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2002-12-26 Middle East

Iraqi rockets sent to Syria for use by Hezbollah

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Posted by Steve 2002-12-26 09:24 am|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sooner or later, the Syrians are going to cut loose against Israel again. If they wait too long, their friend and ally Iraq may have already come under new management. Will Saddam and Bashar decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Israel, before the US is ready with all the troops and supplies for its assault?

Such a strike, along with a diversionary nuclear attack against a US carrier battle group, is not beyond the capability of the Syria-Iraq-Iran axis.

Posted by Incubus 2002-12-26 11:27:09|| 2002-12-26 11:27:09|| Front Page Top

#2 But they won't.

Posted by Anonymous 2002-12-26 14:55:37|| 2002-12-26 14:55:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Syria wont attack israel until Iraq is neutralized. To defeat Israel,they will need to give it all they have, and you cant do that while you have a neighbor with a penchant for invasion of weak countries (say a country with little defense, like kuwait, or syria when committed on its western frontier.

Saddam prefers power to good will, and wouldnt miss that opportunity.

Posted by flash91 2002-12-26 16:22:11|| 2002-12-26 16:22:11|| Front Page Top

#4 A diversionary nuclear attack against a US carrier battle group? As far as I know Syria, Iraq and Iran do not have nukes, yet. That is the point of the hub-bub in Iraq.

Syria does not have the ability to do anything but distract Isreal until the Isreali's destroy them and perhaps save Saddam for a short while. Exactly how does that help the House of Assad?

Won't happen, Syria will continue their proxy war through Hezzbolah hoping not to risk their own necks.

Posted by Anonymous 2002-12-26 18:12:00|| 2002-12-26 18:12:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Besides which, nobody uses a nuke as a "diversion".

Posted by mojo 2002-12-26 23:51:15|| 2002-12-26 23:51:15|| Front Page Top

#6 I think Iran has 1 or 2 diseal/electric subs.
D/E subs scare surface warships because they are very,very quite.

Posted by raptor 2002-12-27 07:31:05|| 2002-12-27 07:31:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Iran has two bomb type nuclear device and one missile type nuclear warhead fitted to a North Korean missile.

That would be one heck of a diversion allright. I suppose if the main objective was even bigger, that would qualify as a diversion.

Posted by kestrel 2002-12-27 08:42:31|| 2002-12-27 08:42:31|| Front Page Top

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