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2012-02-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran's Guard Begins New Land Military Exercises

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Posted by trailing wife 2012-02-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 By most accounts Iran's IRGC + regular Armed Forces remain "defensive" forces, albeit one can make good arguments that Iran is trying to change their orientation wid its nuclear shennanigans + other, e.g. its stated desire for "blue-water", trans-Continental Naval Reach + Strategic Airpower.

IN THE TIME BEING, AS PER ANY "US-IRAN" WAR SCENARIO IT STILL COMES DOWN TO THE US = US-LED UN COALITION POTENS HAVING TO PUT HEAVY COMBAT UNITS ON THE GROUND IN IRAN PROPER.

* IIRC TOPIX > VARIOUS > WHOM IS STRONGER: IRAN OR THE WEST [read, USA]?

Clash of Will, + Economies, of which Iran's econ is deemed is better financial/accounting shape than the debt-burdened USA despite its smaller size, IRAN IN BETTER SHAPE TO RESIST LT ECON HARDSHIP(S) = UN SANCTIONS THAN US BELIEVES???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-02-20 00:41|| 2012-02-20 00:41|| Front Page Top

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