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US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war

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Re: US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war

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Post by exe34 »

buckle8017 wrote: post #13
coffinbirth wrote: post #7

Reminder that the US is responsible for the precision strike murder of at least 175 people including 150 school children[1] and Trump, Hegseth and the entire rest of that criminal administration are still not in prison without the possibility of parole. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Minab_school_attack

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It's impressive how the US intelligence agencies must have been gutted under Trump. I'm guessing if there were anybody competent left, this is the kind of thing they would have known.

I can't imagine the level of secrecy it would take to hide something like this from a competent NRO - the amount of construction work, the little girls coming and going - what did they think, it was a military Epstein island?

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Post by jm4 »

ceejayoz wrote: post #3

We've been told their air defenses are completely wiped out. Why do we need stealthy cruise missiles now?

Iran claimed today that they have a new homegrown air defense system in use. I saw another report about a new Chinese system deployed in Iran that was used to hit the F35.

Who knows what’s true, but it’s 100% clear that the administration is lying to us and maybe even to themselves. We lost multiple aircraft yesterday. That F15 would likely only be used in situations where we believe we have air superiority. The fact that it was shot down is a big fuck up and suggests the people in charge don’t actually know what they’re up against.

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Post by beached_whale »

java-man wrote: post #2

While China is preparing for annexation of Taiwan in 2028.

There is a lesson in Ukraine and Iran being that invading a prepared country isn't easy and takes full commitment. Taiwan is most likely very prepared to defend itself.

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Post by KellyCriterion »

sheikhnbake wrote: post #10
phtrivier wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To win the war another time, I guess ? To be fair, he told us we would get "tired of winning". On a more serious note : could it be that iranian air defense is being supplemented by an ally ? Someone further east ? Or, simply, that they kept some reserve to keep the war long, and play with the American customer's never ?

Iran has been preparing for this for decades. I wouldn't be surprised if they held a hidden reserve for air defense and let the USAF 'get comfortable' before redeploying

There was a ("propaganda") video by the Iran Forces some weeks ago showing some underground facilites: If even half of it is true shown there, then they have large capacities.

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Post by Johanx64 »

vrganj wrote: post #22

This whole war has already been a weird suicide ritual when it comes to American soft power. I guess hard power is next. The American Empire, burnt down by its own Nero/Caligula hybrid, while the population just watches it happen...

What do you think American Empire is all about if not controlling the oil rich countries in middle east, as well as extremely oil rich countries like Venezuela?

The only failing here is that America has decaying, hallowed out industrial base where it can't just cheaply mass produce and replenish hi-end rockets and tech to take care of business-as-usual quickly, because everything down to raw materials is just so expensive.

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Post by heresie-dabord »

vrganj wrote: post #22

This whole war has already been a weird suicide ritual when it comes to American soft power. I guess hard power is next. The American Empire, burnt down by its own Nero/Caligula hybrid, while the population just watches it happen...

"Come now, don't exaggerate," said numerous apologists. "How bad can a bad person possibly be?"

It would seem that a bad person, elected to the highest office, surrounded by equally corrupt appointees, can do harm on a global scale. And all of it is home-grown. The entire population of deportees posed less of a threat then what the US has bestowed upon itself in one presidential term.

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Post by ceejayoz »

vkou wrote: post #14
tokai wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why make up unsubstantiated claims about Chinese support, when it is known that Russia supports Iran with military hardware?

Russia's pretty busy with its own war.

But probably itching to do to the US what the US did to them in Ukraine.

(And doing so is likely to reduce US aid to Ukraine, as a bonus to them. Ukraine's certainly not likely to get Tomahawks and Patriots right now.)

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Post by prmph »

vrganj wrote: post #22

This whole war has already been a weird suicide ritual when it comes to American soft power. I guess hard power is next. The American Empire, burnt down by its own Nero/Caligula hybrid, while the population just watches it happen...

I guess now would be a good time for China to make its move on you-know-who.
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