Tuesday, December 21, 2004

As if Iraq is not enough

As Stan Goff says, Iraq is a war that is politically impossible to get out of and militarily impossible to win. So, it's only logical that we should be thinking about taking on Iran as well, right?

Over the past few months, US jet fighters have repeatedly violated Iran’s air space over Khuzestan province, testing Iran’s air defense system, according to Iranian military officials.

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The United States and Israel may be contemplating military operations against Iran, as per recent media reports, yet Iran is not wasting any time in preparing its own counter-operations in the event an attack materializes.

A week-long combined air and ground maneuver has just concluded in five of the southern and western provinces of Iran, mesmerizing foreign observers, who have described as “spectacular” the massive display of high-tech, mobile operations, including rapid-deployment forces relying on squadrons of helicopters, air lifts, missiles, as well as hundreds of tanks and tens of thousands of well-coordinated personnel using live munition. Simultaneously, some 25,000 volunteers have so far signed up at newly established draft centers for “suicide attacks” against any potential intruders in what is commonly termed “asymmetrical warfare”.

Continue reading How Iran Will Fight Back.

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