Is Iran Home To 'Most Competent' Military In The Middle East?

Lieutenant General Reza Mohammad-Soleimani

Iran Home To 'Most Competent' Military In Mideast -- Press TV

A senior Iranian military official says the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has turned into the "most competent military power" in the Middle East.

Lieutenant General Reza Mohammad-Soleimani said that IRGC is fully capable of defending the Islamic Revolution against "any kind of threats".

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My Comment: Is Iran the "Most Competent" military in the Middle East? When I first read this I laughed .... the U.S., Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia .... all of these countries have weapon systems and personnel that will outclass anything that Iran can throw at them.

But when I thought about it later on ..... I realized that this Iranian General is probably looking at the situation from a point of view that we do not. His reliance is on asymmetrical warfare, terrorism, suicide bombers, IEDs, assassinations and targeted killings. Using small cells and small groups of men to attack the enemy, as well as using Hezbollah (and other allies) in Europe and Latin America to attack our interests abroad .... and maybe even at home.

If Iran is successful in their nuclear program as well as enhancing their missile program .... his boasts will even add more credence.

On the one hand this Iranian General's remarkes are rediculous .... Iran is a broke and improvished nation that is deeply divided politically as well as by ethnicty and religion. But even with this turmoil, every major power in the world .... the U.S. included .... is obsessed with what Iran is doing and what it is not. The mega billions that is spent on the military by the U.S., Israel, the Arab states, and by our NATO and Asian allies .... in response to the few bucks that Iran spends .... is both comical and depressing.

So is the Iranian military "the most competent" in the Middle East .... on a dollar to dollar comparison .... this Iranian General is (definitely) right.