Dutch News Report: US Will Hit Iran "Within Weeks."

[Bullajami]

Russia has billions invested in Iran. They will not let Israel attack Iran from Georgia. They have the technology to jam Israeli airforce communications and provide satellite intelligence to Iran in the event of Israeli planes landing in Georgia. Iran has the ability to shoot down any airplane within 300 miles of its border with the S-300.

The S-300 does not have a 300 mile range. Iran does not have enough of them to cover all of their borders.

Its a fine air defense missile system, better than anything the US faced in Iraq, but it can be defeated.

If Israel wants to strike Bushehr (where the Iranian reactor is) I don't think the mission goes through Georgia. It could, I suppose, but there appear to be better routes they could take.

[ShamsWoof10]

Bombing Iran will do very little... They will need troops on the ground to actually take over... If that is the case I am "guessing" it will take over 400K troops, as one of GW's advisors has already mentioned, so all of you in your early adulthood get ready... It's time for you to go because "your" country will need you soon.... The rest won't support the war but they will support you soliders "whatever the f*ck that means"....

[pavyracer]

The S-300 does not have a 300 mile range. Iran does not have enough of them to cover all of their borders.

Its a fine air defense missile system, better than anything the US faced in Iraq, but it can be defeated.

If Israel wants to strike Bushehr (where the Iranian reactor is) I don't think the mission goes through Georgia. It could, I suppose, but there appear to be better routes they could take.

S-400

The S-400 Triumf (Russian С-400 «Триумф», formerly known as the S-300PMU-3/C-300ПМУ-3) was introduced in 1999 and features a new, much larger missile with 2 per TEL. The project has been encountering delays since its original announcement and deployment has only begun on a small scale in 2006. With an engagement range of 400 km (250 mi) and claimed to be able to detect stealth targets it is by far the most advanced version.

[Bullajami]

I don't think they have yet exported the S-400.

[Bullajami]

The French bump up the rhetoric a notch...

Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, warned Iran on Thursday that it was taking a big risk by seeking to obtain a military nuclear capability, saying that one day it could find Israel had decided to attack.

In one of the most explicit warnings to Tehran by a western leader, Mr Sarkozy said: “One day, whatever the Israeli government, we could find one morning that Israel has struck.

“The question is not whether it would be legitimate, whether it would be intelligent. What will we do at that moment? It would be a catastrophe. We must avoid that catastrophe.”

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/086fffbe-7aa2-11dd-adbe-000077b07658.html

[pavyracer]

Get prepared for the destruction of Israeli airforce. If they fly from Georgia they will be wedged between the S-400 Russian antiaircraft missiles and the S-300 Iranian antiaircraft missiles. The Iranian S-300 operators are trained by Russian military personnel and each battery is under the control of a Russian captain. If this attack takes place from Georgia as planned it will be the end of the Israeli airforce as we know it.

ritehook I gave you these news several months ago.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081222/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_russia_iran

WASHINGTON – U.S. officials said Monday that they want answers from Russia on whether it is selling advanced surface-to-air missiles to Iran, a move the U.S. insists could threaten American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. A senior military intelligence official said that while Moscow has sent out conflicting responses to reports on the sale of long-range S-300 missiles, the U.S. believes it is taking place. However, it appears that no equipment has yet been delivered to Iran, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
Russia's state arms export agency said Monday it is supplying Iran with defensive weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, but did not say whether they include sophisticated long-range S-300 missiles.
State Department spokesman Robert Wood said the U.S. is seeking clarification from Russia.
"We have repeatedly made clear at senior levels of the Russian government that we would strongly oppose the sale of the S-300," Wood said. "As the U.S. government has said before, this is not the time for business as usual with the Iranian government."
Iran currently has an antiquated missile defense system, dating back to the 1960s and 1970s, so the Russian sale would provide Tehran a much longer range, more mobile and lethal capability. With a range of roughly 75 miles, the Russian system would allow Iran to reach coalition forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan, if the missiles were moved near the borders.
Both the U.S. and Israel have strongly opposed the sale, saying that supplying such an advanced anti-aircraft system to Iran would shift the military balance of power in the Middle East. It also would make any strike at Iran's first nuclear power plant — which Russia is helping to build — more difficult.
There have been indications that Russia intends to supply only defensive weapons to Iran, thus keeping in line with U.N. Security Council resolutions that impose sanctions on Iran for refusing to halt its uranium enrichment and prohibit supplying Iran with materials that could contribute to its nuclear program.
Officials acknowledge that the sale of the S-300 system is not prohibited by the resolution.
Israel and the United States fear that Iran could use the S-300 missiles to protect its uranium enrichment plant at Natanz or the country's first atomic power plant now under construction at Bushehr by Russian contractors.
The U.S. and other nations believe Iran is secretly developing nuclear weapons, but Iran insists its uranium enrichment program is intended solely for civilian energy needs.
While the possibility that the U.S. might launch an attack against Iran's nuclear facilities faded about a year ago, Israel has never ruled out a strike of its own, and is considered the nation most likely to take action.
Iran's president has said that Israel should be "wiped off the map."
The sale of S-300 missiles, said the military intelligence official, presents a decision point for Israel, since once the anti-aircraft system is in place it could deter any strike.

[Richkas]

ritehook I gave you these news several months ago.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081222/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_russia_iran

WASHINGTON – U.S. officials said Monday that they want answers from Russia on whether it is selling advanced surface-to-air missiles to Iran, a move the U.S. insists could threaten American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. A senior military intelligence official said that while Moscow has sent out conflicting responses to reports on the sale of long-range S-300 missiles, the U.S. believes it is taking place. However, it appears that no equipment has yet been delivered to Iran, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
Russia's state arms export agency said Monday it is supplying Iran with defensive weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, but did not say whether they include sophisticated long-range S-300 missiles.
State Department spokesman Robert Wood said the U.S. is seeking clarification from Russia.
"We have repeatedly made clear at senior levels of the Russian government that we would strongly oppose the sale of the S-300," Wood said. "As the U.S. government has said before, this is not the time for business as usual with the Iranian government."
Iran currently has an antiquated missile defense system, dating back to the 1960s and 1970s, so the Russian sale would provide Tehran a much longer range, more mobile and lethal capability. With a range of roughly 75 miles, the Russian system would allow Iran to reach coalition forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan, if the missiles were moved near the borders.
Both the U.S. and Israel have strongly opposed the sale, saying that supplying such an advanced anti-aircraft system to Iran would shift the military balance of power in the Middle East. It also would make any strike at Iran's first nuclear power plant — which Russia is helping to build — more difficult.
There have been indications that Russia intends to supply only defensive weapons to Iran, thus keeping in line with U.N. Security Council resolutions that impose sanctions on Iran for refusing to halt its uranium enrichment and prohibit supplying Iran with materials that could contribute to its nuclear program.
Officials acknowledge that the sale of the S-300 system is not prohibited by the resolution.
Israel and the United States fear that Iran could use the S-300 missiles to protect its uranium enrichment plant at Natanz or the country's first atomic power plant now under construction at Bushehr by Russian contractors.
The U.S. and other nations believe Iran is secretly developing nuclear weapons, but Iran insists its uranium enrichment program is intended solely for civilian energy needs.
While the possibility that the U.S. might launch an attack against Iran's nuclear facilities faded about a year ago, Israel has never ruled out a strike of its own, and is considered the nation most likely to take action.
Iran's president has said that Israel should be "wiped off the map."
The sale of S-300 missiles, said the military intelligence official, presents a decision point for Israel, since once the anti-aircraft system is in place it could deter any strike.

Everybody is a piece of shit outside of the USA.