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2007-03-26 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Sherry 2007-03-26 14:33|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 First I've heard about this. If true then this is a serious problem and I am surprised the Omanis got cold feet.

Musandam is an enclave geographically separate from the rest of Oman.

Posted by phil_b 2007-03-26 15:29|| 2007-03-26 15:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Historically, Oman was close to the Brits with Brit Officers and NCOs seconded to their ranks, and are one of the politically closest Arab country to the West. I am sure we are aware of anything like this going on.

Posted by Brett 2007-03-26 16:12|| 2007-03-26 16:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Check!

Posted by Iran 2007-03-26 17:12|| 2007-03-26 17:12|| Front Page Top

#4 It sounds like we should arrange fora total envelopment of all Iranian forces on that peninsula - isolate them with a naval blockade, cut off the land escpe routed with a heavy force, and then send in tactical air to destroy anything that canb be identified. Then use the peninsual as a live-fire joint training exercise - send in a MAB over the shore, and drop a couple of Ranger battalions inland. Give the Brits a piece, too - let them add a few bargaining chips to their plate.

Oh - and keep a couple of carrier based strike wings nearby, in case Iran has ides about interfering with the "cleansing" of the Masandam Peninsula.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2007-03-26 21:12|| 2007-03-26 21:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Masandam Peninsula in Oman, It's the pointy one sticking out from the South seward side into the Straight of Hormuz.

Zig and Zag.. Point and Click Lots of Hidy Holes

Posted by RD 2007-03-26 21:34|| 2007-03-26 21:34|| Front Page Top

#6 There have been vari unconfirmed Net reports on this for approxi one month now - the rough consensus is that this may had been done to induce the USN to move its heavy CBG's + Amphibs further out in the Gulf, out of range from Iranian missle batteries. NET > IRAN WANTS TO PURCHASE THE RUSSIAN "SIZZLER" NUKE-CAPABLE ANTI-CARRIER MISSLE. Iran in simple terms is a High Ridge-Mtn line(s) flanked in front and rear by lowlands - as far as I've read or seen on the Net/Web, IRAN'S "LAST-RESORT/FINAL DEFENSE" STRATEGY > FIGHT vv "ASYMMETRIC PEOPLE'S WAR", FROM THIS CENTRAL HIGH RIDGE-MTN LINE(S) WHILE ALLOWING SUPERIOR WESTERN ARMORED FORCES TO OVERRUN THE LOWLANDS, i.e. SHOOT DOWN AT ENEMY FORCES FROM THE HIGH GROUND [e.g. CHINA looking down at INDIA vv TIBETAN PLATEAU]. From the "high ground" Iran intends to utilize TACTICAL MISSLE ARTY INCLUD NUKES-WMDS, OUTLAST the USA-West politically, HOPE FOR FOREIGN MIL INTERVENTION, + let the UNO-UNSC decide when to surrender. By going after OMAN + other small Muslim Gulf-States, besides simul engaging in the National-Regional destabilization of the ME's large States, IRAN HOPES TO KEEP THE WEST AT AN EXTENDED MIL DISTANCE WHILE STILL DOMINATING THE REGION. *KOMMERSANT > even the Russians = Rus Medias have reported IRAN'S WAR AGZ THE USA-WEST HAS ALREADY BEGUN. IRAN = CHINA > MAO TSE-TUNG/ZEDONG > "SHOW THE STRONG WHILE HIDING WEAKNESS" + MAO [paraphrased] >"The Oceans of Chaos and Anarchies [by extens ANTI-US/WESTERN WAR] will NOT end UNTIL CHINA = COMUNISM CONTROLS".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-03-26 22:31|| 2007-03-26 22:31|| Front Page Top

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