Only if Iran came out as a state and admitted it,
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marct
Sure you could if you had a significant justification for it. Posit a scenario where Iran puts a nuclear device on a ship and blows it up in New york harbour.
but it is far more likely that they would claim some separate radical group was responsible. We would likely respond with a "measured and proportional" strike using precision guided munitions on "media acceptable" targets. On the other hand, if they detonated a nuclear weapon against Israel, I wouldn’t bet against Tehran ceasing to exist.
Design and Force Structure Decisions
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Originally Posted by
marct
"Design" is more of a power word than "plan"; it conveys more of a "God like" height :wry:.
1. In the beginning there was chaos and the chaos was the infantry, for the infantry was alone.
2. And fear was with the infantry and they cried unto the Lord saying, "Lord, save us for we are afraid."
3. And the Lord heard their grunts and set some of the infantry on beasts of burden and these he called cavalry, and the cavalry became armor.
4. And when the Lord had seen what he had done, he laughed saying, "Well, you can't win them all."
5. The infantry and the armor again cried out to the Lord saying, "Lord, save us for we are afraid." And the Lord heard their cries and decided to end their weepings.
6. And the Lord said unto them, "Lo and behold, I send you a race of men noble in heart and spirit," and the Lord created the Gunners.
According to the Book of Bollacks....
1. And when Moses returned to his people he found them all reading "FM-3" and "FM-5", and he was mightly displeased.
2. And Moses spoke to his people saying "You have to f**king kidding me, with this ####"
3. But the people cried, "We were lost and so sought comfort in the words of false profits. Verily we did know it was words of no meaning, and empty of content. Save us from this sophistry and confusion for it angers us, so are without purpose."
4. So Moses spoke to his people and said, "Go now, and get your Packs of Alice, and Framed Bergens, and fill them with the rocks you see around, then assemble back here within the passing of two minutes, for it will be a long night, with much pain and gnashing of teeth."
Amen.
All I can add to that now, Wilf, is
Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnum misericordiam tuam
If you prefer the prettied up, doctrinal version, it's here
and here