----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Denton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:29 AM Subject: Re: Request for Proposals
> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:35:54 -0500, The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Iran is _*Already*_ Massing troops on the Iraq border for just that: > > > > According to GOP Moonie Propagandist Newspaper / UPI: > > > > <<http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040615-055649-4707r.htm>> > > > > Iran massing troops on Iraq border > > > > Beirut, Lebanon, Jun. 15 (UPI) -- Iran reportedly is readying troops to > > move into Iraq if U.S. troops pull out, leaving a security vacuum. > > The Saudi daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat, monitored in Beirut, reports Iran has > > massed four battalions at the border. > > Al-Sharq al-Awsat quoted "reliable Iraqi sources" as saying, "Iran moved > > part of its regular military forces towards the Iraqi border in the > > southern sector at a time its military intelligence agents were operating > > inside Iraqi territory." > > Iran Denies Report of Troop Buildup on Iraq border > Voice of America News15 Jun 2004, 17:34 UTC > > Iran's state-run news agency IRNA quotes what it calls "an informed > source" as denying a report in a Saudi-owned newspaper that says > Iranian troops are massing on the border with Iraq. > > The report in the pan-Arab Asharq al-Awsat, or "Middle East" > newspaper, quotes what it calls "reliable sources" who say four > Iranian battalions have moved to the southern border with Iraq. The > sources say the troops are preparing to move into Iraq to fill a > security vacuum if U.S. forces pull out after the transfer of > sovereignty on June 30. > > But IRNA quotes its source as saying the report is "fabricated and > baseless" and is meant to help the United States continue its > occupation of Iraq. > > Iranian officials have previously said the Tehran government supports > full sovereignty for Iraq. > > - > BTW, 3,000 troops is not a major movement. They don't have very > modern equipment either. > > Gary Denton - Messiah Times Maru > > #1 on google for Easter Lemming Messiah > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l Irans standing power is 912,569 (2004 est.) mixture of all branches, including law enforcement. 3000 troops sure isn't a large force, but lets not forget that they have an air force as well; mig 29 34 su 24 86 f-14 247 f-7 287 f-4 472 f-5 197 rf 4e 32 total 1355 granted most are old a large amount is current production local variants of current and old designs. and all are loacted within strinking distance of iraq. they have a armoured force of between 650-1000 armour units (ranges depending on location of info) most are russian T-54 - T-72's with a mix of almost every nations hardware filling out the numbers. All im saying is that if a unilaterial action occured agnist Iran, from the US, the US is unable to simply overwhelem Iran if they really decided to come after the US in Iraq. The US currently has around 350,000 troops deployed world wide, 148,442, national guard and reserves on active duty filling the empty postions in the regular forces, with around 196,000 troops in and around iraq (army/marine/armour brigades x2 including allies) plus airforce and navy taking care of between 220 and 440 cruise missles and 175 mixed aircraft, as of 01 june 2004. now lets be honest and not cocky like rumsfeld and go with not enough troops off the start, and admit that there would be significant us losses if such an event occured. Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
