IRAN'S FASTEST UNDERWATER MISSLE

Quote: Originally Posted by RomSpaceKnight

I seriously doubt that. Hate may be to strong of a word. There are also no conflicting tribal of religious schisms in Iran. Any political differences between moderates and hardliners would be set aside to ensure that what has happened in Iraq does not happen in Iran.

If Bush was smart he would let Isreal do his dirty work and stopp Irans nuclear program. Isreali aircraft can easily hit the targets with intell from the US.

Quote: Originally Posted by thomaska

I don't know if you mean an actual invasion of the states, but I highly doubt even our own military could take and hold a city like Los Angeles, Houston or New York.

The probability of an invading army actually reaching our shores a la D Day style without being sunk conventionally or as last resort just nuked out in the open ocean, is very small.

But if you mean conqured from within like the non alcohol toting, non pork scanning haji's in Minnesota, then you might have a point. Once all the newspeak from the left has made everyone into socially dependent drones, it might happen.

Quote: Originally Posted by EagleSmack

I would be surprised if any of the Iranian Aircraft would make it off the ground.

Fifty or 60 F-4 Phantoms. OK... those are Vietnam era planes and would not stand a chance. If every one of those planes got off the ground a carrier airwing would make quick work of them. It would be a Navy Pilot's DREAM. It would be like the F-4 Phantom going up against WWII aircraft. The same goes for the F-5.

The F-14's that they have were sold to them by the US before the Ayatollah Khomeni came into power. So that was the late 70's. I doubt many of them are operational if any of them are. If they are working they are 30 years behind the latest F-18's and F-14's.

Iraq had a nice airforce and all Iraq could do was try to get them to Iran so they would not be blown up on the ground. The Allies in Desert Storm had total air superiority from the start.

Quote: Originally Posted by TenPenny

I guess that's why the whole Iraq thing was such a cakewalk, and it was so quick and easy to clean it up and walk away.

Quote: Originally Posted by EagleSmack

The thing is that it WAS easy to beat the Iraqi Army. It was over pretty quick was it not? Beating their standing army was very simple unless you of course were listening to and believing the Iraqi Information Minister.

"Sir... their are reports that the Americans are at the Baghdad Airport."
"No... I was just there. They are trapped in Nassariya."

ooooookaaaaaay.

Quote: Originally Posted by TenPenny

Well, that would depend on your definition of "Iraqi Army", but that's too fine a point, I guess.

Enjoy your simplified dismissal of anything that isn't technologically up to your standards, in the belief that it makes it non-functional. It worked well in Vietnam, and in Iraq so far. I'm sure it will continue to do so.