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EX500rider

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12. Yeah any 3rd world military can not stand up to a modern force, esp the US...

Reply to Buckeyeblue (Reply #8)

Sun May 19, 2019, 02:16 PM

May 2019

....esp one that has been under sanctions for along time like Iran. No modern Air Force=no air supremacy=you lose.

Heck Iran couldn't even beat the Iraqi military in 8 years of fighting.....took the US from 20 March to 9 April for Baghdad to fall.
(the insurgency after the fall did drag on but was ultimately unsuccessful in taking back the country for the Sunni minority)

I do agree it would be bad policy but I don't even think they would close the straights of Hormuz, China already warned them that was a bad idea.

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Malcolm Nance paints a grim picture of possible Iran retaliation if Trump pushes the button [View all] Miles Archer May 2019 OP

It would be ugly Vidal May 2019 #1

I expect terrorist attacks in the US if we go to war with Iran Va Lefty May 2019 #2

That is probably the main reason he's doing it. Chin music May 2019 #5

Yep we are one major terrorist attack away from martial law Va Lefty May 2019 #6

He's been trying to get a good terrorist attack in the USA but, Chin music May 2019 #7

Sounds very Game of Throne-ish... SMC22307 May 2019 #3

Mr Nance is no joke. Chin music May 2019 #4

I remember similar warnings about Iraq's Republican Guard Buckeyeblue May 2019 #8

Sounds like Saudi Arabia and russia, have a lot of upside to America fighting a war for them. Chin music May 2019 #11

Yeah any 3rd world military can not stand up to a modern force, esp the US... EX500rider May 2019 #12

John Bolton is an unspeakable monster & always was... Hekate May 2019 #9

Bolton, rump, etc. will all bear the stains of irresponsible actions in the gulf region/iran... SWBTATTReg May 2019 #10