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Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia

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Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia

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Post by urikaduri »

donkeybeer wrote: post #534
urikaduri wrote: post #529

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hah, I'm so used to thinking about these missiles as conventional that I forgot it actually means Iran was building the capability to nuke Europe. Or more accurately - to deter Europe with nukes while they export terrorism globally.

The only Middle Eastern country that has illegal nukes and doesn't deny the theories that they would nuke the whole world, including innocent countries when they felt "threatened" and they feel threatened by anything and everything, is not Iran.

I will give you the benefit of the doubt that you don't really believe the nonsesne you are writing, and just trolling.

Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia

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Post by tsoukase »

I still doubt that this enemy of the West, once more, is invented, created and sustained. Trillion dollar armies against a deserted country without allies should be a few days attack from earth and space, while neutralising the country abroad. This is not a modern war, this is a soft fight with goals to destabilise fossil energy and mainly to feed the media with a daily event. The same holds for Russia/Ukraine and in the past Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria whatever.

Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia

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Post by gizajob »

thunky wrote: post #313
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #236

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> those "proxies" are not "against" America or Israel - they exist solely as resistance groups that counter Israeli aggression, ethic cleansing, land theft etc. They explicitly call for the destruction of Israel.

A lot of people think the world would be better off without the violent Israeli regime and their influence.

Yes, the cohort of islamists and anti-semites, opposed to the decolonisation of historically jewish lands which were deliberately conquered in the name of Islam.

Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia

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Post by hirako2000 »

chasd00 wrote: post #355
hirako2000 wrote: post #255

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I thought the US president said they didn't expect a number of things that happened. It also expected a quick intervention, 2 weeks max.

To be fair Trump admins most optimistic timeline was “4-6 weeks maybe longer”. We’re at the end of week 3.

I recall it was 12 days, or 4 weeks. Perhaps I missed an early prediction from the state that it could be 4 to 6 weeks.

The 12 days, and 2 weeks is what I recall most. But reality is what we want to see and hear. Some would say we are at week 4. Some that we are ending week 3.

Reason would be to accept we are taken for fools anyway. Or worse, run by fools.

Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia

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Post by srean »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #486
kelipso wrote: post #453

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They only attacked countries that host US bases, correct?

> only attacked countries that host US bases, correct? No. Azerbaijan hosts no U.S. bases. Also, the Gulf hosts U.S. bases in part to protect against Iran. Blowing up hotels while missing American warships underlines why Iran is a shit neighbor.

Iran has said it was not them. So far Iran has been quite conscientious about taking responsibility of the targets they have hit or attempted to hit.

Israel on the other hand has a history of not being so.

Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia

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Post by srean »

throwaw12 wrote: post #512
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #489

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> Afghanistan as well Sure, if you’re Turkmenistan or Afghanistan, the latter which is being bombed by Pakistan, you’re fine. Also if you’re Azerbaijan, fuck you. What’s the argument? Like, Oman was trusted by parts of Tehran on diplomatic matters. They still got bombed. Trying to rationalize this is untenable—it was a stupid strategy of throwing toys out of the pram.

Doesn't look like you understood your own words about neutrality Azerbaijan does intelligence cooperation with Israel, against Iran, so it's not a neutral party. Oman, also shares their facilities to the US military.

That's right. Hosting military bases of the overlords that impose crippling sanctions that impoverish a nation on false premises is quite far away from a neutral country.

I didn't hear the neighbouring countries complain when Iran got attacked economically/financially and then later military.

Not exactly the behaviour of a fair neighbour.

Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia

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Post by machomaster »

sashagim wrote: post #526
ChuckMcM wrote: post #198

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I think the article downplays the element that the attack probably achieved its goal which was not to actually hit something at Diego Garcia, but to show that thing 2500 miles from Iran are potentially targetable by Iran. That starts conversations like the one here and in other fora about whether or not Iran would limit themselves to military targets (Russia doesn't as an example) and if not how could Europe and its…

> whether or not Iran would limit themselves to military targets This question has long been answered

How is it? So far they seem to be trying to hit actual non-civilian targets. Missing with the rockets on intended targets is a different matter.

And yes, hitting offices with American financial institutions or hotels with American soldiers in them is fine.

Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia

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Post by thunky »

gizajob wrote: post #543
thunky wrote: post #313

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A lot of people think the world would be better off without the violent Israeli regime and their influence.

Yes, the cohort of islamists and anti-semites, opposed to the decolonisation of historically jewish lands which were deliberately conquered in the name of Islam.

Amd also clear headed atheists.

Re: Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK's Diego Garcia

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Post by machomaster »

urikaduri wrote: post #527
Spooky23 wrote: post #505

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As a defender, you only need to fail once. Blow up a few B-2s on the ramp and that becomes a event with unlimited bad potential.

By the time it takes the missiles to reach there, the planes could be in the air.

Could be. But won't be. The flying time to target is mere minutes, and taking the plane from zero (not even crew inside) to air takes much longer than that.
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