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Majority of Iranian weapons were destroyed by U.S. not Israel.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:38 am
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:38 am
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U.S., NOT ISRAEL, SHOT DOWN MOST IRAN DRONES AND MISSILES
American forces did most of the heavy lifting responding to Iran’s retaliation for the attack on its embassy in Damascus.
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THE UNITED STATES shot down more drones and missiles than Israel did on Saturday night during Iran’s attack, The Intercept can report.
More than half of Iran’s weapons were destroyed by U.S. aircraft and missiles before they ever reached Israel. In fact, by commanding a multinational air defense operation and scrambling American fighter jets, this was a U.S. military triumph.
The extent of the U.S. military operation is unbeknownst to the American public, but the Pentagon coordinated a multination, regionwide defense extending from northern Iraq to the southern Persian Gulf on Saturday. During the operation, the U.S., U.K., France, and Jordan all shot down the majority of Iranian drones and missiles. In fact, where U.S. aircraft originated from has not been officially announced, an omission that has been repeated by the mainstream media. Additionally, the role of Saudi Arabia is unclear, both as a base for the United States and in terms of any actions by the Saudi military.
In calculating the size of Iran’s attack and the overwhelming role of the United States, U.S. military sources say that the preliminary estimate is that half of Iran’s weapons experienced technical failures of some sort.
“U.S. intelligence estimates that half of the weapons fired by Iran failed upon launch or in flight due to technical issues,” a U.S. Air Force senior officer told The Intercept. Of the remaining 160 or so, the U.S. shot down the majority, the officer said. The officer was granted anonymity to speak about sensitive operational matters.
Asked to comment on the United States shooting down half of Iran’s drones and missiles, the Israel Defense Forces and the White House National Security Council did not respond at the time of publication. The Pentagon referred The Intercept to U.S. Central Command, which pointed to a press release saying CENTCOM forces supported by U.S. European Command destroyers “successfully engaged and destroyed more than 80 one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicles (OWA UAV) and at least six ballistic missiles intended to strike Israel from Iran and Yemen.”
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://theintercept.com/2024/04/15/iran-attack-israel-drones-missiles/
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 11:40 am
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:40 am to loogaroo
Are you complaining that we’re spending trillions to protect our greatest ally?
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:42 am to loogaroo
Now we as American taxpayers will need to pay to replenish the arms used by all parties.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:43 am to loogaroo
I'm not sure that this is exactly a revelation.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:45 am to KiwiHead
We give Iran $6 billion and use our own shite to shoot down our own shite.
Winning!
Winning!
Posted on 4/17/24 at 11:49 am to el Gaucho
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Are you complaining that we’re spending trillions to protect our greatest ally?
People here have grown so accustomed to groupthink that most have forgotten basics. This board stinks of stupidity from 95% of its users.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 12:15 pm to loogaroo
Can we just bring Israel into the fold and call it our 51st state? Because that’s essentially what they are.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 12:40 pm to loogaroo
It would seem rather obvious that this happened. The shots fired at Israel came from outside of Israel’s territory and best destroyed before it entered into Israel’s airspace and causing significant damage. That would ensure a major response back at Iran by Israel possibly with nuclear weapons. The air support came from a number of locations from a number of different countries. Now don’t get me wrong but if the ground was converted to glass in that Muslim area I’d be okay with it
Posted on 4/17/24 at 12:41 pm to loogaroo
Does it matter who shot them down? Point is that Iran put a ton of effort in and hit jack shite.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 12:41 pm to loogaroo
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“U.S. intelligence estimates that half of the weapons fired by Iran failed upon launch or in flight due to technical issues,” a U.S. Air Force senior officer told The Intercept. Of the remaining 160 or so, the U.S. shot down the majority, the officer said. The officer was granted anonymity to speak about sensitive operational matters.
These guys haven't been right or have propagandized for the last 30 years.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:56 pm to loogaroo
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More than half of Iran’s weapons were destroyed by U.S. aircraft and missiles before they ever reached Israel. In fact, by commanding a multinational air defense operation and scrambling American fighter jets, this was a U.S. military triumph.
Nah. I was assured yesterday in a thread on this very board that Iran's attack, no matter how unsuccessful it appeared, was actually a great victory for them!
Shut up and eat your crickets!
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:57 pm to loogaroo
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We give Iran $6 billion and use our own shite to shoot down our own shite.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:59 pm to TDsngumbo
quote:not realizing that were responding to a poster whose shtick is sarcasm
People here have grown so accustomed to groupthink that most have forgotten basics. This board stinks of stupidity from 95% of its users.
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 4/17/24 at 2:39 pm to teke184
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Does it matter who shot them down? Point is that Iran put a ton of effort in and hit jack shite.
That doesn't compute with the lunatic anti Israeli fringe bots that are only millimeters behind the Palestinian lovers of the anti Semitic left. Two leopards with different spots.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 2:42 pm to loogaroo
so are you complaining we directly spent then ammo to shoot down the missiles as opposed to us giving Israel the ammo to shoot down the weapons....in the end its US produced and paid for wither way
Posted on 4/17/24 at 2:49 pm to tigeraddict
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so are you complaining we directly spent then ammo to shoot down the missiles as opposed to us giving Israel the ammo to shoot down the weapons....in the end its US produced and paid for wither way
No. We gave Iran the money that made it possible for them to launch this attack.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 3:07 pm to loogaroo
“U.S. intelligence estimates that half of the weapons fired by Iran failed upon launch or in flight due to technical issues,” a U.S. Air Force senior officer told The Intercept. Of the remaining 160 or so, the U.S. shot down the majority, the officer said. The officer was granted anonymity to speak about sensitive operational matters.
That blows your theory of more than half were destroyed by US systems .....It follows closely in line with what was originally reported .......Half the crap scared a hell of lot of camels in Iran .......
That blows your theory of more than half were destroyed by US systems .....It follows closely in line with what was originally reported .......Half the crap scared a hell of lot of camels in Iran .......
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