
I've had enough, and I want my ignorance back!

But seriously, if this scenario plays out then the whole world is probably going to go down the pan. And is there anything we can do about it other than worry?
I'm going down the pub, me.
Moderator: Peak Moderation
This is overlapping almost 100% with my own current thinking. I might read something tomorrow which could make me change my thinking, but since about a year, this is my analysis.Adam1 wrote:What do you all think?
Iran could end up controlling the southern Iraqi oil fields if the US is forced out, and that outcome would be so terrible that the US would do just about anything to prevent it. All while the rich elites will just bug out of the US if things get to crappy. The political apparatus in the US will strive on though.unknown wrote:We could take Basra anytime we want using just ten Mullahs and a soundtruck
Mean Mr Mustard wrote:"Unmentioned till now is Hugo Chavez, and Venezuela. Russia has supplied Hugo with 55 Mig29SMTs, Russia?s latest air superiority fighter."
Actually, they've just started to take delivery of Sukhoi 30s - (Flankers). I have some pics here - if I knew how to post them.
Interestingly, the Mexican Navy have also ordered these same planes, to protect their own offshore rigs. Exactly who from, I wonder?
Iran has a tiny navy. I wonder though what they can do with 6 subs, 3 of which are kilos. Not a hell of a lot I would reckon.Totally_Baffled wrote: But then it maybe token resistance - the US has 4,500 attack aircraft and at least 12 carrier groups!!
I'm sticking to my guns (like a belligerant despot dictator) , the US is bluffing on Iran !!!![]()
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The Gulf war demonstrated them as being worse than usless!that Patriot missiles are currently being shipped to the Middle East to "protect friendly Arab nations
What evidence?It also is apparent that Israel will take the initiative to attack Iran if America fails to do so and there is some evidence that they have already been thwarted by the US in actually carrying out a nuclear attack.
The original LATOC article had a link to a Times article from March 2005.It also is apparent that Israel will take the initiative to attack Iran if America fails to do so and there is some evidence that they have already been thwarted by the US in actually carrying out a nuclear attack.
Their use was more as a symbol of the US helping Israel out, so the Israeli government could agree to the US demand that they stay out of the war without angering their electorate too much. Having said that, I heard that they still had their nukes on standby, and if one of those scuds had come in with a chemical or biological warhead, there would have been a response. Don't know how true that is...isenhand wrote:The Gulf war demonstrated them as being worse than usless!that Patriot missiles are currently being shipped to the Middle East to "protect friendly Arab nations
Not much evidence there. ?Secret plans? and ?private meeting?. If they are secret and the meeting is private how does the paper know?Adam1 wrote:
Isenhand, you asked what evidence there is that...
The original LATOC article had a link to a Times article from March 2005.It also is apparent that Israel will take the initiative to attack Iran if America fails to do so and there is some evidence that they have already been thwarted by the US in actually carrying out a nuclear attack.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0, ... 78,00.html