IRAN MILITARY POWER WILL DESTROY ALL ENEMY

http://www.cuttingedge.org/News/n2026.cfm ---------------- 16 US NAVY SHIPS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PERSIAN GULF

"During the summer of 2002, in the run-up to President Bush's invasion of Iraq, the US military staged the most elaborate and expensive war games ever conceived. Operation Millennium Challenge, as it was called, cost some $250 million, and required two years of planning ... it was set in the Persian Gulf, and simulated a conflict with a hypothetical rogue state. The "war" involved heavy use of computers, and was also played out in the field by 13,500 US troops, at 17 different locations and 9 live-force training sites. All of the services participated under a single joint command, known as JOINTFOR. The US forces were designated as 'Force Blue', and the enemy as OPFOR, or 'Force Red'. The 'war' lasted three weeks and ended with the overthrow of the dictatorial regime on August 15."

"At any rate, that was the official outcome. What actually happened was quite different, and ought to serve up a warning about the grave peril the world will face if the US should become embroiled in a widening conflict in the region ..."

This is not the first time that the American high command has fudged the results of a war gaming exercise because the real results would be very embarrassing to all U.S. leadership, from the White House down to the Pentagon. In the early years of the Clinton Administration, America's top guns -- her elite fighter pilots -- engaged in an war gaming exercise with Israeli pilots. The American aces were humiliated, so much so that the Pentagon discreetly asked the Israeli government not to publicize the results! The story I read was very small and buried deeply in our local paper.

Now, let us return to this news story. The American officer leading the "enemy" -- the "Force Red" team -- was "the straight-talking Marine commander who had been brought out of retirement to lead Force Red. His name was Lt. Gen. Paul Van Riper, and he had played the role of the crazed but cunning leader of the hypothetical rogue state ... In the first days of the 'war', Van Riper's Force Red sent most of the US fleet to the bottom of the Persian Gulf." (Ibid.)

The tactics adopted by this Marine Corps general were astounding and they produced "The Worst US Naval Disaster Since Pearl Harbor".

"The war game was described as 'free play', meaning that both sides were unconstrained, free to pursue any tactic in the book of war in the service of victory ... Much of the action was computer-generated. But representative military units in the field also acted out the various moves and countermoves. The comparison to a chess match is not inaccurate. The vastly superior US armada consisted of the standard carrier battle group with its full supporting cast of ships and planes. Van Riper had at his disposal a much weaker flotilla of smaller vessels, many of them civilian craft, and numerous assets typical of a Third World country." (Ibid.)

"But Van Riper made the most of weakness. Instead of trying to compete directly with Force Blue, he utilized ingenious low-tech alternatives. Crucially, he prevented the stronger US force from eavesdropping on his communications by foregoing the use of radio transmissions. Van Riper relied on couriers instead to stay in touch with his field officers ... At every turn, the wily Van Riper did the unexpected. And in the process he managed to achieve an asymmetric advantage ... Astutely and very covertly, Van Riper armed his civilian marine craft and deployed them near the US fleet, which never expected an attack from small pleasure boats ... Force Red's prop-driven aircraft suddenly were swarming around the US warships, making Kamikaze dives. Some of the pleasure boats made suicide attacks. Others fired Silkworm cruise missiles from close range, and sunk a carrier, the largest ship in the US fleet, along with two helicopter-carriers loaded with marines ... the Navy was unprepared. When it was over, most of the US fleet had been destroyed. Sixteen US warships lay on the bottom, and the rest were in disarray. Thousands of American sailors were dead, dying, or wounded.

"If the games had been real, it would have been the worst US naval defeat since Pearl Harbor." (Ibid.)

Clearly, this war games disaster was something the Pentagon could not have foreseen. Publicly, Pentagon spokesmen admitted of no disaster, since, in war gaming, destroyed equipment and dead sailors can be "resurrected" at the touch of a keyboard. At the end, the government of the rogue state was overthrown and victory achieved -- but only after General Van Riper quit in disgust. Oh, yes, and the Pentagon did not admit that they had anything to learn and insisted there was nothing they needed to change.

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[BrandonAshbySmith]

Iran will destroy nothing but it's own hopes and dreams.

[UchihaGamer111]

@Bricktop001 Lmao didn't Iran pretty much get its ass whooped by Saddam? Sure it ended in a ceasefire but look at the casualty count of every 1 Iraqi 10 Iranians died. LMAO the same army that did that to Iran lasted 2 weeks against America.

[texasrangersr1]

we can wipe Iran of the map in like 1yr tops all its Navy will be at the bottom of the Persian gulf in days its air force will be gone within weeks we spend more on our military in 1yr then Iran has in all of its time we have the best stuff out there we can kill you by pushing a button here at home dont fuck with us or youll end up in little pieces after were done with you

[babybearkill]

Oh dear. I expect that Iran has an inflated view of it's real capabilities.

Since the Iran Iraq war the US has spent more on it's military in 1 year than the Iranians have in the entire period since the war.

One can only hope stupidity doesn't rule the day and no one is killed in this pissing contest.

[LBKJK41]

Iran could not defeat Iraq, the US destroyed Iraq in days using a fraction of it's strength. Now you believe Iran can beat the US or Israel. I know it mush hurt to always lose lose lose. You can't beat Israel you never will, Israel has beat everyone's ass over and over. Go ahead do it attack the US or Israel see what happens. Tell me what is Iran waiting for.

[Bricktop001]

@UchihaGamer111 im pretty sure the same people who funded and brought to power stalin and hitler are behind US power. how the fuck can anyone respect US, concidering that no nation has killed more people then US, for whatever reason and under whatever pre text. i really feel sorry for people like you who in this day and age, with access to internet, after decades US crimes against humanity exposed you not only respect but urge other people to respect US.

[UchihaGamer111]

@Bricktop001 Sometimes I wish Hitler or Stalin would have got nukes first, maybe you fucking spud-nicks would show some respect for America.

[UchihaGamer111]

@Bricktop001 So USA was the only nuclear armed country from Aug 6 1945 - Aug 29 1949. The soviets in a pathetic act create they're own nukes and point them at America. But America bullys countries right? We could have nuked your capitals and taken over the world but we were bad right? Europe practically ruined all it would have taken was nuking Russia and GB....world domination, but we are bullies? LMAO you're fucking ideals are laughable.

[UchihaGamer111]

@Bricktop001 The fact is America originally discovered the nuke, and we used it YES. But we probably saves 10x the death toll in lives by forcing the Japanese to surrender. You might not know what a banzai charge for the Emperor was, but the Japanese did. They were going to fight to the last for a person they were taught is "divine". But have we used it again, on ANYONE? Did we threaten nuclear force on friend or foe all the way to the communist curtain? In fact it was more of the other.

[UchihaGamer111]

@Bricktop001 It is probably because the U.S. doesn't want to attack Iran if it doesn't have to you fucking moron. If you're president would let the inspectors in you all could have nuclear energy no problem. But you're fucking trying to build nukes which is why you won't allow the inspectors in. You're president says nuke armed countries try to bully countries unarmed with nukes. This is horse shit.

[zedvw2002]

US and Israel will wipe Iran off the map.... not too mention I have friends with family in Iran who would love to see democracy.. one problem - if they say anything they will never been seen again... iran will not only be attacked by the superpowers of the world if they try anything but also their own people