"It's the Americans. They want to launch a counteroffensive..."
Posted on 06/20/2019 9:46:05 PM PDT by gandalftb
"It's the Americans. They want to launch a counteroffensive..."
Taking out every power plant in the country would setback their nuclear dreams for a generation. But somehow I think something sneaky and subtle is in order.
Their “navy” is largely Boston Whalers with Volvo outboards. Their tactic is to swarm with fast boats that can be quickly replaced.
BTW, Canada and others could stop the export of those Volvo outboard motors since their use is almost exclusively military.
No, a NOTAM is very serious business that covers the entire theater and stays in place for weeks and months.
There has been no threat to commercial aviation so far as the Iranians are careful with aircraft that have their transponders on.
We chose not to turn on the drone’s transponder while it flew less than a mile from Iran’s claimed airspace that we are well aware of.
So, some can claim that Iran was baited into a trigger-happy tactical airspace.
Agreed, our strategy is containment.
Tactical response to tactical threats.
So likely we would degrade their SAMs and fast boats local to the shipping lanes.
Yes, and here is an update on the Russian shoot down and murder of 298 civilians on MH-17... International Arrest Warrants have been issued for the following Russians ....
The most prominent of the four is Igor Girkin (also known as Strelkov), who prosecutors say is a former colonel in Russia’s FSB intelligence service. He was given the minister of defence title in the rebel-held eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
He is believed to be the highest military officer in the area who was in direct contact with the Russian Federation.
Sergei Dubinsky (known as Khmury), who prosecutors say was employed by Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency, was a deputy of Mr Girkin and in regular contact with Russia
Oleg Pulatov, known as Giurza, who the JIT says was a former soldier of GRU special forces and deputy head of the intelligence service in Donetsk
Ukrainian national Leonid Kharchenko, who has no military background but led a combat unit as a commander in eastern Ukraine, according to prosecutors
“These suspects are seen to have played an important role in the death of 298 innocent civilians”, said Dutch chief prosecutor Fred Westerbeke.
“Although they did not push the button themselves, we suspect them of close co-operation to get the [missile launcher] where it was, with the aim to shoot down an aeroplane.”
Investigators, he added, had “evidence showing that Russia provided the missile launcher”.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48691488
Yes Russian SAM’S...!
Allahwahoo Whackbar!
By the beard of the profit, massive hair operations are now being planned.
This is Hugh and Series!
Hormuz will remain open for business while Iran’s people rise up and roast their Mullahs, literally!
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