"Is Iran's Military a Total Joke?" Topic
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Tango01  | 12 Oct 2019 10:20 p.m. PST |
"Here is something you may have missed amidst the incessant chatter about a possible military confrontation in the Persian Gulf: Iran is far less powerful and scary than the innuendo in Washington, D.C. would have you believe. Here is something you may have missed amidst the incessant chatter about a possible military confrontation in the Persian Gulf: Iran is far less powerful and scary than the innuendo in Washington, D.C. would have you believe. This will likely come as a surprise to many Americans, many of whom are saturated with self-professed "experts" on cable news, the editorial pages, and the think tank circuit waxing ad-nauseam about how the Islamic Republic of Iran represents a danger to the world. Listening to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, you would be forgiven for believing that the Iranians are a few short years away from sweeping the entire Middle East like Alexander the Great rampaged through the Asian continent…"
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| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 12 Oct 2019 10:49 p.m. PST |
I take them very seriously. Especially the Mighty Morphin Ninja Rangers: link
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| trance | 13 Oct 2019 8:19 a.m. PST |
Never and I mean never underestimate your enemy. |
| Thresher01 | 13 Oct 2019 9:26 a.m. PST |
Great shots there. They have been a joke since before the Iran-Iraq War. |
| gunnerphil | 13 Oct 2019 10:18 a.m. PST |
Comes from the same school of thought that have us " The Japanese will never make good pilots" |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 13 Oct 2019 12:04 p.m. PST |
Same thinking as: An Asian army could never drive the British out of Malaya and capture Singapore. Or drive the Americans out of the Philippines. So let's look at Iranian weapons and equipment, command and control structures, logistics, and the other things we look at when developing a historical wargame. |
| Tango01 | 13 Oct 2019 3:19 p.m. PST |
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| Tgerritsen | 13 Oct 2019 8:06 p.m. PST |
It's all fun and games until someone nukes your eye out. Don't ever underestimate a country building nukes. |
| Tango01 | 14 Oct 2019 11:23 a.m. PST |
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| Lieutenant Lockwood | 15 Oct 2019 6:13 p.m. PST |
I second Messr. Trance's suggestion, above. Unconventional forces on their own ground are tough enemies. |
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