12-01-2006, 07:01 PM
Quote:Just what has he got to loose? I don't think that he personally ordered the liquidation of L., but he certainly created a climate in which such an operation is acceptable. What are we Euros gonna do? Say "Bleh, you evil murderer, please keep supplying us with natural gas!"Point defense missile system, mobile. Range of 1-12 km, ceiling roughly 20,000 feet AGL. The big deal is the "track 48 targets" feature.
BTW, the US is in no better position. The Russians sold Iran a highly advanced anti-aircraft missile system, M-Tor, and the US did sweet FA about it.
We certainly live in interesting times;)
*yawn*
Iran has the dough to upgrade their IAD, with an eye toward avoiding the IAF attacking their nuclear sites. (Osirik, part deux.) I'd say that deterrence is a stabilizing, not destabilizing, feature in the Persian Gulf.
Occhi
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete