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US General: UAE's air force could take out Iran's
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| 12/18/09
| ynet
Posted on 12/18/2009 2:59:05 PM PST by Flavius
Centcom commander Gen. David Petraeus tells Bahrain conference calls in Mideast countries to join forces in order to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions
WASHINGTON - The United Arab Emirates, a key US ally in the Persian Gulf, has the capability to overpower Iran's Air Force, US Centcom commander Gen. David Petraeus said last week.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bahrain; davidpetraeus; iran; israel; nukes; petraeus; uae
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posted on
12/18/2009 2:59:07 PM PST
by
Flavius
To: Flavius
UAE's air force could take out Iran's All in favor, say "AYE!"
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posted on
12/18/2009 3:01:07 PM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: Flavius
That is very interesting...
To: texmexis best
Yes, but why telegraph it NOW?
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posted on
12/18/2009 3:07:43 PM PST
by
battlecry
To: battlecry
Get Amadamnutjob to freak out and say something crazy. If he can take a pause between saying crazy things.
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posted on
12/18/2009 3:09:30 PM PST
by
FreeAtlanta
(There is no "O" in Transparency.)
To: Flavius
The UAE and Saudi Air forces will provide cover for the IAF when it takes out the Iranian facilities
Possibly Kuwait as well
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posted on
12/18/2009 3:13:25 PM PST
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 . Lukenbach Texas is barely there)
To: bert
That’s what I’m thinking too. Israel made that strike against Syria earlier this year and Egypt and Saudi Arabia didn’t say a peep about it.
Something has to be done about Iran soon, and the region knows it.
To: Flavius
And the UAE will do this because....?
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posted on
12/18/2009 3:17:40 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; Candor7; jhpigott; blam; muawiyah; onyx; Nachum; SunkenCiv; SJackson
To: texmexis best
They have 80 F-16s with Amraams and Sidewinders, 60 Mirgage 2000s configured for strike, and 30 Apaches. Air to ground weapons include over 1000 Mavericks, 400 Hellfires for the Apaches, 160 HARMs to suppress enemy radar, and 50 Harpoons for naval strike.
Considering the state of the Iranian air force, I'd say the general is entirely correct. They couldn't destroy the entire Iranian armored force on the ground single handed, but they'd make a hell of a dent. (Iran has about 3500 major ground AFVs, counting tanks, APCs, self propelled artillery, etc).
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posted on
12/18/2009 3:24:33 PM PST
by
JasonC
To: Secret Agent Man
I think the general was just pointing out that Iran talks big but its military is mostly 2 generation old Soviet era junk, and being a US ally able to buy the latest equipment from us is what actually makes for modern military power.
He picked the UAE to show what weight class Iran is in and that it isn't very high. It is a good sales pitch for F-16s and good diplomacy...
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posted on
12/18/2009 3:26:49 PM PST
by
JasonC
To: Secret Agent Man
Because they view Iran as more of a threat to their security than Israel. Arabs and Persians detest each other (and have for a couple of thousand years) despite some commonality of Islam.Arabs are no fans of the Turks as well.
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posted on
12/18/2009 3:27:08 PM PST
by
Apercu
("A man's character is his fate" - Heraclitus)
To: Secret Agent Man; Sparky1776; militant2; TaMoDee; freedumb2003
And the UAE will do this because....?
Iran is constantly threatening Hormuz shipping traffic.
F-16 ping.
To: Flavius
Prove it!
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
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posted on
12/18/2009 3:34:33 PM PST
by
The Comedian
(Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
To: Flavius
Well when Gen. David Petraeus gets done with all this can he be our president?
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posted on
12/18/2009 3:40:08 PM PST
by
BARLF
To: texmexis best
Not really. UAE has a modern Air Force and Iran’s is decrepit. But honestly, the way they fight over there the Honduran Air Force could whip Iran.
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posted on
12/18/2009 3:40:13 PM PST
by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
To: hennie pennie; AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
US Centcom commander Gen. David Petraeus said last week
Thanks hennie pennie. Obama will now relieve Petraeus.
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posted on
12/18/2009 5:32:45 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(My Sunday Feeling is that Nothing is easy. Goes for the rest of the week too.)
To: Flavius
How competent are their pilots and ground crews? How much flying do they do? Do they understand the capabilities of their weapons? Can they coordinate with the Saudis and Israelis and vice-versa?
I'manutjob has nothing to fear from US, but if the Saudis et al and the Israelis decide to work together, there will be some serious ass-kicking applied where it hurts him the most.
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posted on
12/18/2009 5:45:27 PM PST
by
stboz
To: battlecry
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posted on
12/18/2009 5:53:44 PM PST
by
knews_hound
(Credo Quia Absurdium--take nothing seriously unless it is absurd. E. Clampus Vitus)
To: battlecry
“Yes, but why telegraph it NOW?”
To provoke the Iranians into attacking first.
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posted on
12/18/2009 6:45:50 PM PST
by
GAB-1955
(I write books, love my wife, serve my nation, and believe in the Resurrection.)
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