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2005-10-30 Iraq

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-10-30 01:48|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Strange Brew. ??

Posted by Red Dog 2005-10-30 03:45|| 2005-10-30 03:45|| Front Page Top

#2 anyone got any pics of this new complex - 60 sq miles is big must show from the air?

Posted by Shep UK 2005-10-30 05:51|| 2005-10-30 05:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Abadan:

City in Iran with 330,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate). Situated in the south-western corner of Iran, on the island of Abadan, that lies in the river of Shatt El Arab.
The economic base of the city is petroleum refining and shipping. Oil is transported from the Iranian oil fields in the north, through pipelines, to Abadan.

Posted by DanNY 2005-10-30 07:25|| 2005-10-30 07:25|| Front Page Top

#4 See the following link:

http://www.parstimes.com/spaceimages/iran/

Posted by DanNY 2005-10-30 07:27|| 2005-10-30 07:27|| Front Page Top

#5 cheers for the link of sat pics

Posted by Shep UK 2005-10-30 08:12|| 2005-10-30 08:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Of course, neutralizing the potential Iraqi air forces has nothing to do with this. If the US leaves the area, Iran hopes to dominate the air.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-10-30 11:23|| 2005-10-30 11:23|| Front Page Top

#7 If Iran hopes to dominate the air, does that mean they have replaced their fleet of parts-starved US-supplied aircraft with Migs?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2005-10-30 12:05|| 2005-10-30 12:05|| Front Page Top

#8 According to this, Iran has:

MiG-29A/C
MiG-29UB
Su-24MK
F-5E
F-5F
F-7M (both Air Force and IRGC)
FT-7
F-14A
F-4D
F-4E
Mirage F-1EQ
Mirage F-1BQ
RF-4E

Posted by Pappy 2005-10-30 14:53|| 2005-10-30 14:53|| Front Page Top

#9 I suggest the Iranian plan is to somehow drive the US out of the region. It still calculates that US air power is its #1 threat, so that means they have to somehow get rid of any US fleet in the vicintity, then neutralize the US airbases in Iraq and Afghanistan. With that done, they can intimidate the whole region with SHAHAB offense and aircraft defense and offense, only challenged by the IAF.

The telling point will be if the Iraqis try to obtain aircraft, and the Iranians go all out to either stop the sale/procurement or attack it on the ground.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-10-30 19:33|| 2005-10-30 19:33|| Front Page Top

#10 I suggest the Iranian plan is to somehow drive the US out of the region.

dya think???

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-30 20:08|| 2005-10-30 20:08|| Front Page Top

#11 *shrug* Perhaps I'm hard hearted, but those would be the pilots of Saddam Hussein's air force that are being killed off, right? And they would have gotten their positions via connections (first) and then ability? I don't think the new Iraq would benefit any more from a majority Saddam era air force any more than it would have benefitted from a majority Saddam era army and police. Not to mention that Saddam's pilots hadn't flown for at least a decade, and before that Saddam Hussein had them flying unspeakably evil missions.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-10-30 21:29|| 2005-10-30 21:29|| Front Page Top

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