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2007-06-11 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Joint US-Israeli military exercises begin

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Posted by Steve White 2007-06-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Now you just know a simulated Jooooooooooo Great Satan simulated dawg fight would be someting to see.....

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-06-11 01:50|| 2007-06-11 01:50|| Front Page Top

#2 I hope they also practice a little air to air especially against F-5 and F-14 running on hope and a prayer to Allan. The Iranians have jury-rigged all the planes with duct tape and chewing gum plus russian parts. [Feel safe?] And those home built Shafaqs and Chinese Chengdus have no real business being in the same airspace as our F-16s. But it will all come down to a couple of B2s and whether there is an important little league game going on in Knob Noster.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-06-11 11:35|| 2007-06-11 11:35|| Front Page Top

#3 I also imagine that very quietly, there is a highly classified Command Post Exercise happening in the background. Running one of those paper drills is incredibly good at ironing out administrative problems that can turn deadly in a hurry.

Even junior officers and NCOs can think up major variables during CPXs, that change the whole battle equation. "Uh, sir?" can change the entire concept of the operation and battle plans, halting the exercise for days until they get everything hashed out.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-06-11 12:44|| 2007-06-11 12:44|| Front Page Top

#4 But it will all come down to a couple of B2s

Don't count out the sub-based missiles. No airspace permission approval issues from allies, depending on where they're prowling.

Posted by occasional observer 2007-06-11 14:08|| 2007-06-11 14:08|| Front Page Top

#5 How difficult would it be to take an F-14 decomishioned from the US navy, paint it to match the Iranian F-14s, and remote pilot it into an Iranian airfield? I'm talking about a big crater that prevents takeoffs and screw with morale, not anything that would kill people.

The week or two before I attacked Iran I'd put a lot of planes in the air so they were doing drills if possilble, then I'd manage to crater their runways using remote F-14s the day or two before the attack. Taking out a SAM battery in the wrong flight path would also be nice if it were possible which such a cludgy setup.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-06-11 14:16|| 2007-06-11 14:16|| Front Page Top

#6 No need. Cruise missile can do it just as well.

Posted by Pappy 2007-06-11 23:59|| 2007-06-11 23:59|| Front Page Top

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