03-22-2013, 04:31 PM
billb- Thanks. Yep, Shock and Awe. Except... most people don't realize just how big Iran is. A lot more territory to overfly than Iraq. But I would expect most of the initial strike would be unmanned.
The ballistic missile defenses.. yup. Lots of Patriot batteries and THAADS batteries.
What's not included is Israel's reaction if Iran starts lobbing missiles at them, AND one hits. The gloves would come off and the nukes would start popping, unless the US convinces them that we'll pound the Iranians flat in retaliation.
I expect that Israel was ready to blow bits of Baghdad away when they were tossing Scuds at Tel Aviv.
The ballistic missile defenses.. yup. Lots of Patriot batteries and THAADS batteries.
What's not included is Israel's reaction if Iran starts lobbing missiles at them, AND one hits. The gloves would come off and the nukes would start popping, unless the US convinces them that we'll pound the Iranians flat in retaliation.
I expect that Israel was ready to blow bits of Baghdad away when they were tossing Scuds at Tel Aviv.