Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's Representative in IRGC: 32 U.S. Bases Are Within Range of Iranian Missiles

Khameini Deputy: "Every One of the U.S.'s 32 Bases in the Region" Is Within Range Of Our Missiles

On January 4, 2009, the Iranian website Khabaronline reported that Hojat-Ol-Eslam Mojtaba Zolnour, representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), had told reporters that "in the event of the slightest aggression against Iran, every one of the U.S.'s 32 bases in the region is within range of Iranian missiles."

Sounds, tough, but you have to wonder how much more sophisticated the Shihab-3's are than Scuds. I am certain that the Patriots are better, but short of maneuverable warheads, and mirv's I would think only a saturation attack would improve chances for this kind of missile ...UNLESS CHINA OR RUSSIA HAS BEEN PLAYING US.

"If America wants to examine the chances of such attack, its interests will be in danger in dozens of countries and different parts of the world... Also, militarily speaking, just as the Americans were unable to stop Iranian UAVs [drones] from taking photos and filming a dozen hours of footage of the U.S. fleet in the Persian Gulf, these UAVs can be armed with military equipment and can attack those fleets, which are considered to be huge targets."

"The American Warships Cannot Deal With Iranian Boats that are Undetectable by Radar"; "Iran Has... Chosen a Strategy of Asymmetric [i.e. Guerilla] Warfare"

"The American warships cannot deal with Iranian boats that are undetectable by radar, which if necessary can collectively attack these warships.... The power of surprise attack, mining the sea, missile attack, and Iran's firepower are a small part of the undeniable Iranian military capability. The enemy's awareness [of these capabilities], and, most important, the Iranian nation's spirit of courage, martyrdom, idealism and faith, have prevented [the enemies] from [realizing] such a hopeless attack to this day.

"[After] thoroughly investigating the enemies' strong and weak points, the Islamic Republic of Iran has, with a strategic and realistic view, chosen a strategy of asymmetric [i.e. guerilla] warfare, along with striking at the enemy's weak points and disabling its strong points, in the event of a military threat."

Countries of the Region Won't Cooperate With U.S.

Zolnour dismissed the possibility that the countries in the region would cooperate with the U.S. in an attack, saying that such cooperation "does not exist. They [the countries of the region] are aware that such circumstances [a U.S. attack] will result in America's defeat and withdrawal (does this sound like anyone else?) while they cannot quit the region and run away - and they would have to accept their responsibility and the outcome of their unwise act.

"The enemies of Iran are well aware of Iran's strong and weak points, and of Iran's superiority. The reason that its borders have never been violated, and that it has been saved from all kinds of threats, is the powerlessness of foreign enemies towards Iran's decisive and crushing response."

Mr. Obama is unfortunately compelled by history to deal with these morons. There is going to be no "grand bargain".

They are convinced, as much as the disciples of Colonel Tsuji that they are destined to win (ordained by god in this case) and that we must lose as risk averse men with fear of death.