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2006-09-26 Iraq

Iraqi President Talabani Threatens Turkey, Iran and Syria

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Posted by Steve 2006-09-26 15:04|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "And we have the United States still here to back up my talk and kick your ass!"

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2006-09-26 15:52|| 2006-09-26 15:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Darth: Iraq is well on the way to having 10 of the top ground army divisions in the region. I don't know how effective their mech, artillery, and air force are yet, but once they have those, they should easily be able to whup Syria, and could give Turkey and Iran a run for their money.

The great secret is that the US wasn't training them to fight the insurgency, which is a mosquito on an elephant compared to their military, we trained them to fight and win against their neighbors.

Nobody else in that area, most likely even Turkey, can operate at the unified divisional level. This gives Iraq total dominance of maneuver and C&C in any land battle.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-09-26 16:01|| 2006-09-26 16:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Sounds like travel in Iran is about to become a bit more dangerous. Perhaps this is why Condi expressed so little enthusiasm for gasoline sanctions against Iran. If we're ready to let the Iraqis loose on Iran, things can't be going too badly.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-09-26 16:27|| 2006-09-26 16:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Nobody else in that area, most likely even Turkey, can operate at the unified divisional level. This gives Iraq total dominance of maneuver and C&C in any land battle.

Not to mention vastly superior Air-Land aspects and capabilities. An effective "no-fly" cap could be thrown over Iran in hours, maybe less.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-09-26 16:31|| 2006-09-26 16:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Still, I'd like to see the Iraqi Army with another year to 18 months under its belt (if conditions permit).

It will be interesting to see if the Iraqis could mount a unified force given its adversion to operating in outside regions. Would a unified army defend the Kurds? Could be a cause for rallying behind national interests.

Posted by Captain America 2006-09-26 22:12|| 2006-09-26 22:12|| Front Page Top

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