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| Iran simulates US Army weaknesses |
| 2008-08-25 |
| A senior Iranian commander says the successful simulation of the US Army's combat style has enabled the IRGC to find their weaknesses. Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Brigadier General Mohammad Zolqadr said Sunday that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps is fully capable of countering US tactics. "During the US invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, the American army's combat methods, its weaknesses and strong points, and its capabilities have been fully monitored," said the Iranian general. The remarks come shortly after Brigadier General Abdul-Rahim Mousavi said on Friday that Iran has wrapped up three secret military drills over the past two months aimed at strengthening the country's defensive prowess. Recent reports have suggested that an armada of US and European naval vessels has been stationed in the Persian Gulf in an unprecedented build-up. Mainstream media regarded the deployment as an attempt by the Bush administration to wage war on Iran before President George W. Bush leaves office in January 2009. "The IRGC is now using innovative methods to counter any threat against Iran," Brig. Gen. Mohammad Zolqadr continued. He added that should Washington attempt to engage in war with Tehran, the US would not stumble upon 'orthodox and classic tactics'. Iran has warned that if the country comes under attack, it would target Israel and 32 US bases in the region and would not hesitate in taking necessary measures to protect its sovereignty- including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has recently equipped its navy with high-tech weapons system, capable of targeting any vessel within a range of 300 km (185 miles) from its shores. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #20 WAFF.com Thread > IRAN'S BORDER WITH ARMENIA?; + WAFF/TOPIX > FOXNEWS [old -2007] - DISSIDENT: IRAN's TOP COMMANDERS [circa 20 ea.] ARE NUCLEAR WEAPONS SCIENTISTS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-08-25 22:38 |
| #19 Did they run a model Congress? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-08-25 20:55 |
| #18 Sounds more like they were stimulating democrats. Yikes, folks - we have a 3 way tie for Snark of the Day! |
| Posted by: lotp 2008-08-25 20:03 |
| #17 Post-Jan 2009 + a POTUS MCCAIN > likely safe to say will induce the Iranians to conduct a FORMAL NUKE TEST(S) ASAP [includ LR IRBM/ICBM]. In any case, IMO THE ISLAMIST REGIONAL-GLOBAL "WAR/JIHAD OUTSIDE IRAQ" STRATEGIC COUNTER-SURGE THRU OUT ASIA + AFRICA WON'T STOP NOW - JAN 2009. GUAM PATRON > claims to had visited and lived for years wid Muslims > argues/opined that MANY MUSLIMS BELIEVE THAT GOD DEMANDS THE VIOLENT DESTRUCTION OF NON-MUSLIMS, AND THAT NOTHING SAVE THEIR DE FACTO DEFEAT AND DESTRUCTION WILL STOP ANY MUSLIM JIHAD = CONQUEST, e.g. "MUSLIMS WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THEY ARE THEMSELVES KILLED"??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-08-25 20:03 |
| #16 Unless Barack starts using any big guns he has ala 2008 Elex, the Iranians will believe the next POTUS will be PRO-DUBYA = PRO-"OVER THERE", "WARMONGER/KILLER" CAIN COME NOVEMBER + JAN 2009. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-08-25 19:49 |
| #15 Sounds more like they were stimulating democrats. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2008-08-25 19:41 |
| #14 Well, it looks like we will end up fighting all our enemies at once, nothing like a fair fight. Hope they like ICBM's! You, OS, and the rest of us better get in shape for the call back, there gonna need help with the clean up when its over. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2008-08-25 19:21 |
| #13 49P - The Russians have sold naval mines to the Iranians, and the Chinese have either sold grenades or the plans to manufacture them. Reportedly the Iranians were also in talks to acquire deepwater anti-submarine mines from the Chinese as well. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-08-25 19:08 |
| #12 GFY TROLL |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2008-08-25 18:48 |
| #11 Bullshit!!!! Iran stands in the way of the Neocon new world order. that's why the bushies hate them TRUTHERS HURT!!!!! |
| Posted by: Albert Grotle3730 2008-08-25 17:11 |
| #10 Pappy, I did not think of that aspect. It might be seen by our enemies as a great last chance to end us. Buy stock in Lockeed Martin. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2008-08-25 13:57 |
| #9 Impressive stuff from a country that fought Saddam to a draw. Only problem is that the U.S. Army will probably not be involved in Gulf War III. The IRGC should have spent their efforts on simulating incoming cruise missiles, stealth bombers, and cluster bombs. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2008-08-25 13:40 |
| #8 This war will be fought by Iran, Hammas, Hezbullah, etc... and in their respective AO's. Agreed. And one can expect that Iran itself will be... 'assisted'. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-08-25 13:35 |
| #7 They have had years to watch us and study our tactics. It's a simple fact that even amatures could find our weaknesses. Two points, first is they will completely understand our flexabiliy in combat. They should fear that above all else. We have plenty of weaknesses to exploit but they will only get that hat trick once. More importantly, the good ol USA must not take these idiots for granted. We must study their tactics, leaders, and know our enemy so well we know the outcome of every battle. We must be better prepared than we ever were with Iraq or Afghanistan. This war will be fought by Iran, Hammas, Hezbullah, etc... and in their respective AO's. If we go, it must be with total war as our method to destroy this enemy. There will be no way to have a measured attack or victory. It must be total. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2008-08-25 11:19 |
| #6 Iran will nto be iraq. If we go to Iran, it will be to destroy, not invade. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-08-25 11:01 |
| #5 Well, simulations are as only as good as the data put into them. And I bet Iran's data sucks. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-08-25 10:16 |
| #4 That'd be great. If the US were to actually put boot to ground. |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-08-25 02:17 |
| #3 Iran simulates US Army weaknesses. They simulated Democrats? Seems like a lot of work when there's plenty of'em that are more than willing to go there personally. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2008-08-25 01:23 |
| #2 I wonder if Iran has simulated their utter disarray after they realize that a bunch of stuff just exploded and there is nothing to shoot back at. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2008-08-25 00:16 |
| #1 Excellent. They have simulated winning. My hat is off to them. But wait! What if we have simulated the weaknesses in their simulation of our weaknesses and have simulated how to win against those tactics. No, because then they would just simulate our simulation of their simulation and pretty soon it would be turtles all the way down. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-08-25 00:15 |