War between Israel -v- Iran & Co (merged threads)

[huskerguy7]

A bit of free advice which you are also free to ignore. You need to get more background into things legal (including apparently, the US legislative process) before shooting at targets.

I'm not saying never shoot; just do your background learning before pulling the trigger - or confusing yourself with someone else.

I agree and messed up. I should've paid more attention to the wording and given it some thought...a little trigger happy sometimes

The report seems to understate a few important dynamics in an Israeli strike:

1) Israel has a limited long-range strike capability, and in many cases would be up against hardened targets that would require multiple strike assets committed to each to assure a high probability of destruction. This wouldn't leave a lot of assets free for secondary and tertiary targets.

I agree with you and believe that you are correct. Some of these reports tend to misunderstand Israel's capabilities. Israel has the capacity to strike Iran, but it has a limited amount of assets. The depth of the strike is also limited; Israel could strike 2-4 targets. Is that all the targets that need to be neutralized?

An Israeli strike on Iran would be complicated for practically any military. The amount of variables that could go wrong along with the tiny margin of error make this very difficult. Israel could achieve it, but only with a limited amount of targets.

Also, if I'm correct, the point of the strike is to eliminate Iran's complete nuclear capability. As mentioned above, different reports say that different plants need to be attacked; there could possibly be facilities that Israel doesn't know about. So, is it worth taking the risk and knocking out some of Iran's nuclear capabilty?

Another point. Iran clearly understands this threat. I am curious if any of these simulations predict Iran's defense capabilities. I'm sure that Iran has taken steps to specifically strengthen it's nuclear facilities. Even with the latest technology and aircraft, some 2nd and 3rd gen IR missiles could put up a serious fight if emplaced properly.

[bourbon]

The depth of the strike is also limited; Israel could strike 2-4 targets. Is that all the targets that need to be neutralized?

Probably not.

Also, if I'm correct, the point of the strike is to eliminate Iran's complete nuclear capability.

Is it? Certainly that’s the narrative in the media – which makes it highly suspect, imo. I get the hunch that it has more to do with who is the strongest tribe in the region, than any Iranian nuclear program and an existential threat to Israel, real or perceived.