Reply #68: they mined the harbor [View All]

[boricua79]

because they were at war with iraq

and the United States took sides in that war and actively attacked Iranian forces.

Despite that, attacking a civilian airliner is a warcrime and there is NO excuse for that.

The U.S. profited by selling weapons to Iran to fight Iran, and attacking Iran indirectly.

We were involved in that war...and we were on the Iraqi side.

As for today's conflict...I wouldn't be so cocky about our Navy's capabilities. The Iranians have Russian-made Sunburn missiles. In an U.S. - Iran conflict, one thing is for sure: our ships would end up at the bottom of the Strait of Hormuz. If Iran has one advantage on us, it's their capability to sink our fleet in the Strait.

With modern missile technology, the Navy would be the branch of the armed forces that would suffer the most losses in a direct conflict, especially one where forces will be exposed to enemy fire. Of course, ground forces would be vulnerable.