatic group which feels that the entire world must fall under the rule of Allah and the Caliphate.

Dear lady- I read your post and all I can say is "huh"? I really don't understand your convoluted sentence.Could you enlarge on that a bit?

It is just overkill and barbaric the way they are conducting this war. You would think more people would be denouncing it in the US. Have we grown so callus and hate filled?