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2006-04-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by DarthVader 2006-04-04 16:41|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I saw a video on Special Report that was this new flying boat. It was very small and had an external engine that looked like a flat-six propeller job. It appeared to have neither offensive not defensive armaments nor the space or power to carry any.

Kamikaze aircraft without the ability to do any damage. Wudda joke.

Posted by Brett 2006-04-04 19:30|| 2006-04-04 19:30|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm just whelmed, over and under.

Let's avoid the rush - where do we surrender?

Posted by Spomble Threanter5259 2006-04-04 19:39|| 2006-04-04 19:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Sadly enough, I believe that they *think* they are invulnerable.

Years ago, I talked with a Lebanese who was studying to be an electronics engineer in the US. He said to me that "It was ridiculous that the US used most of its defense budget to buy arms for Israel."

I pointed out that the entire Isreali arms budget is spare change by Pentagon standards.

He refused to believe me, though I offered to prove it to him.

The point was, he couldn't believe me. He had seen the Israeli military at work, and couldn't, he refused to, believe that there was any army mightier than them.

In retrospect, I'm afraid that this truth is also not-known and not-believed throughout the Islamic world. They just cannot, will not grasp the reality.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-04-04 19:56|| 2006-04-04 19:56|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm OK with that - a permanent case of shock and awe

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-04-04 20:16|| 2006-04-04 20:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Brett, you obviously have not seen the damage a flying IRG can cause when he splatters on a windshield. Think skunk

Posted by Captain America 2006-04-04 20:52|| 2006-04-04 20:52|| Front Page Top

#6 So they kick our ass. We slap a bandage on the donkey and then go in and slap them all silly. I can only guess that Iran's propaganda writers must have gone to school with Baghdad Bob.

Posted by Zenster 2006-04-04 21:47|| 2006-04-04 21:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Baghdad Bob indeed. These lunatics have bought a bunch of Russian junk and now think they're invincible. I almost feel sorry for them... but not quite. Glass 'em.

Posted by Darrell 2006-04-04 22:03|| 2006-04-04 22:03|| Front Page Top

#8 It should be amusing seeing the Iranian boats blow themselves outta' the water trying to fire those Shkvals. If the Russkies couldn't fire a test torp properly aboard the Kursk (may her crew rest in peace) then I'm fairly certain that the Iranians will have a certain amount of problems torching theirs off as well.

A little rust in the wrong spot can apparently do wonders.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2006-04-04 23:17|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2006-04-04 23:17|| Front Page Top

#9 So are these Iran's equivalent of Saddam's dual-use, nuke-capable, Russian-controlled, modern FROG rockets, the ones Saddam loyalists were trying to disguise as either outmoded SCUDS or other simple rockets??? "Tis a shame Saddam's boyz had to destroy such brand-new, glossy techy weapons.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-04-05 00:03|| 2006-04-05 00:03|| Front Page Top

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