re: Surprised to see Iran is showing plenty of missile capability?

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That was done before hostilities began, and in conjunction with acknowledgments that military strikes on Iran from those bases would not occur. Those announcements were openly publicized, to emphasize that any targeting of bases was a targeting of their Middle East neighbors, not of the US military.

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Hmm. I had not seen that they were moved before hostilities began. Where did you see that?

The articles I saw pointed to damaged bases as the reason.

So we all agree China will and is currently using Iran as a proxy against the west?

Can we also agree that absent regime change they can make up any losses Iran suffers militarily in this war as far as missile, arms or planes almost overnight the moment it ends? If not why do you believe otherwise?

If you agree that is the case what is the point of blowing up their missiles or any of our other stated goals outside of elimination of nuclear facilities if they can be replaced as soon as we leave?

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Don't their launch crews have a 50% mortality rate?

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But only for the lucky ones that are still alive.

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Surprised to see Iran is showing plenty of missile capability?

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Now do Ukraine

There was no impact to trade before the bombs started falling. So that justification is lacking.

Because the result is China sending missiles to our bases there.

So your cost benefit analysis better be on point.

I realize that at the end of the day it’s a personal feeling as to whether the attacks are justified. Or a difference of opinion.

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There was no impact to trade before the bombs started falling. So that justification is lacking.

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There was a severe impact to my wallet.

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I agree that absent regime change, China will re-supply Iran.

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And if we’ve disarmed Iran to the point that they are without the ability to project power without removing the regime who now fears both us and dissidents within its own nation who else will they have to turn to in a bipolar geopolitical world as a counterbalance against America other than China?

We’re forcing Iran into Chinas lap just like we pushed Russia there with our approach in the lead up to the war in Ukraine.

The whole premise of the operation from the moment we didn’t have a plan outside of assassination to execute regime change yet decided to remain in the conflict when that gambit failed is an escalatory path to progressively worse outcomes with every refusal to negotiate an exit.

We started with an open strait of Hormuz, now it’s closed.

We started with a neutered Iran sitting within its own borders isolated from the world, now it’s pushed into Chinas lap as its closest global ally out of necessity.

We started with a strong winning conservative coalition mostly unified on policy, now part of that group many of whom were Trumps strongest supporters during the campaign and before it are told that we aren’t “MAGA” unless we support things that didn’t used to be “MAGA” and that people who were lukewarm or hostile to Trump like Graham, Levin and Shapiro are the real MAGA voice.

“You got to know when to hold em…
know when to fold em… know when to walk away and know when to run.”

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Surprised to see a country not bow down after being attacked? What would you do in the situation?

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No, I'm surprised they still exist at all. We could absolutely end Iran at any moment. Time to make that happen.

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Haha. You sound like a sophomore…

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You sound like some sort of shill for hyping FOUR missiles as "plenty" of capacity.