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To: bentway who wrote (53020)	2/7/2006 3:55:43 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (1) of 93284

This is why I say that the antiwar folks on this forum are so wrong when they say Iran is so different from Iraq. Article excerpt - Iran's air defenses aren't very strong, so they don't constitute a serious factor. According to the expert, the American air defense systems delivered to Iran back in the 1970s are inoperable through the lack of spare parts. The Russian S-200 systems have the appropriate range but are practically helpless against highly-maneuverable tactical aircraft. The Chinese S-75s are outdated and useless against modern aircraft. Iran bought some short-range Tor systems from Russia recently, but personnel still have to learn to use them. As for the Iranian Air Force, it can't be counted on to put up a serious fight. Helpless to defend its airspace, Iran would resort to its only remaining response: a strike by the Ground Forces. In the direction of Iraq, of course. Khramchikhin says that the US Air Force would wipe out the advancing Iranian columns long before they reach the American troops. Iran has some short-range and mid-range Shihab tactical missiles, modifications of the obsolete Soviet and North Korean Scuds. The experts we approached maintain that the missiles cannot inflict any serious damage on the Americans because they are notoriously imprecise. As yet, Iran lacks the technologies to make high-precision weapons. However, it doesn't mean things will be wonderful for the US in the longer run. Over time, "Mission Accomplished II" will turn out to be as much of a hoax as the one that Dumbya proclaimed on an aircraft carrier three years ago... But the Iranian ayatollahs may deploy an asymmetric answer and incite a Shiite rebellion in Iraq. That would be disastrous for the United States. The Americans haven't even been able to crush the guerrilla resistance of the Sunnis in only three Iraqi provinces... The revolt in Iran could begin spontaneously, without sanction from tribal chieftains or clerics.

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