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2015-06-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran's Spy Commander Promises To 'Surprise The World'

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-06-11 03:08|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 I've been reading about the Somme & Ypres & the Marne; what would it take to get these guys to fighting like that for a few years?

Posted by Glenmore 2015-06-11 08:09|| 2015-06-11 08:09|| Front Page Top

#2 At least a hundred IRGC have already been killed in Syria. The escalation implies has, in effect, already taken place.

Posted by lord garth 2015-06-11 09:12|| 2015-06-11 09:12|| Front Page Top

#3 ...Nothing I'd enjoy more though than seeing ISIS just hand Quds Force their asses....

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2015-06-11 11:36|| 2015-06-11 11:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Glenmore, look at the Iran - Iraq war. Some estimates say Iran lost as many as 1 million KIA, while Iraq lost as many as 500K.

We may be looking at a repeat.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2015-06-11 11:42|| 2015-06-11 11:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Rambler, so the analogy goes 'as WW I is to WW II, Iran-Iraq war is to ISIS-Quds war?' And this is the Eastern Front equivalent, such that we would like both sides to lose?

Posted by Glenmore 2015-06-11 14:13|| 2015-06-11 14:13|| Front Page Top

#6 We may be looking at a repeat.

From your mouth to the ear of G*d, Virginian

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-06-11 17:04|| 2015-06-11 17:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Well how about this quel surprise. Quds forces with US air cover sweep past Damascus & roll over Raqqa. Then we do the nuc deal with Iran & Hezbollah takes over in Syria plus Leb. OB gets another nobel peace prize.

Posted by Alpha2c 2015-06-11 23:05|| 2015-06-11 23:05|| Front Page Top

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