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1. I can't think of any country that will be willing to go to the war with the US should they airstrike their nuclear facilities.
2. Name these countries that are "weaponizing" preparing for wars by the US (wars that will more than likely never come, mind you)?
I'm guessing you'll name NK, and Iran...possibly Syria.
(we're not invading any of these countries if that's what you're thinking)?
Originally posted by American Mad Man
Bla bla bla bla.....
Bottom line:
USA beats Iran. There is no way of getting around that. Sure, it may not be Iraq. It has a more advanced military, it has a larger military, it has a larger population - whatever.
It won't matter. They don't stand a chance.
Week one of war:
US destroys every military base, supply depot, comunications center, radar site, airbase, and power plant in Iran.
The Iranian military now has no supplies, can not produce an air war (not that it would matter) and can not quickly comunicate and coordinate attacks.
Keep in mind that at this point US ground forces aren't even involved.
WEEK TWO:
US systematically takes out every moderate to large grouping of soldiers and armour, again from the air.
The Iranian army realises at this point what the Iraqi's did - if they try to fight they are gunna die trying.
WEEK THREE:
US armor and mechanised infantry begin to move in under the cover of night. US abrahams tanks easilly destroy the Russian made T-72, as it has been proven in several conflicts that T-72's do not stand a chance against the faster, better armored, better armed Abrahams.
WEEK FOUR: US armor begins to occupy major Iranian cities. Fighting is fierce but scarce. US armor backed by 130's and apaches slaughter anyone trying to fight.
WEEK FOUR:
Iran is close to fully occupied, with sparadic fighting still occuring.
WEEK FIVE:
Cities become the focus as the Iranian military asmits conventional defeat and switchees to guarilla tactics.
WEEK SIX:
Iran fully occupied, owned, and run by US. Insurgency is still a problem, but the country is under the control of the US.
US KIA: >1000
Iranian KIA: 70% who try to fight a conventional war
US AIRCRAFT LOST: >10
Iranian aircraft lost: < 90%
US armor lost: >20
Iranian armor lost:
Iraq, at the time of the first Gulf War, had the 4th largest Army in the world. They were no 'strangers' to war; they were hard core veterans of the Iran-Iraq war.
[edit on 24-3-2005 by nathraq]
Originally posted by nathraq
The Japanese made the same mistake with the 'paper tiger' mentality.
I would never support a war with Iran. I thought we were discussing 'if' America would attack, would they be victorious?. Yes, they would.
Iraq, at the time of the first Gulf War, had the 4th largest Army in the world. They were no 'strangers' to war; they were hard core veterans of the Iran-Iraq war. Everyone thought the same: The Republican Guard are elite forces, and will put up stiff resistance. Well, that didn't last very long........
[edit on 24-3-2005 by nathraq]
Originally posted by Croat56
Hmm Im sure the soviet union thought the same thing when they invaded afghanistan. Look what happened to them.
Originally posted by Indigo_Child
1. I can't think of any country that will be willing to go to the war with the US should they airstrike their nuclear facilities.
The reason you cannot think of any such country is because you are naively believing everything you hear and see in the media (U.S. I suppose) So therefore you assume that this conflict really is about terrorism and nuclear threats, while in reality its all about a most vicious and criminal U.S. agenda wich involves securing world hegemony for the U.S. as well as control over the biggest energy resources in the world. Since the Chinese, Russians and to some extent also the Indians are aware of the malicious intentions of the U.S., they know that there will ultimately come a time where they will have to stand up against the U.S. and such a time could very well be when the U.S. decides to attack Iran which is an ally of the Chinese, Russians and Indians. They know that if the U.S. gets Iran they will have reached their golden prize and the world is theirs at the heavy cost of the Russians and Chinese. They therefore know today that they might very well have to interfere should the U.S. declare war on Iran.
I did not say that exactly did I? I said it will create tensions and destabalise the world. That is a threat to world peace.
2. Name these countries that are "weaponizing" preparing for wars by the US (wars that will more than likely never come, mind you)?
I'm guessing you'll name NK, and Iran...possibly Syria.
Where have you been??? Russia has declared that it's planning to expand its nuclear arsenal. China just declared that its going to heavily invest in expanding and modernizing its military. (Taiwan is not the reason - The U.S. is!) Iran and Russia has several times held joint military excercises. Syria and Iran has signed a joint declaration of aiding one another in the event of agression against respective countries. Iran's parliament has accepted a proposition to significantly increase spending for its defense. China has declared willingness to veto any U.N. sanctions against iran.
Iran, Syria, North Korea, Russia, China. All these countries have shifted their policies towards war to meet with US. Russia has actually held joint military exercises with Iran and has planned nuclear attacks on US cities. It is very clear wars are being prepared. While, China, relatively quiet, is threatening US allies like Australia and Japan.
All of the major powers in the world are increasing their military spending and weaponising for the eventualities of war. It's happening. Some say the preparation of world war 3.
(we're not invading any of these countries if that's what you're thinking)?
And you know that how?
Originally posted by American Mad Man
If the US was a human, Iran would be a cock roach we would step on.
Originally posted by Siroos
The most important factor in a war is the motivation and determination of the soldiers and of the nation. The morale so to say. It was the morale of the Vietnamese and the Afghans that led to their victory over the U.S. and the Soviets.
