When it comes to bombarding Iran’s numerous nuclear facilities, Israel has no choice whatsoever but to remain “idle.” It can feel as uncomfortable as it wants, foam at the mouth and lay eggs, it has neither the capability, ordnance, airspace, or logistics for such a distant and complex mission. Better yet, an air campaign which must be sustained for at least several days to have any semblance of success.
The implied claims and threats of Israel are the stuff of posturing, grand standing, theatricals and misinformation. The only country in the universe capable of mounting such a bombing campaign is the USA. Next to America’s might, Israel comes off as a crushable termite.
However, termites by their nature are destructive and treacherous insects, they covertly infest giants and begin to attrit and corrode. That’s how Israel incites and indoctrinates Washington neocons to do its dirty work. The Israelis attain a strategic piece of mind over the dead bodies of young American soldiers and their Defense $billions. __ First Iraq, and now the nagging and whining on Iran ( proof? Oren m Nance).
To compare the Iraq 1980s bombing run to a potential Iranian bombing campaign is futile and militarily comical. In the 80s, Iraq was engaged in a vicious war with Iran and had ONE overground, merely defenseless and uncompleted nuclear reactor. Israel exploited Saddam’s preoccupation with the first Gulf War and struck. Even with all the latter Iraqi debilitations, Operation Sphinx almost failed due to refueling problems.
To add to what Mr. Cairns stated, in order to insure first strike success, an Iran campaign has to designate hundreds of targets in a coordinated, integrated, simultaneous maritime, surface and air effort.
The above is notwithstanding the need for in place, vast supplies of smart, dumb and b bustin’ ordnance coupled with covert ground element laser guidance. Add to the latter, battleship, sub and naval patrol presence to keep the Straight of Hormuz open for tankers and your SUV. Whence da **** does Israel come up with such colossal, superpower capability and assets? Hah? From a bagel shop?
By the time US bombers begin returning to Diego Garcia, and as we complete our 5000th sortie, Israel would still be sucking Turkey’s dick to let it over pass with its two F16s. Forget about Syrian, Jordanian and Iraqi airspace, not gonna happen. And as if airspace was the only prohibitive factor.
Now if you tell me Israel has the capability to bombard heavily populated, emaciated and famished Gaza ghettos, I’ll more than agree with you. But even then, it’ll run out of ordnance and ask us for more; freebies of course.
Such grandiose campaigns are for giants, not their flea-ridden pets. And the mere reassuring knowledge of Americans possessing this almighty, unmatched capability is enough. Prosecuting a last hooray, $costly and needless Iranian campaign at the behest of Israelis and Rumsfeld is pure folly.
[ April 24, 2006, 01:09 PM: Message edited by: TanksMucho ]