re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread

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Now we either have to make a deal with less than desirable terms, or we have to continue the blockade and "Operation Freedom" until Iran takes the offensive.

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All we have to do is arm the citizens.

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Now we either have to make a deal with less than desirable terms

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Not in Trumps wheel house, now or never.

Exclusive

Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported, satellite images show

Imagery published by Iranian state-affiliated media and verified by The Post shows damage to at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites.

Today at 7:00 a.m. EDT

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Summary

Iranian airstrikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites across the Middle East since the war began, hitting hangars, barracks, fuel depots, aircraft and key radar, communications and air defense equipment, according to a Washington Post analysis of satellite imagery. The amount of destruction is far larger than what has been publicly acknowledged by the U.S. government or previously reported.

The threat of air attacks rendered some of the U.S. bases in the region too dangerous to staff at normal levels, and commanders moved most of the personnel from these sites out of the range of Iranian fire at the start of the war, officials have said.

Sounds like a call to terror sleeper cells.....

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With what?

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With whatever they have.

General Caine acknowledged a few days ago that Iran fired upon US Navy ships in the strait, but that it did not "cross the threshold" to trigger retaliation.

As soon as they cross that threshold, we can retaliate without restarting the War Powers clock. Until then, the stalemate will be maintained.

There is no way to say it other than this is a colossal failure at this point. The SOH is locked tight, and we are sitting back after we created the issue because we know we can’t put troops in Iran. Good thing we can read about our big powerful bombs via X!

About as much damage as a good sized midwestern tornado front that hits a couple of trailer parks and a few businesses. From a US military performance point of view, virtually no impact other than the couple of new radars that were hit. That's one reason the pre-war buildup took several weeks. They were getting most important stuff out of harm's way.

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With whatever they have.

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And what’s that?

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General Caine acknowledged a few days ago that Iran fired upon US Navy ships in the strait, but that it did not "cross the threshold" to trigger retaliation.

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Fired what? A Marlin .22? a muzzle loading 12-pound Napoleon? Sling shot?

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This is certainly not an opinion I ever expected on this board.

‘Twas nothing more than a Midwest tornado…

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do you use a $2-4m missile to protect a $100k (or less) building that is empty of troops....?

you deploy your missiles around more important targets (living targets)

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TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. forces operating in the Gulf of Oman enforced blockade measures by disabling an Iranian-flagged unladen oil tanker attempting to sail toward an Iranian port at 9 a.m. ET, May 6.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces observed M/T Hasna as it transited international waters enroute to an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman. American forces issued multiple warnings and informed the Iranian-flagged vessel it was in violation of the U.S. blockade.

After Hasna’s crew failed to comply with repeated warnings, U.S. forces disabled the tanker’s rudder by firing several rounds from the 20mm cannon gun of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet launched from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Hasna is no longer transiting to Iran.

The U.S. blockade against ships attempting to enter or depart Iranian ports remains in full effect. CENTCOM forces continue to act deliberately and professionally to ensure compliance.

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