Israel does not have the military capability to destroy or significantly damage Iran's nuclear sites
Werthead Send a noteboard - 24/02/2010 12:33:00 PM
Israel has about 200 warplanes with the range and weapons capable of attacking Iran's nuclear sites. Given that they would also have to suppress Iran's AA systems, take out its own aircraft and also take out any ballistic missile sites to prevent a retaliatory attack on Israel (Iran has hundreds of long and medium-range ballistic missiles it can rain down on Israel with impunity), Israel comes up woefully short of being able to deliver the scale needed for such an attack.
A comprehensive air attack designed to destroy or significantly retard Iran's nuclear ambitions could only be carried out by the USAF and its allies who have the stealth aircraft, the numbers needed and the bunker-busting weapons that can penetrate the Iranian underground storage facilities. And the US is a long way from that point so far.
A comprehensive air attack designed to destroy or significantly retard Iran's nuclear ambitions could only be carried out by the USAF and its allies who have the stealth aircraft, the numbers needed and the bunker-busting weapons that can penetrate the Iranian underground storage facilities. And the US is a long way from that point so far.
Why Iran's dictators can be deterred
- 23/02/2010 01:31:52 PM
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Not sure he showed us how they can be deterred
- 23/02/2010 01:56:42 PM
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Er yeah, that's totally the argument I was going for.
- 23/02/2010 02:06:52 PM
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No Palin was simply cover for the "we just have to accept Iran will get the bomb argument"
- 23/02/2010 02:26:45 PM
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She wasn't cover for anything, but I like how this argument keeps going that way.
- 23/02/2010 02:36:47 PM
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As I have noted it isn't conseratives that keep bring her up
- 23/02/2010 03:26:11 PM
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and I tried to take her out of the argument. But here we are.
- 23/02/2010 03:39:29 PM
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dealing with the repercussions of attacking another Islamic country may be our best option
- 23/02/2010 04:25:47 PM
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The world needs to decide how it feels about non-proliferation.
- 23/02/2010 07:11:51 PM
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yes American used the bomb so now we should let everyone else take a turn *NM*
- 24/02/2010 06:22:23 AM
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It would certainly demonstrate the folly of that view.
- 24/02/2010 06:49:56 AM
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well hell then why not just sel them nukes and get it over with
- 24/02/2010 02:33:00 PM
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I really don't think the folly need be demonstrated more than once.
- 28/02/2010 02:49:30 AM
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I think this guy lives on the moon
- 23/02/2010 02:51:20 PM
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I was just talking to Lupine about how I like your posts, but I'm gonna make an exception here.
- 23/02/2010 09:28:44 PM
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- 23/02/2010 09:28:44 PM
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You'll have to link that then, I always like to read things that feed my ego
- 24/02/2010 12:17:37 AM
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- 24/02/2010 12:17:37 AM
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Oh, it was on AIM.
- 24/02/2010 01:13:07 PM
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Ah well, I'll have to self feed my ego instead, fortunately I'm very good at that
- 25/02/2010 03:44:43 PM
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- 25/02/2010 03:44:43 PM
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Here's an article in response to Zakaria's article
- 23/02/2010 03:19:41 PM
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I generally don't care for Fareed, but believe he's right this time.
- 23/02/2010 05:59:00 PM
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Iran is a thorny problem
- 24/02/2010 05:38:09 AM
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I still don't believe North Korea harmless.
- 24/02/2010 06:59:15 AM
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I never used the term 'harmless'
- 24/02/2010 10:01:14 PM
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Fair point, sorry.
- 25/02/2010 12:45:47 PM
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No worries - I was just making sure you understood my position
- 25/02/2010 05:19:10 PM
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Re: No worries - I was just making sure you understood my position
- 28/02/2010 02:30:26 AM
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Re: No worries - I was just making sure you understood my position
- 01/03/2010 03:53:58 PM
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A carrot without a stick is just a free carrot.
- 02/03/2010 08:01:23 AM
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They can hit Tokyo
- 25/02/2010 06:10:44 PM
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So?
- 25/02/2010 07:01:37 PM
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I think you are grossly overestimating our border security
- 25/02/2010 08:03:13 PM
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Well, I KNOW you're ignorant about a lot of things and this shows it.
- 25/02/2010 08:56:45 PM
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Yes you are the Great Cold War Warrior of the chairforce
- 28/02/2010 06:44:31 PM
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Oh I'm sorry - so you're not so much ignorant as idiot.
- 01/03/2010 03:48:32 PM
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Israel does not have the military capability to destroy or significantly damage Iran's nuclear sites
- 24/02/2010 12:33:00 PM
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You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about - and it shows to anyone who does
- 24/02/2010 10:33:29 PM
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I think this ties in well with this article
- 25/02/2010 09:56:04 AM
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It's going to happen regardless sooner or later; might as well get out in front and claim leadership
- 01/03/2010 06:29:57 AM
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