Virote_Considon
The Great Dictator
Imagine for a second that Azerbaijan and Armenia went to war. Assuming the following conditions were true what do you think would be the outcome of it would be in regards to victor and damage done.
Conditions assumed to be true:
"Armenia" also includes Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian state which has separated from Azerbaijan.
The Mujahadeen would not get involved, because, as in the 90s, the possible religious dimension available in this war would not be played out
Do you think Azerbaijan has a chance of invading Armenia and winning?
Does Armenia have the manpower to defend themselves from the Azeri forces without significant territorial loss or casualties?
What are your thoughts?
I think that if such a war occured, the Azeri's would likely take a beating, but at significant cost to the Armenians. However, I think the end result would be that Artsakh manages to assert its independence even more so.
Of course, then there's the fact that Russia has pledged to defend Armenia if Azerbaijan is the aggressor (I can't get the link to this right now; it was in a recent edition of Pravda, IIRC), and of course Turkey would be likely to get involved if either Armenia was the aggressor, or if Armenia invaded Nakhchivian.
Forces:
Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Armenian Armed Forces
Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army
Conditions assumed to be true:
"Armenia" also includes Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian state which has separated from Azerbaijan.
The Mujahadeen would not get involved, because, as in the 90s, the possible religious dimension available in this war would not be played out
Do you think Azerbaijan has a chance of invading Armenia and winning?
Does Armenia have the manpower to defend themselves from the Azeri forces without significant territorial loss or casualties?
What are your thoughts?
I think that if such a war occured, the Azeri's would likely take a beating, but at significant cost to the Armenians. However, I think the end result would be that Artsakh manages to assert its independence even more so.
Of course, then there's the fact that Russia has pledged to defend Armenia if Azerbaijan is the aggressor (I can't get the link to this right now; it was in a recent edition of Pravda, IIRC), and of course Turkey would be likely to get involved if either Armenia was the aggressor, or if Armenia invaded Nakhchivian.
Forces:
Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Armenian Armed Forces
Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army
) picture shows, Georgia and Azerbaijan cut off Russia from Armenia, and if Russia attacks Georgia to get to Armenia and hit the Azerbaijanis from the sides or rear, It might very well bring the US's ire to bear on Russia.
