1Man&hisBMW
11-07-2005, 18:54
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4659287.stm
well, this makes interesting reading....
well, this makes interesting reading....
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View Full Version : The Iranian army has just increased in size.... 1Man&hisBMW 11-07-2005, 18:54 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4659287.stm well, this makes interesting reading.... Berberis 11-07-2005, 20:42 It was going to happen. Saddam served a purpose, p*ssing off Tehran just enough so as to prevent an Islamic super state. The next thing will be a broad alliance between the Islamic / Arabic nations. This could be a good thing or a bad thing! 1Man&hisBMW 11-07-2005, 21:17 Well all I can say is that if they think 'separatists' or 'insurgents' are the biggest problem in Iraq, wait till Iran expands across. Imagine that, a Shi'ite superstate - well done USA! JoeP 11-07-2005, 21:27 Hi, Interesting reading. At the moment, by waging assymetric warfare against the Coallition / Iraqi Government forces the insurgents can have a large impact because the firepower and intelligence systems of the US cannot be used - the systems were never developed for counter-insurgency. If you end up with a large conventional army, as you might with an Iran/Iraq alliance, you get an organisation with defined assets, C3 structures and infrastructure that can be bombed to bits by the Western forces playing to their advantages if such a super-state ever took up arms against Western interests. It will be interesting to see what happens in the long term. I would say that it will be a good few years before such an alliance bears fruit. In that time it's quite possible for the House of Saud to fall and be replaced by either a more secular or a more religious government. That would alter the balance of power again - especially if it happens before the oil runs out. Interesting times. Joe robbie 11-07-2005, 22:44 Originally posted by 1Man&hisBMW http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4659287.stm well, this makes interesting reading.... and? what business is it of ours how big their army is? look at Turkey for crying out loud JoeP 12-07-2005, 07:02 Originally posted by robbie and? what business is it of ours how big their army is? look at Turkey for crying out loud Perhaps we SHOULD be interested in the prospect of increased co-operation in the military sphere between two arab nations who 20 years ago were knocking seven bells out of each other. :) |