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Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
There are Patriot banks at every significant installation
Yes. I'm very much aware there are but is Patriot as effective as advertised? Perhaps not.
It is these days. Remmember it's mature technology now, not the hit and miss stuff that performed fairly badly in 1991.

Taken in total the analysis in SK's link is spot on.
No it isn't.


Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
Meanwhile Iran would be turned into scorched earth.
Short of several nuke strikes, doubt it. Throw in the risk of Russia and China siding with Iran if the west strikes first and we have the makings of a very nasty situation.

The scenario above does not involve the West striking first. They would respond to Iran trying to close the Strait of Hormuz and neither Russia nor China would back Iran under those circumstances - they would not risk the huge contracts they have with the GCC.


I repeat.

Quote Originally Posted by Norton
The bomb Iran advocates need take note
I don't advocate bombing Iran for nothing. I do advocate responding effectively if Iran starts fucking with our allies.

I remember a time when China was the great enemy. Still have some issues but big improvement over the bad old days. Iran doesn't trust the west and the west doesn't trust Iran. Not saying this nuke deal is perfect nor will it solve all the issues between Iran and the west but sure is better than what we have had since Iran's revolution. No reason relations with Iran, rather than military threats, can be greatly improved. Simular to what happened with China.
I am in favour of the deal, and I don't subscribe to the republitard/benny scare stories.

But Iran knows it limits - it tests them often enough.