U.S. Studies Military Strike Options on Iran

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
hey, TEF, edit that ****ing link.

Your mother

[TCO]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse

If we started crucifying people like Romans, that insurgency would be over in weeks

Horse****.

Insurgencies run by fanatics thrive on brutality.

We haven't tried it yet. The opposite approach doesn't seem to work.

P.s. I am not advocating brutality. Just describing the dillema.

P.s.s. This reminds me of my cheif and the Old Man arguing about hydraulic leaks. The CO wanted them fixed, the cheif wanted to mop up. It turned out that to fix a single leak required depressurizing the header. Cycling the valves like that meant that more valves had packing that failed. To fix one leak generated 3 more (exactly). We told the skipper this. He said fine, just drop it again. I thought he was joking. He wasn't. After the fourth time, we had them fixed.

[TCO]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
I also really have doubts about the effectiveness of airstrikes.

Though if that's going to be the road taken it needs to be done now rather than later.

Agreed. What about just hoping that the Iranians are lazy and stupid and won't get stuff done right?

[KrazyHorse]

We haven't tried it yet. The opposite approach doesn't seem to work.

a) That's a hell of a philosophy. "I don't like the results so let's try the exact opposite approach"

b) People have tried that in putting down other rebellions. It doesn't seem to work as well as a moderated approach.

P.s. I am not advocating brutality. Just describing the dillema.

I know you aren't. I'm asssuming your restraint on that is based on some sort of moral objection. I'm saying there are practical objections too.

P.s.s. This reminds me of my cheif and the Old Man arguing about hydraulic leaks. The CO wanted them fixed, the cheif wanted to mop up. It turned out that to fix a single leak required depressurizing the header. Cycling the valves like that meant that more valves had packing that failed. To fix one leak generated 3 more (exactly). We told the skipper this. He said fine, just drop it again. I thought he was joking. He wasn't. After the fourth time, we had them fixed.

Please don't "entertain" me with any more of your crudely-disguised anal sex anecdotes.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by TCO


Agreed. What about just hoping that the Iranians are lazy and stupid and won't get stuff done right?

In one of the old threads on this I presented 7 options. In my opinion the two best were either air strikes soon or doing nothing.

[TCO]

You just have to be very, very brutal.

[TCO]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


In one of the old threads on this I presented 7 options. In my opinion the two best were either air strikes soon or doing nothing.

did you include my option. It's same in action but different in result. It assumes that something will turn up to change things from them getting the bomb...

[KrazyHorse]

Praying for idiocy on my opponent's part is a piece of all of my strategies.

[C0ckney]

No. We are the only ones who can pull it off.

possibly, although the israeli air force is one of the best in the world, and of course it depends what you mean by ‘pull it off’. also i doubt that israel would just sit on its hands while iran acquires nuclear weapons, something the US/UK may be prepared to do.

[TCO]

They ain't ****. how many tankers do they have? How many heavy bombers? Go play Civ.

[KrazyHorse]

although the israeli air force is one of the best in the world

Israel doesn't have close to enough planes. This is no Osirak strike we're talking about. Multiple targets, underground, scattered across a huge country.

[C0ckney]

this isn't world war 2 clever bollocks.

[KrazyHorse]

You don't have the first clue what you're talking about.

[C0ckney]

love that x-post

kh, like i said it depends on what you mean by 'pull it off', could israel, stop it completely? no. set the program back? yes. though by how much is of course open to question.

[KrazyHorse]

What a useless post.