Iran commander says could launch pre-emptive strike on Israel

Reuters ^ | Sept 23, 2012

[yank in the UK]

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike on Israel if it was sure the Jewish state were preparing to attack it, a senior commander of its elite Revolutionary Guards was quoted as saying on Sunday. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, made the comments to Iran's state-run Arabic language Al-Alam television, according to a report on the network's website.

[dennisw]

EMP is the way for Israel to go but using EMP means others will use it on you now or eventually. So I hope Israel is hardening its electrical grid and other essential places. They should also over stock onboard (black box) computers for automobiles and keep them in shielded warehouses. Israel can make circuit boards and may have to make a lot of them if they get an EMP attack. So stockpile capacitors, diodes etc etc

[roadcat]

Suppose Israel launches a single-missile attack on itself from one of their subs near Iran that causes minimal damage. Then blames Iran and retaliates overwhelmingly.

We're thinking up scenarios where both sides are civilized and logical. The Islamists always lie, and never listen to Israel. Israel can blame Iran all it wants, but no one would listen and Iran would lie about everything.

So it doesn't matter if Israel waits to be struck first in order to blame Iran, or strikes pre-emptively and gets blamed. The latter situation of a pre-emptive strike leaves Israel in a better position, while the former case of waiting to be attacked can be devastating to Israel's people. Iran is going after civilians in all-out attack, while Israel is going out to get military targets. I would rather see Israel strike first.

[bravo whiskey]

Isn’t this an opening scene in the “Left Behind Series”

i thought it was the closing scene from TERMINATOR.

[Mom MD]

Read Ezekiel 38 for the play by play

[Mom MD]

Not WWIII. Ezekiel 38. The ending will knock your socks off

[JerseyDvl]

More bluster or do we now call it “noise” from Obumbles new ally.
Israel is more than ready and this would play right into their hands. I dare these Neanderthals to try it because it would be akin to committing suicide.

[5th MEB]

And get handed their heads. The Israelis would see them coming from about 300 miles out, or more and mouse trap them.

[5th MEB]

The first question you have to ask yourself is how many of these raghead dictatorships have the ability to launch an EMP strike. You need a specific type of nuclear weapon and it has to be detonated at a specific altitude for the most effective coverage. The Israelis could probably do it but I don't think the rest of the middle east could. Then follow up with about 200 neutron warheads to finish the job. Most folks, including me get pretty stressed out when they see mushroom clouds riseing on the horizon. I think, not sure but I think neutron bombs eliminate this problem.

[antidemoncrat]

I agree. I think Israel will hit Iran with an EMP which will precipitate Ezekiel’s war.