In War Against Iran, U.S. Firepower Would Vie With Guerrilla Tactics -- Wall Street Journal
Adm. Jonathan Greenert made an important observation last fall from the tower of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis while in the Strait of Hormuz on the southern coast of Iran, the world's busiest oil-shipping lane.
The chief of naval operations was sailing in a flotilla that showed off the Navy's overwhelming power to strike at long distances: F-18 fighter jets, Tomahawk cruise missiles and deck guns able to fire a shell 15 miles.
Yet in the claustrophobic waters of the strait, which narrows to just 24 miles, Adm. Greenert noted that all that long-range firepower could potentially be countered by the Iranian patrol boats that came out to track the U.S. warships. Faced with a fight in close quarters, Adm. Greenert told a Senate panel recently, "You also may need a sawed-off shotgun."
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My Comment: A war against Iran has the potential of making the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan pale in comparison .... coupled this with oil at $150+/barrel, Shiite terrorism incidents around the world, very high casualties, a busted US budget, allies screaming at us, enemies banding together, etc. etc. etc..
If such a conflict becomes a full scale war .... then the worse case scenarios become possible.
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