It would only take 9 minutes to destroy Israel

Give 'em Texas.

 

Which last time? The Israelis didn't have to fly over Saudi Arabia to bomb Iraq or Syria...

 

Plus they have the capability to fuel with "buddy tanks".

You have twice as many aircraft as needed take off, half of them with nothing but fuel tanks. Before you cross into hostile territory, you have them fuel each other off. Then the empty tanker aircraft return to base.

You then have more such F-16s with buddy tanks take off and linger for the returning fighters. They fuel up again and all return to base.

This is nothing new or amazing, that is what the Navy has been doing for years now.

And once the fireworks start, do you think those other countries will remain neutral for long? No, Iran will either let it go, or they will lash out at everybody in the region. So either the attacks will not cause any reaction at all, or they will drag a lot of other countries in on the side of Israel after they are attacked by Iran.

This is where people with military knowledge and an understanding of logistics makes a big difference.

Because when that operation was set up, the biggest fear was that once the consolidated control over Kuwait, they would continue into Saudi Arabia. The "shield" was to prevent the Saudis from going under if that happened.

 

*laughs*

 

In 1981?

This isn't 1981...............

 

I'm sure they'd expect it. You can't defend all the air space in a country though. Israel would likely conduct the attack in secret...possibly by trying to skim in low below Radar. Mushroom could give you a better idea.

 

The "offensive" lasted weeks and consisted of all types of strikes against fixed and mobile enemy units. Much of the Iraqi forces were dispersed and camouflaged against air attack.....though it didn't do them all that much good.

 

You are right. And Israel has much closer relationships with both Saudi Arabia and Jordan now then they had in 1981.

I doubt the deception would even be needed anymore.

 

Armies are one thing, deep sites another. Remember how the Yanks can't murder a single suspected 'terrorist' without killing vast numers of Pakistani civilians. You think the Child-murderers have better aim?

 

Well.. the Israelis have been telling they were closer to Saudi Arabia every six months for the past five years.

 

You might want to check your facts: http://islam.about.com/od/saudiarabia/ig/Riyadh/McDonald-s.htm

Furthermore, you don't see any US-made products for a very good reason. Apart from a very few items the USA doesn't make anything anyone wants to buy.

 

Right......that's why it's still the world's 3rd largest exporter despite being a service based economy.

 

From my perspective, that theater of war was not as large as the entire nation-state.

 

The coalition attacked targets throughout Iraq and Kuwait.

 

Please explain with evidentiary proof!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Nov. 2002 Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has called on the international community to target Iran as soon as the imminent conflict with Iraq is complete.

February 9, 2002: Sharon Argues that Iran ‘A Strategic Threat to Israel’

Ariel Sharon. [Source: US Department of Defense]Prime Minister Ariel Sharon meets with President George W. Bush. According to the Ha’aretz Daily, the goal of the meeting is to “convince the United States that Iran constitutes a strategic threat to Israel.” [Ha'aretz, 2/9/2002]


February 2005: Sharon Authorizes Israeli Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities


During a private meeting of Ariel Sharon’s inner cabinet at the prime minister’s private ranch in the Negev desert, Sharon gives “initial authorization” for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. [Sunday Times (London), 3/13/2005]

 

You are not comparing the same thing, so why expect similar results?

 

You implied that coalition air power attacked Iraqi "combat" units that were vulnerable because they were assembled in formation. This is wrong since targets across the entire country, including heavily defended parts of Baghdad were hit. These combat units were also dispersed and protected from the air, they generally weren't in the open until the ground war actually began.

I'm not really sure what you're getting at, you're throwing out one-liners that don't seem to be connected. This discussion is referring to Israel. Either way, Israel is likely more than capable of penetrating Iranian air space and striking various targets throughout the country. Iran doesn't have a particularly effective Air Force.

 

Forbes

One of the great cliches of war-craft is that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. This expression comes to mind in considering the plausibility of a claim made in my recent conversation with a weapons dealer. He thinks that this June, Israel will use Saudi Arabia as its base for an attack on Iran’s suspected nuclear site.

This weapons dealer has been traveling to Tel Aviv and Jeddah to meet with military leaders who are loading up on his specific weapon category in anticipation of a war with Iran. According to my source — who is planning another trip to both countries soon to sell more weapons – the military leaders are looking to launch the attack in June.

Why would Saudi Arabia support Israel instead of attacking it? The answer there is that Saudi Arabia is dominated by Sunnis; whereas Iran’s leaders are Shi’ite. My source believes that Saudi Arabia’s rage against the Shi’ites exceeds its dislike of its Jewish neighbors.

 

Aaaah...I see you still full of the same keich!

You should live over there and see for yourself the degenerates behaviour even to other Jews!

Or you can still live in your time warp and be the doctor....that's a better story liner than the one above!

Regards and commiserations

Highlander

 

What if we focus on zone of control versus area to be controlled, in this scenario? You are not comparing the same thing, so why expect a similar result?

 

The current scenario, from my understanding, was a single nation-state engaging in a preemptive strike against another nation-state.

 

Aye right enough.......waken up...your dreaming!

Israel demand America and the American nation steps up to the plate and fights the war for them!

The IDF have proven inability to fight even against young boys when the odds they had in there favour and was a ratio of ten to one (Hezbollah the smaller figure)!
Easy prey is better than one that has teeth!
IDF turned there attention to the civilian population and bombed them again from the air but from two miles up! Well they don't have arms and cannot defend themselves but them might have some Hezbollah around the corner!
Bloody hero's of the IDF!
America might be stupid enough to attack...AIPAC is strong enough to force they're "bought and paid for senators" arms! But in that scenario it would be coming from the straits and aircraft carriers!
But they won't get off scot free....many American will also die!

Highlander

 

It'd be more like a surgical air-strike against specific targets. This could possibly escalate into a full war, but I think it'd be similar to the Iraq strike in the 80s.

 

Oh Bendor .. Israel owed Iran over 200 million dollars for oil shipments with interest.