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2012-09-07 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

This Is What A US Strike On Iran''s Nuclear Facilities Could Look Like

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Posted by newc 2012-09-07 14:33|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Too little force.

Posted by Water Modem 2012-09-07 18:59|| 2012-09-07 18:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Not enough Iran shattering Kaboom

Posted by DarthVader 2012-09-07 19:40|| 2012-09-07 19:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Me likey.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2012-09-07 19:45|| 2012-09-07 19:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Make it so!

Posted by Besoeker 2012-09-07 19:47|| 2012-09-07 19:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Board of Trustees for The Center for Strategic & International Studies (the think tank that created the material used by the article)

Posted by Pappy 2012-09-07 22:18|| 2012-09-07 22:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Obvious thingys are obvious.

These scenarios are at best narrow or limited-scoped, + do not deal wid Iran's most likely counter-response, i.e. initiation of large-scale Regional, International retaliatory TerrOps agz the US-West/Allies, including but not limited to strikes agz Washington DC + US Govt. per se. BY EITHER TERRORISTS ANDOR MIL COMMANDO TEAMS. The scenarios also presume that Iran will not resort to using any available Nukes or BioWar, ChemWar agz its enemies iff it believes the Mullahcracy in Tehran was at or near the point of collapse.

The focii of US, Israeli threats agz Iran's NucProgs has been on INDIGENOUS DEV + PRODUCTION OF NUKES BY IRAN, NOT COVERT THIRD-PARTY TRANSFER FROM ANTI-US INTERNATIONAL GOVTS-STATES TO IRAN WHICH REMAINS VERY VIABLE.

Unless Iran is invaded, IMO a POST-ATTACK Iran will likely order the initiation of large-scale Tnternational Terrops agz its Enemies as well the rapid dev of Indigenous NucWeaps +
"defensive" Third-Party transfer. BY THIS SCOPE, ANY SUCCEESS BY A US-ISRAEL MILSTRIKE IN DELAYING IRAN'S NUCPROGS BY TEN YEARS OR SO WILL BE ALL BUT ABSOLUT MEANINGLESS OR WORTHLESS.

Espec given ...

* MEMRI.ORG > SENIOR MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ADVISOR ESSAM AL-ARYAN: THE DEATH OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR [POTUS Dubya's War] IS IMMINENT.

I disagree to begin with, + moreso iff Iran makes good on its threats + orders retaliatory Regional, International terror in response to any US, Israeli attack agz its NucProgs. IFF THE US DIDN'T DESIRE OR WANT TO INVADE IRAN BEFORE, IT WILL HAVE TO NOW.

* TOPIX > [IRGC Commander] IRAN WILL STRIKE US WARSHIPS IN GULF IFF ATTACKED, by Israel andor the US.

* SAME > [Lucianne] US ATTACK ON IRAN WOULD TAKE HUNDREDS OF PLANES, SHIPS, AND MISSLES.

IMO the US = USDOD, etal. may as well just plan to de facto invade Iran via follow-on ground campaign. IFF THE US DOESN'T ATTACK, IRAN [+ aligned] WILL ATTACK.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-09-07 22:47|| 2012-09-07 22:47|| Front Page Top

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