Petraeus: The Emirati Air Force itself could take out the entireIranian Air Force

[mike]

In a previously unreported comment, U.S. Centcom commander Gen. David
Petraeus said last week that the United Arab Emirates, a key U.S. ally
in the Persian Gulf, has the capability to overpower Iran's Air Force.

"The Emirati Air Force itself could take out the entire Iranian Air
Force, I believe, given that it's got ... somewhere around 70 Block 60
F-16 fighters, which are better than the U.S. F-16 fighters," Petraeus
said during remarks at a recent conference put on in Bahrain by the
International Institute for Strategic Studies last week.

from http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/
http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/december-2009/petraeus-the-uaes-air-force-could-take-out-irans/

[David E. Powell]

On Dec 18, 11:47*am, Mike > wrote:
> In a previously unreported comment, U.S. Centcom commander Gen. David
> Petraeus said last week that the United Arab Emirates, a key U.S. ally
> in the Persian Gulf, has the capability to overpower Iran's Air Force.
>
> "The Emirati Air Force itself could take out the entire Iranian Air
> Force, I believe, given that it's got ... somewhere around 70 Block 60
> F-16 fighters, which are better than the U.S. F-16 fighters," Petraeus
> said during remarks at a recent conference put on in Bahrain by the
> International Institute for Strategic Studies last week.
>
> fromhttp://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/http://www.iiss.org/whats-new/iiss-in-the-press/december-2009/petraeu...

Iraq wants F-16s too I believe.

Now, the missiles are another matter.... plus other types of stuff
like terrorists Iran could send to cause problems.