Iran does not only have a war-experienced army,
Originally posted by American Mad Man
Originally posted by Croat56
Hmm Im sure the soviet union thought the same thing when they invaded afghanistan. Look what happened to them.
Yes, and look what happened when the US came in with under 30,000 troops
This is simply no contest, it is pro's vs middle schoolers, the elite of the world vs an also ran, a 800 pound guarilla vs a baby chimp.
If the US was a human, Iran would be a cock roach we would step on.
Originally posted by Indigo_Child
Well, times change. Don't forget, that to weaken Iraq you had to fight two gulf wars, several weeks of bombing campaigns, years of economic sanctions. Yet, still, there is resistance in Iraq to this very day.
Now, Iran's forces are fully intact. It has a modern army, navy and airforce. It also has WMD. Finally, it is much larger than Iraq and there will be even more resistance from civilian forces. If US attacks it now, it will be fighting with Iran at it's strongest.
Now, I am not going to guess who is going to win. I would think the US, but be prepared for very heavy casualities on the US side. This is going to be an extremely costly war for American people and American soliders. Iran is no pushover. You will definitely feel it's force.
Your economy will fall even further
oil will peak
taxes will increase and be prepared for doing service in Iran.
It could even be tens of thousands. Then finally be prepared for the bear and the dragon who will swipe you when you are most vulnerable.
You will be fighting in Iran, Syria and Iraq at the same time. Then, if Russia or China gets involved some time later, you won't be able to fight a multi-sided war. And remember Russia and China can take it as far as your home.
Originally posted by Indigo_Child
Would you say US spy planes shot down by China was like swatting flies?
[edit on 24-3-2005 by Indigo_Child]
Originally posted by Indigo_Child
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Well, times change. Don't forget, that to weaken Iraq you had to fight two gulf wars, several weeks of bombing campaigns, years of economic sanctions. Yet, still, there is resistance in Iraq to this very day.
You will be fighting in Iran, Syria and Iraq at the same time. Then, if Russia or China gets involved some time later, you won't be able to fight a multi-sided war. And remember Russia and China can take it as far as your home.
[edit on 24-3-2005 by Indigo_Child]
Originally posted by Asia Minor
Siroos, shut up with your foolishness. Iran has not the power to discipline the U.S. China and North Korea are a different story. That nation lacks the materials to properly defend their airspace. Most of their planes are old, out of date and their SAMs are very very few. they have been working on Shahab 5s and 6s for an overly-extended period of time and their ability to strike back at the worlds only Superpower is limited. Not to mention Israel will have a field-day tearing into Iran if they happen to catch as little as one SCUD from them. Israel has laid out plans for a ground and air attack against Iran if it is needed. You and me both know that Israelis are like British soldiers they dig and tear in their enemies so an Iranian victory against both nations are slim-to-none. You disliking the U.S. doesn't amount to anything
. There is no such thing as Karma(regardless of what your lil' mommy puts in your head) and if anything Iran has "karma" to face for supporting terrorism against Israel, a nation that offered heavy support to you when you needed it as well as helping the U.S. against Afghanistan and launching SCUDS at Iraq( a fellow muslim nation). I'm not white, so I will not get into sarcastic remarks and foolish mcockery of you but your unreigned stupidity is out of control. Iran is a synthetic nation anyway and there are no such thing as "Iranians". Iran is a psuedo-term. "Iran" was believed by Hitler to be a home of the "aryans" and wanted all whites to migreate to Iran. The Iranian president was honored by this and named
Originally posted by pavil
Iran does not only have a war-experienced army,
Irans last war was 17 years ago against a large but tactically stupid foe and Iran responded with tactically equal stupidity, which explains the massive losses of life on both sides during the Iran/Iraq war. I understand that you are proud of your nation but say that US would fight in a manner that is similar to anything that Iran has experienced in the past would be a grave error. While you have stated that Iran is basically self sufficent in Arms production what would happen once the US has air superority. Make no mistakes that the first objective of the US will be to be in command of the skies. When, not if, that occurs then you can say goodbye to any industrial capacity that would allow Iran to wage war. Once the industrial ability to wage an effective long term war is lost the slow grinding down of military targets would commence from the air. As they say you need boots on the ground to control the ground. If the US objective is to disable Iran's military and remove them from the field, then the US could do that just with Air power and Missle strikes. Notice I did not say anything about invading Iran or occupying it. If that were to be needed then ground troops would be needed. My contention is that you would not have to invade or occupy to acheive the objectives of the US.
Originally posted by Siroos
You should add "mentally disturbed" to trigger happy american cowboy!
Sure you might be the elite of spitting out trash all around the world with your sick culture of violence and vulgarity.
A country where slaves would exist only a little more than a hundred years ago
and where apartheid existed only some 45-50 years ago
is the elite of hypocrisy when it beats its chest trumpeting out that its going to deliver democracy to the world.
You don't even have a real democracy in your own country (which once belonged to the native Indian tribes) and you're going to deliver it to others?
America is about to collapse and it doesn't matter how freaking trigger happy you are cowboy - you better replace your cowboy hat with a helmet because when the U.S. will crumble it will it will hit you hard.
Your society is infested with incompetence, and its all because of greed and selfishness and decadence. Incompetense on every level from the bottom to the top, and it will only get worse! In some 20 years from now the majority of Americans will be non-whites - How are you going to deal with that?