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2007-09-27 Iraq

Iran shelling targets deeper inside northern Iraq

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Posted by trailing wife 2007-09-27 13:12|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Imagine the hilarity if out of the blue, the Iranians received counter battery fire wiping out about half a dozen artillery positions. With no explanation.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-09-27 13:21|| 2007-09-27 13:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Send some arty back with interest.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-09-27 13:32|| 2007-09-27 13:32|| Front Page Top

#3 I can't for the life of me understand why that has not already happened, except, the big guns are still in transit.

Posted by wxjames 2007-09-27 13:33|| 2007-09-27 13:33|| Front Page Top

#4 re #3: because Israel used up the monthly quota of testosterone....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-09-27 13:59|| 2007-09-27 13:59|| Front Page Top

#5 There's a ton of arty just sitting in the green zone doing nothing because U.S. forces won't use counter battery in the area.

There's no reason for some of that arty not to have already made it's way to Kurdistan other than the U.S. not wanting to support Kurdish terrorists. Makes sense to me. I congratulate us on having some ethics.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-09-27 14:25|| 2007-09-27 14:25|| Front Page Top

#6 I say we put some artillery units nearby and then counter-battery them.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-09-27 14:30|| 2007-09-27 14:30|| Front Page Top

#7 I nominate USN, Ret. for snark of the day.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-09-27 14:31|| 2007-09-27 14:31|| Front Page Top

#8 The issue is exactly who the Iranians are shooting at, and despite some search I can't quite figure that out.

If they're shooting at the PKK, I'd put a UAV in the air and broadcast rebel coordinates in the clear.

If they're shooting at Iranian Kurd communist rebel positions, I wouldn't lift a finger to help either side.

If they're shooting at Iranian Kurd non-commie rebels, I'd wheel the counter-battery fire out and give our boys some arty practice.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-09-27 17:08|| 2007-09-27 17:08|| Front Page Top

#9 Not so particular...
or Arty guys need live fire counterbattery practice now and then....

Hell its training

Posted by 3dc 2007-09-27 17:44|| 2007-09-27 17:44|| Front Page Top

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