March 1, 2007 - 15:10 AMT
There are a lot of intellectuals in Iran who can lead an effective and intelligent war
"In case of military attack against Iran American troops can suffer serious and irreplaceable loses. First of all, we should take into account the large geographical area that Iran occupies. It will be very difficult to keep under control these territories," specialist in Persian philology Tadevos Charchyan told in the interview to the PanARMENIAN.Net. He said, there are more intellectuals in Iran who can lead an effective, intelligent and organized war. Iran has a lot of experienced military leaders. "Iran can put incomparably more means and armaments and of course, military contingents in the war. And at last, we should not forget about many Iranians who live in the United States, and, by the way, they are more patriotic for their historical homeland. Perhaps, they do not agree with the current regime in Iran. But they love their Iran both in the context of culture and values, and in the context of nation, that's why they will not seat quietly and watch how their great country is being destroyed, how are being destroyed the cultural values by analogy with ancient Mesopotamia, where first civilizations were born. Also there are other detail problems, and the U.S.A. understands it very good," he said.

As to the Iranian opposition, Charchyan said that it will try to settle its problems relying on the United States, at the expense of the country and its own security. "The opposition realizes the situation very well and generally will try to solve its problems with the help of domestic means. True, pro-American powers can make use of it, and this must be taken into account," the specialist in Persian philology stressed.

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