[QUOTE="WhOOmpa260"] verparanoidper - It is true that Iraq had the upper hand over Iran in their war, however Iran have since rearmed themselves with newer weapons, just recently, Russia sold 250 Sukhoi-30 fighters at a cost to the Iranian government of 1 billion dollars. The Sukhoi-30 btw is a highly advanced fighter and is comparable to the F18, the most widely used USAF aircraft launched from carriers. And yes, Desert Storm is a great example of America's Shock and awe tactics and I totally agree that it was a very decisive victory, however, Iran is a different beast. As previously said, Iran may already have nuclear weapons as well as biological and chemical stores, and their willingness to use them is in fact greater then Iraq's. In fact Iran's motivation to engage Coalition forces is already being felt around the region, where terrorists are not only using Iranian weapons but are also being trained by Iranian special forces. So, like I've said a few times, don't underestimate your enemy.
Subzero- Yes, biological warfare is a serious threat but it is very hard for terrorists to implement its use because of the cost and logistics of transporting not only a sufficient amount of the pathogen but also the equipment to aerosolise it. So currently, biological and chemical weapons aren't a major threat, unless imployed by a country with enough resources. BUT when invading Iran, the Coalition forces would use sufficient protective gear, so actually nuclear weapons pose a larger threat in this situation.
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1 MAJOR problemthose planes cant do s*** once we blow them up while their still on the ground. second, their armies, as ive said, cant do s*** once their command, control, communications, and logistics assets are taken out. they'll have no choice but to surrender. get over it, its a fact that no army in the world (except for maybe the armies of western europe) can ever hope to match the US military.once we have complete, uncontested domination of the skies, itsdamn-near impossible to wage a ground war when your tanks are being taken out byour attack jets and helicopters
Let's get something straight, I don't think any army in the world (western or otherwise) can match and beat the United States in a war. I am saying that your 'america is invincible' attitude isn't accurate and I am trying to give you valid reasons why, however you may have seen so much propaganda about american superiority that you either aren't reading what a type or just disregard it. You need to try and understand that there are weapons which can kill and they aren't only used by the United States.
And that battle plan of yours, to go in and destroy all their tanks and aircaft is far from sound and by no means full-proof. I can point you in the direction of the Yom kippur war in Israel, where the Egyptian air force surprised the israelis and blasted most of their air force to dust, yet the determined Israelis ended up defeating the Egyptian invading force and actually annexed the Gaza Strip from Egypt. So, as has already been seen in history, destroying a countries air force will not always gain victory.
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