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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet
Fair enough... i still say our guys would whip em  |
In a conventional conflict, yes. But the Iranians know a lot about fighting an asymmetrical conflict.
The US Navy found this out the hard way in an exercise. The 'red team' (Iranians) launched a human wave suicide attack against the US fleet. The result was 16 American ships sunk, including 3 carriers, with about 20,000 US casualties.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_2002
http://www.rense.com/general64/fore.htm