jewscout said:
well maybe the US and brits might put up a block...but i don't think the Iraqis are all about defending Israel.
Understandable but Iran and Iraq have their own animosities with the 10 year war and all.
It seems unlikely the Iraqi military would allow Iranian forces to just cruise through their country for any reason.
I could be wrong though, there is more than a little I don`t understand about the cultures involved.
As far as the US and Brits and the point that they "might" put up a block I think you`re being more than a little unrealistic.
It`s a given fact that Iranian forces would indeed first have to battle through British and US forces in Iraq just to get to Israel.
The USA may be alot of things but one thing it isn`t is an entity that would allow the Iranian military free passage through US occupied territory on a genocidal mission to Israel.
It ain`t gonna happen.
BUDDY said:
Iran currently has missiles that can reach Israel. Perhaps he is threatening to use them. More likely though, he is a big talker and jst blowing steam. Seems their defense minister and our secretary of defense have something in common on that point.
Thats true but the first Gulf war is evidence enough to show that Israel doesn`t fear missles enough to "Put them in a coma".
In fact I believe the first thing Israel would do is request passage through Iraqi airspace to destroy those missle sites and then some.
If they didn`t get the passage it`s likely Israel would find a way regardless.
I believe this guy is just blowing steam but thats the point of my OP.
It`s stupid, anyone with half a brain can see that Iran has no real hope of harming Israel with anything less than a nuclear warhead let alone putting them in a coma.
The difference between this Iranian blowing steam and Rumsfield blowing steam is that shortly after Rumsfield blows steam he launches an airstrike somewhere and people die.
It seems to me Iran is takinga page from Kim Jong Il`s book.
I don`t think it`ll work the same for the Iranians for a few reasons.