'Iran will deliver telling blow to global powers on Feb. 11'

[Border-Rat]

Unless Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is as stupid as Saddam Hussein (cannot be ruled out) or more so, this hypothetical scenario of yours will not happen! If the Iranians accomplished even a few of the items on your list, particularly the first item, the US along with an enormous list of allies would crush Iran. Unlike the last Iraq war there would be negligible opposition in the UN except for OPEC and Russia perhaps; by themselves they do not count enough to stop all the others.

Crush them how, exactly? In order to re-open the Hormuz Strait, you have to take out firstly the Chinese Rocket mines that have been planted. Secondly, you have to remove 100% of the ASCM coastal enclave threat. To do that, you need to, for all intents and purposes, invade Iran. If theres even the threat of 1 missile, the insurance companies for the tankers won't play ball and no ships will pass.

Now tell me, where are the forces coming from required for an amphibious invasion of Southern Iran, especially considering Iran didn't fire the first shot and in the worlds eyes is a victim? The USA? Not without a draft. Not even idiotic Americans will go for that. The UK? Overstretched in Afghanistan.

Who else? Germany? France? You'll get an FU twice as big as the one in 2003.

[Sierra]

I wonder what Ahmadinejad has up his sleeve?

Iran opposition leaders call for protests

[charley]

already thread on this

[bogtrotter]

If it involves anything like unveiling a viable nuclear weapon, Israel will ensure there is no Iran by February 12th.

And probably no Israel either...that'sthe problem that will have to be faced by war mongering nations....Unlikely that anything will happen ......

[charley]

And probably no Israel either...that'sthe problem that will have to be faced by war mongering nations....Unlikely that anything will happen ......

don't bank on it [COLOR="Navy"]http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/masada.html[/COLOR]
they believe in self sacrifice rather than surrender

[Thranduil]

don't bank on it [COLOR="Navy"]http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/masada.html[/COLOR]
they believe in self sacrifice rather than surrender

If that was true they would be willing to let Gilad Shalit die rather than release hundreds or thousands of Gazan prisoners (assuming that the official line that those detentions are justifiable from a security perspective is true) for his release. They traded twenty prisoners just for a video proving he was alive.

Either those people who had been held were not held for security reasons and therefore Israel sees their release as of no importance (which is kind of interesting in it's own right). Or they are just so protective of one of their own precious Jewish soldiers that they would release 20 people (if these were held for legitimate security reasons) just to get a video of him, either way it's kind of the opposite of the idea of sacrifice of individuals for the greater 'cause' which epitomises the legend of Masada.

[Interista]

either way it's kind of the opposite of the idea of sacrifice of individuals for the greater 'cause' which epitomises the legend of Masada.

Israel likes to see itself as a tough, macho nation which is prepared to make great sacrifices for its national 'wellbeing'. That may have been true at some point, but it certainly is not true now. As some military analysts have said, one of the main failings of the Israeli army is its refusal to take (as opposed to inflict) casualties. That explains why they ran away from Lebanon, not once but twice. The Israelis have become used to 'wars' where the death toll is about 100-1 in their favour, and they cannot abide it when their own military casualties reach double figures. More and more Israelis are dodging military duty, not out of principle, but out of indifference. This lack of an interest in dying for Zionism may well cost the country dear in the long run.

As for Iran, it's interesting that for some people, there seems to be no middle ground between teh evil aggressive Iran which wants to 'wipe out' poor lil' defenceless Israel, and the Iran which will supposedly fold at the first American or Israeli fire cracker. I would say the facts suggest Iran is a formidable opponent, not neccessarily because of their advanced hardware, but because of their strategic depth. Were this not the case, it would have been attacked by now.

[Border-Rat]

He's going to 'come out' as a closet Hermaphradite/ladyboy with a preference for Bestiality.

A fine contribution to a serious issue.

[Malbekh]

A fine contribution to a serious issue.

It's about as serious and realistic as this thread title.

[Border-Rat]

It's about as serious and realistic as this thread title.

The title is not misleading, I think. It looks like they're talking about the S-300. Which is a serious blow to anglo-american and zionist imperialism. There are strong indicators that delivery took place within the past 10 days. If they didn't already have systems from Belorus.