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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Honestly, I wouldnt be surprised if zero orchestrates just such an attack to keep the Israelis from having to do it.
The UAE, the Saudis and the Kuwaitis could all get together and have at it. The USAF could give them AWACS support as well as supplying them with bombs and missles if they run low.
If the UAE is truly capable, why not have them do it and save Israel the retaliation from Syria, Hamas, & Hezbollah? Iran’s military is a joke, but the Emiratis on the other hand have been buying Western military equipment like crazy over the past few years. So have the Saudis, but I can’t see them actually standing up and fighting. They’ll come running to us like they did with Saddam.
“Yes, but why telegraph it NOW?”
That actually is very straight forward.
Iran is backing the Houthi rebels that are a making incursions into Saudi Arabia and the message to Iran is that any more problems and Iran will be handling more than one Gulf nation.
I suspect that air over flight rights would be granted swiftly to the Israelis just for the asking. Iran is surrounded by nations that want them dead.
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