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2010-08-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by tipper 2010-08-23 07:49|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 Nice. More targets.

Posted by Bulldog 2010-08-23 13:47|| 2010-08-23 13:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Pragmatically, unless MOUD = IRAN, IRGC can employ these Boast to successfully damage or sink a HIGH-PROFILE = POL SENSITIVE USN TARGET, e.g. NUCLEAR CVN despite its operating Air, Surface, + UW defensive screen, or a MAJOR USN SURFACE VESSEL, IRAN IS BETTER OFF DEV MORE GULF-BASED + LITTORAL ATTACK SUBS + CONVERTED
"ARSENAL/FIRE SHIPS" SQUADR TO DETER THE US-NATO FROM GETING TOO CLOSE TO THE PERSIAN GULF.

These armed Skimmers/Speeders + related small Gunboats are good only for intimidating its small Neighboring States + possib the Somali Pirate Bad-Nasty Boyz. IFF IRAN IS GOING TO STICK WID USING THESE SMALL CRAFTS, BUT DESIRE TO BE A REGIONAL, GLOBAL "GREAT POWER", IT BETTER HAVE THE "FRANKEN/ZILLA/MAD GENIUSES"
WHOM KNOW TO PUT NUCLEAR SILKWORMS, STYX'S, ETC. + BETTER ON SAME.

Otherwise, IRAN = CHINA = may have to wait until 2050-2100 to become a milpol "Great Power/State". AFAIK I DON'T THINK RADIC ISLAM, STATE(S) ANDOR MILITANTS, WANNA WAIT THAT LONG???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-08-23 22:15|| 2010-08-23 22:15|| Front Page Top

#3 E.G. PRAVDA > IRAN ARMS ITSELF + WANRS THAT IFF ATTACKED IT WILL RESPOND WID "GLOBAL ATTACK" ["planetary scale" milpol response].

* TOPIX/EINNEWS > TEHRAN WARNS AGZ GULF-BASED ATTACK + IRAN RESPECTS GULF STATES SOVEREIGNTY + IRAN WARNS GULF STATES: DO NOT ALLOW US, ISRAEL TO USE COUNTRIES FOR ATTACK.

IIUC, IRAN = CHINA, CPLA on US involvement in SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTES [ASEAN Summit] = US REGIONAL MONKEYS WILL COME TO REGRET THEIR DECISION TO SIDE WID THE US AGZ CHINA.

* TOPIX/PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > RUSSIA, IRAN, IRAQ, GREECE NO LONGER A "NATIONAL THREAT" TO TURKEY [removed from Turkey's "Enemies" list].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-08-23 22:31|| 2010-08-23 22:31|| Front Page Top

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