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| Posted by:3dc |
| #15 Joyce Karam @Joyce_Karam JUST IN : US Senior Official tells me • #Saudi in NO Rush to respond • Collecting Evidence + Forensics • Saudi Assets to be addressed • FR + GER + UK helping • Expect UN movement |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-09-18 20:46 |
| #14 Re #13: The Brits did that during WWII. Look up the story of the dambusters. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2019-09-18 20:42 |
| #13 IIRC, Back during the Korean War, they wanted to blow some damns up to flood rivers and slow down the North Koreans and cut down power production, they dropped torpedo's that dived to the base of the damn, blew up and cracked them like eggs. |
| Posted by: Clyde Dribble8052 2019-09-18 18:49 |
| #12 You can live about 3 days without drinking water. You can live a long long time without oil. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-09-18 18:43 |
| #11 For the Saudis to target Iranian oil facilities would make a lot of sense. The Iranians are probably selling oil on the sly to the Chinese (and perhaps Indians). Cutting off those revenues would rapidly bring Iran to the brink. They would literally run out of gas. It's tough to target elements of foreign armies like the Houthis, who are obviously mobile. Physical infrastructure like oil production facilities, however, can't readily be moved while remaining productive. In other words, they are sitting ducks for the JDAM's the Saudis have acquired a number of, assuming they haven't wasted them all on the Houthis. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2019-09-18 17:28 |
| #10 3dc has a point. Take out a hydro-electric dam or two in Iran and see if they cry uncle. |
| Posted by: jpal 2019-09-18 16:42 |
| #9 Hear, hear |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-09-18 16:06 |
| #8 Instead of oil drinking water resources would be a much more effective target.... just saying... for both sides... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-09-18 16:00 |
| #7 Destroy the evil bastids. It's long, long overdue. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-09-18 15:32 |
| #6 Iran's militias in Al-#Mayadeen and Al-Bukamal cities left all their headquarters and went into the civilian neighborhoods. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-09-18 14:31 |
| #5 Houthi military spokesman: "We have dozens of targets in the UAE that we have selected... in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and they may be hit at any moment." |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-09-18 13:45 |
| #4 According to @IndyArabia , Saudi Air Force conducted airstrikes against #IRGC sites at #AlBukamal, Syria. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-09-18 13:35 |
| #3 NewsAlert: TEHRAN, #Iran ( @AP ) — State-run news agency says Iran sends warning to US that any action against Tehran 'will face an immediate answer' |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-09-18 13:21 |
| #2 Pentagon Correspondent David Martin:"US intelligence never expected Iran would be so bold as to attack Saudi Arabia directly and as a result both countries were caught flat footed." |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-09-18 13:16 |
| #1 (Al Jazeera Live) Arab coalition spokesman: Iran is directly attacking civilian infrastructure. Cruise missile type identified as the Ya Ali- a new Iranian land attack missile with an estimated 700km range and carries a 200kg warhead Saudi Arabia says Aramco attack originated from north -WITH Iranian support -Using Iranian-made cruise missiles & drones “This attack could not have originated from Yemen” spokesman says Saudi spokesman says attack was “unquestionably sponsored" by #Iran Note that this is not saying Iran did it. Sponsored is a waffle word. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-09-18 11:02 |