well also according to Debka
Syria has stationed Scuds on the Turkish border, some chemically armed
Has allegedly ordered 3 million gas masks
Has placed Russian anti-shipping missile on its coastline
Now, with the Russian fleet heading to the Eastern Med in time for Christmas, with Iran about to start naval war games including missile testing - probably including that new anti-ship ballistic missile and making increasingly belligerent noises in its press, and with the USA vacating Iraq the stage is set for a major three-front attack against the west.
First a drive by the North Koreans into the South, dragging in the the USA and Japan, and miring the USA army there
Next a drive by Iran across Shia-held Iraq creating a supply corridor to Syria, so threatening Israel, with the Russian holding the coastal "back door" closed.
Finally a direct assault by Iran into Afghanistan to displace the Western forces there. The FAR news agency this week printed what was basically a direct threat against the Afghani government for allowing the USA to fly drones into Iranian air space
If the Pakistanis were to join in as well, then we'd be ****ed. Pakistan closed the two overland routes into Afghanistan last week, so in the event of a retreat our forces would have to fight their way out along the Khyber pass and then take over a port
The only alternative overland route is into the Caucasus states- where Russia will be waiting.
Mach two - I think you have seriously underestimated the problem
If that mad bitch in Argentina decides to play silly buggers then we Brits are going to have a very hard time defining priorities
PS - I wonder how much the event which caused the Pakistanis to close the overland routes - the shelling of the border post - was contrived by them to create an excuse to close the passes to the coalition forces? By the time of any attack the passes will have been closed for three / four weeks with corresponding reductions in supplies
Last edited by jamesdevice; 19th Dec 2011 at 19:11.