French, English, American warships heading in Persian Gulf

[XNavyNuke]

If Iran is attacked they only have to sink ships carrying crude oil to shut down the Strait of Hormuz -- they would be foolish to attack the US and/or other military ships. They have mobile Exocet missiles to do the job. They could keep the water way closed and demand the world compensate them for any damages caused by any attack on their country. The cost to the Western economies will be enormous -- it could result in a world-wide financial disaster.

No. Here's a list of seventy two ships that were successfully engaged and damaged/destroyed using rockets, missiles, mines, and gunnery in the opening of the Persian Gulf tanker war (list ending in December 1985):

Louise I,Al Tajdar,Moira,Rashi Vish Wamitra,Success,Anabella,Mokran,Atlas,Good Luck,Mar Transporter,Evangelia S.,Eastern,Orient Horizon,Pan Oceanic Sane,Archana,Seatrans-21,Scapmount,Ati Priti,Avra,Antigoni,Iapetos,Breeze,Neptune,Skaros,City of Rio,Al Tariq,Apj Ankiba,Charming,Sema-G,Filikon L,Varuna,Robert Star,Safina-Al-Arab,Sea Eagle,Al-Ahood,Tabriz,Umm al-Casbah,Esperanza II,Yanbu Pride,Fidelity,Arizona,Chemical Venture,Savoy Dean,Buyuk Hun,Dashaki,Kazimah,Alexander the Great,Tiburon,Wonju-Ho,Alexander-Dyo,Primrose,British Renown,Friendship L,Joharm,Endeabor,Amethyst,Cleo-1,St.Tobias,Medheron,Royal Colombo,World Knight,Jag Pari,Gaz Fountain,Sivand,Pacific prospector,Minotaru,B. T. Investor,Ninemia,Aegis Cosmic,Magnolia,Kanchenjunga,Thorshavet,Aragon

List adapted from work by Dr. Raphael Danziger, Nigel Line, and Anthony Cordesman.

Despite dire predictions of highly touted experts as well as arm chair generals, I think we can safely conclude that civilization did not end, the world economy did not collapse, and WW3 did not occur. Sinking tankers in the PG is highly overrated as a military strategy. It is also a piss-poor foreign policy for regional powers. Russia's oil exports are several times over that of Iran. They are perfectly happy to see oil prices rise. They amass wealth, it give their pipelines power over their neighbors (former satellites) in Eastern Europe, and drags on the economy of their continental rival in Asia: China.

XNN

 

[Barrex]

Are you a minister in Kukuriku koalicija ? Hahaha , if so please get rid of the VAT and taxes on gold & SILVER

Lol...no.

Despite dire predictions of highly touted experts as well as arm chair generals, I think we can safely conclude that civilization did not end, the world economy did not collapse, and WW3 did not occur...

 

[Guzabuza]

Look at chart pattern of gasoline, broken out of an almost 1 year flag pattern to the upside, at the same time gasoline usage in the US is cratering on a month / month basis. So if demand is drying up but prices are breaking up somebody is hedging or speculating that somebody will get attacked:
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui

 

[Guzabuza]

murjak koji voli slobodu? ili još bolje, krtica si unutar HNB-a ????

 

[Guzabuza]

Omfg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l4gbKTb3Ts&feature=related

Whats next? Iranian army developes invisible antigravity floating mothership equiped with lasers and utralsonic weaponary???

Give me a break.... sigh....