tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post115955150708036198..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Laying the FoundationGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1159796377350962572006-10-02T09:39:00.000-04:002006-10-02T09:39:00.000-04:00Good points all, Sid. I stand corrected. However...Good points all, Sid. I stand corrected. However, largely thanks to Utopia's comment, I do think that we're all barking up the wrong tree. An Osirak like strike is more or less out of the question, for a variety of reasons. Any strikes will be geared as very close to full on war.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122811314990661743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1159738642526253102006-10-01T17:37:00.000-04:002006-10-01T17:37:00.000-04:00It seems obvious that a single bombing run of Isre...It seems obvious that a single bombing run of Isreali planes on Iranian targets would not be sufficient. Comparisons with Lebanon make this clear.<BR/><BR/>What would be required would be a forward base, close to or inside Iran, where Israel could re-arm, re-fuel and from which the IAF could attack Iranian targets repeatedly as needed to guarantee their destruction. Such a base or bases would be commandeered and utilized for a week or so. Likely targets for such a forward base would be air bases or commercial airports in southern Iran, near the ocean, or eastern Syria.Utopia Parkwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976835397530299973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1159667429664444352006-09-30T21:50:00.000-04:002006-09-30T21:50:00.000-04:00ATC radars can't double as air defense networks be...ATC radars can't double as air defense networks because they aren't designed to work as "radars," per se. They send out a relatively weak signal that triggers a transponder on-board the aircraft. The only way to detect an aircraft with the transponder turned off is to get a skin paint, an iffy proposition with a standard commercial airliner, much less a fighter sized airframe.<BR/><BR/>As for airspace, Syria's air defenses are a joke; witness the IAF buzzing Assad's vacation home. The U.S. controls Iraqi airspace; we could very easily turn a blind eye.<BR/><BR/>Regarding refueling tracks, I agree that it is an iffy proposition at best, but I also have no doubt that the IAF would use one-way strikes in order to destroy Iran's nuclear arsenal if that's what was required.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122811314990661743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1159562621417320402006-09-29T16:43:00.000-04:002006-09-29T16:43:00.000-04:00This is all very interesting. Your supposition tha...This is all very interesting. Your supposition that Olmert was moving toward a strike on Iran seems to match the reporting of Sy Hersh in the New Yorker.<BR/><BR/>Just thought I'd throw that out there. ;-)Bravo 2-1https://www.blogger.com/profile/05219307722101813302noreply@blogger.com