Saturday April 7, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

Yesterday was supposed to be the commencement of the United States attack against Iran - Codename: "Bite."
"Bite" was to be a 12 hour strike against Iran's nuclear development program.

Obviously, it did not happen.
There are several reasons why the strike was postponed.
One reason could have been that Rush Limbaugh announced it on his radio show.
The most probable and important reason is that the Russians came out and said point blank that they believe the Iranian air defense system could repel an attack from the United States.

Russia commander of air defense, General Yuri Solovyov, has given us some very important information. He said that the Iranians own Russia's most up-to-date anti-air systems and they also have some French systems. He said that he believes that if Iran uses their systems well they can not only defend themselves from a US Attack but they can also deliver a significant blow to the US Air Force.

That does not mean that the United States would lose.
It means that the US might take some serious losses while delivering their attack.

It seems that the plan is now on hold.
The United States needs to better assess the Iranian anti-air program.