Saturday, October 6, 2012

A Fair Evaluation Of The Iranian Military?

Military parade in Iran

Experts: Iranian Military Stuck In The Past -- YNet News

Iran may be technologically advanced but its military capabilities are so limited it can't risk war on its own soil, Israeli experts claim.

If war breaks out with Iran, the Islamic Republic would prefer fighting on foreign soil due to its outdated equipment, claim Israeli experts who believe Iran's nuclear program is a cover for its limited military capabilities.

"Their most advanced aircraft is still the phantom, which we used in the Yom Kippur War 40 years ago," says Dr. Soli Shahvar of the Haifa University.

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My Comment: There are a lot of assumptions in this report. While it may be true that Iran's air force is out of date and other parts of its military are operating on a strategy that is based on asymmetric warfare .... it would still use missiles and fight on it's soil if need be.

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