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2011-12-30 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran Outlines Key Steps And Actors In A Potential Straits Of Hormuz Closure

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Posted by Uncle Phester 2011-12-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Here's my favorite part,

"the Iranian website Mashreq News, which is close to Iranian military circles, posted an article on December 15, 2011...The article enumerated the forces and weapons that Iran could employ in such a military operation, including fast attack craft carrying anti-ship missiles; submarines; battleships.. hovercraft; and artillery....the article pointed out that these weapons would actually not be necessary because there would be suicide operations, and added that "the faith of the Iranian youth, and their eagerness to sacrifice their lives, will sap the enemies' courage."

Posted by Lord Garth 2011-12-30 01:22|| 2011-12-30 01:22|| Front Page Top

#2 "enumerated the forces and weapons"

IOW: Target list...

Posted by tipover 2011-12-30 02:07|| 2011-12-30 02:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Unless US-NATO INTEL has seriously clusterfucked as to secret Iranian weapons or stockpiles, + short of great power confrontation, as things stand the best thing Iran can do is wait for the US to invade + wage People's War.

Don't be wasting youth on suicide operations - I can see several ways for Iran to contain an invading enemy ground force.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-12-30 02:47|| 2011-12-30 02:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Were I in charge, which fortunately I'm not, I'd be thinking about just bombing everything that had to do with government, hand out AK-47s and ammo to all the civilians I could find, and walk away.

Rinse and repeat as necessary.

Posted by gorb 2011-12-30 02:56|| 2011-12-30 02:56|| Front Page Top

#5 they should lose a refinery every day that they tamper with the straits

Posted by Bill Sproing3237 2011-12-30 03:18|| 2011-12-30 03:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Battleships?

Posted by gromky 2011-12-30 04:19|| 2011-12-30 04:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Battleships?

Well, it makes sense if you consider they don't get out much, gromky.

Posted by gorb 2011-12-30 04:49|| 2011-12-30 04:49|| Front Page Top

#8 I can see several ways for Iran to contain an invading enemy ground force.
Sure, but why bother? Stand offshore & pound them with today's artillery equivalents. Shut down their power grid. Also air drop the AK-47s and plenty ammo as suggested earlier.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-12-30 04:50|| 2011-12-30 04:50|| Front Page Top

#9 That could be interesting.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-12-30 05:10|| 2011-12-30 05:10|| Front Page Top

#10 Just like the cannon fodder they sent into Iraq, the Iranians really have no concept of 21st century military power wielded by a highly trained military force. Our Army can mop the deck with them, same for our stalwart Marines, add in the Navy and Air Force, the ref will stop it as a third round TKO.

Add in the wonderful idea to provide LOTS AND LOTS of weaponry and ammunitions to the disgruntled masses and VOILA, you have a non-sectarian government ruled by people that are not living in the 7th century.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2011-12-30 09:23|| 2011-12-30 09:23|| Front Page Top

#11 Iran is not going to go anywhere with this.
If they do, sink their entire navy in 10 minutes and go back to bed.

Posted by newc 2011-12-30 09:30|| 2011-12-30 09:30|| Front Page Top

#12 Personally, I think that the US Navy SEALs need to do some training exercises involving the integrity of the hulls of Iranian warships.

Imagine what it would do for their machismo if while quietly sitting in port, suddenly half their warships sank.

While there were no US surface warships anywhere near there.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-12-30 09:31|| 2011-12-30 09:31|| Front Page Top

#13 I noticed that a software mod has been created for the old sidewinder missiles (something we have oodles of) to hit small boat on the ocean. Kind of ruins that speedboat swarm idea...

Posted by Water Modem 2011-12-30 22:55|| 2011-12-30 22:55|| Front Page Top

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