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Originally Posted by ZFBoxcar
I agree with you guys. Like you said Bluesman, they will be expecting retaliation, so it must be big. They trained Hezbollah to do this to the Israelis and the retaliation didn't work out so well, despite being big (although run by a defense minister who's only training is being a union leader). When Hezbollah provoked Israel, it turns out they knew what they were doing. Therefore I am worried that the Iranians might have a good reason to think that Anglo-American retaliation will fail or hurt the Brits and Americans more than themselves. This crime can't be left unanswered though. Gotta get those sailors back.  |
This whole event doesnt feel right ... i doubt it is similiar case as Hizbollah situation this past summer. Iran unlike Hizbollah is in no situation to be bombarded and boast about it. Hizbollah was protecting a narrow land, with most assets underground. Iran's will loose much much more in a full-scale air bombardment.
This could be a provocaton to start a low intensity draggy shooting war where they could cope atleast with limited US airpower, but not a full-scale air bombardment to the scale of Israel this past summer. But I suspect it is more like an internal affair within the IRCG ranks and the Office of President.
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