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Citanon Reply
Zraver's working on the assumption that G.C.C. states won't allow offensive ops from their soil. As such, the initial air campaign would largely be carried by off-shore carrier-based aircraft.
You suggest otherwise.
A nation's input matters. Should Iraq decline to permit offensive ops, as example, I'd hope we'd honor that decision. Once Iran reacts, we'll likely have all the authority and permission we need to operate from G.C.C. Saudi/Iraqi bases. Probably not beforehand.
I don't know that a carrier group needs to remain in the gulf to sustain maskirovka and I'm unsure that we need three carrier groups. How many carrier aircraft will it take to provoke Iran into observable action that will justify the use of G.C.C. bases, as example? If we are assured that all bets are off at that point and we'll have free use of these facilities following any Iranian retaliation, then our initial effort may be quite small- only sufficient to demand a forceful and obvious response by Iran.
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