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15 Aug 2008 11:21 am
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I keep imagining that one of one of the Kagans - perhaps one we haven't yet even heard of - will soon be advocating actual - oh, wait:
Having pulled back from Ossetia and Abkhazia, the Georgians can now
regroup and re-equip. They are in desperate need of two things: weapons
to kill tanks, and weapons to kill or deter aircraft and helicopters.
We can supply both. The Stinger missile, the bane of Russian Frontal
Aviation in Afghanistan, is still the most potent shoulder-fired weapon
around. It will cause Russian close support aircraft to keep their
distance, or to attack from higher altitude. Providing Georgia with
medium-range surface-to-air missiles which can be deployed from
Georgian territory proper will further push back their high-altitude
aircraft (e.g., Tu-22M Backfires )...
First, we need to give the Georgians anti-tank mines, and not just any kind, but our latest "smart" off-route mines like the XM93 Wide Area Mine
(WAM). These don't have to be placed directly on the roads, but can be
put off to the side, where built-in sensors can detect armored vehicles
and launch explosive formed penetrator (RFP) warheads at them.
Second, we need to give them our best anti-tank guided missile, the FGM-148 Javelin . This is a "fire and
forget" weapon: once the operator lines up the target in his sights and
locks on, he can fire the missile and get away, while the missile will
fly autonomously to the target.
Do the neocons understand that this means war with Russia? Do they really believe that it's a sensible idea, given so many other commitments and the pressing need for unified pressure on Iran?
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