What was the point of Iran’s fireworks display?
Are they really that pathetic? Or are they just frightened by a superior technology?
In any case… hopefully this is just sound and fury signifying nothing… out out brief candle.
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Israel hardliners are cornered. Also,not all are fireworks. Nevatim airbase's 2 runways seem damaged
from satellite photos. Clearly some fireworks are decoy missiles used for collecting Israel air defense information. The bottom line is it's unlikely Israel and Iran directly have a war because
1. The two countries are 1000 miles away, separated by a few countries. How can they fight ground war? Air attacks to each other are possible.
2. Iran's proxy wars against Israel have been going so well. Iran definitely has no desire to fight Israel directly. Israel is in disadvantage position, couldn't figure out an effective way to counter proxy war strategy. So Israel wants to fight Iran directly more than Iran wants to fight Israel directly from that perspective. But overall neither country really want to fight directly given the geographic difficulty.
3. Qasem Soleimani is brilliant strategist, perhaps the best strategist so far in 21th century. Name others if you don't think so. He created and implanted the strategy that made Iran being a country that attacks anyone through proxies but no one can attack them directly. When Israel/US realized how dangerous he was and killed him, it was too late. Iran' proxy war againsy Israel was already well established based on his strategy. Clearly Iran will continue his strategy. Israel and US so far have no effective strategy to against it.
In the end, it's our stupid Iraq war that made Soleimani's strategy become possible and successful. We lost Saddam to contain Iran. Iraq is Shiite majority country, but Saddam is Sunni. Post-Saddam Iraq is very friendly to Iran, as we see this time Iraq allows Iran's missiles fly over without intercepting them.
Here are my thoughts…
1. Agree. A ground war is not likely. While Israel has the capability of deploying troops via an airborne assault, they would have difficulty in deploying heavy armor. Iran has no capability of deploying troops.
2. Disagree. Israel has done a magnificent job fending off Hezbollah, Hamas, and other terrorist organizations over the years. The only time their security faltered is when their intelligence service missed the indicators leading to the October 7th attack. As far as air strikes, Israel would be extremely effective if they launched a massive air campaign against Iran. Iran’s air defenses are nowhere near that of
Israel’s.
3. The Iran proxy war has been going on for many years, even before Soleimani. Other than increased funding, nothing has particularly changed. Also, I wouldn’t call Soleimani a brilliant strategist at all. If he had any brains, he wouldn’t have put himself in a position to get taken out like he did. Dumb move on his part to even venture into Iraq.
Agree regarding the Iraq war. While I was in support of taking out Saddam at the time, I now know that I was wrong. It caused a power vacuum that allowed radical Shia groups to take control.
Iran is a black night.
Why do you worship geopolitical thugs? It’s an odd fetish.
Link: https://youtu.be/ZmInkxbvlCs?si=Ho8U9bQqd_yx9ZBc
I'm answering your question. You're such a drama queen. Within 24 hrs going from WW III to fireworks
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He use to work for one.
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Interesting that Jordan helped by shooting down drones headed to Israel.
Hopefully Bibi calls it a day.
They had to do something
They bombarded two US bases after we killed Soleimani. It was essentially a miracle that no one was killed, or we would have certainly retaliated. But we let it go.
Hopefully the Israelis will see it the same way now.
Hopefully Israel can take a W and leave it at that.
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You’ve answered your own question.
The “fireworks display” checked the “retaliation” box for their base, but carried out purposefully with negligible effect.
Israel and the United States knew this before it started.
The only way it escalates is if Israel plays an unnecessary game of dueling banjos.
Meanwhile, Baron, Cole, Coley, and the other clueless scaredy-cats will spend the day under the covers, taking cheap shots at President Biden.
If Iran launched 330 ballistic & cruise missiles into the US, would Biden refrain from responding?
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Apples and Horseshit, Ned.
Stick to Earth I facts.
You don't like the question because it exposes the idiocy of your position.
Try to hide that better next time.
he would say we deserved it.
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Not apples to apples. Iran telegraphed its shot which meant they knew and likely wanted it to be a
show only. That would not be the case with an attack on us.
Also when they hit a U.S. base after the General was killied, we didn’t respond. They should also not here.
Your example of a base in Syria is apples and chickens.
If Iran launched 330 missiles into US, even "telegraphed," would Biden not act?
The point is they wouldn’t, so it’s a meaningless comparison.
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The point is, you don't want to answer the question. We are just left to wonder why.
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Since we are such good pals…..I will say this. No, Iran would never have attacked us in that
manner, telegraphing the attack so that the missiles and drones could be knocked out. They did not want an escalation into the next world war with Israel. This is why the question is meaningless. That’s why they telegraphed their intentions. I will say that if they attacked us here in a massive way, we would obviously respond in kind if not worse.
How's yr reinstate the Draft Suggestion going? little Conor got
his fatigues clean and pressed and boots all shined? Hypocrite
So then why did Biden say “Don’t “ if he knew it would be an “attack gesture”. The Iron Dome and the
US/Israel were up to the attack. The Iranians were surprised at their ineffectiveness.
Another question would be why would Iran be openly broadcasting that this was just a gesture to check boxes? That would undo the point of the gesture which would be to satisfy militant factions who would no longer be satisfied if they knew it was all a game. This is not how radical Islam plays….they are not concerned with gestures. They want blood.
My far bigger worry is how the border chaos has made us vulnerable attack from within. Now, for another photo op.
Making a record is how the chessboard of international affairs is conducted.
Oh, and by the way, the United States is communicating with Iran throughout the game.
Still serious business, but you and your clueless fellow posters keep forgetting that Iran has thoughtful players on their team, who do not want to be the center of World War III.
Afghanistan withdrawal, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, the Border.
All handled poorly by Biden.
Bye bye Biden.
"Trump '24 or Expect More War"
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So long as DJT gets a Love Letter and some chocolate cake from Putin or Xi, he'll just turn his back
on whatever aggressions they'd like...
until its hardliners say they were pussies.
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Must bum you out that the Administration handled this correctly.
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i’m still trying to get over Oct 7th and the hostages Biden has left to die.
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So you think we should have directly intervened in this, eh Cotton?
Warmongering neo con.
That would gave been the worst solution for us and the hostages.
If only the hostages had been Brittany Greiner, they’d all be back in their own beds
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Uhm, wrong hostage takers, Cotton.
How would YOU have gotten the hostages back by now. Moron.
Not many hostages when Trump was president. Not much going on in the world. 🤔
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Soo, you have nothing as to how to get them out? Really? Remember when his pal Kim murdered the
kid who took a poster? What did he do?
Trump wasn’t even president when the kid was detained…and how many more hostages once
Trump was President?
He was when they held and killed him
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He was detained prior to Trump. And again, how many more hostages were taken and countries invaded
while Trump was president?
So it’s okay to kill those who were detained before him but held and killed when he was prez? Got it
The only difference he made as prez was Vlad was quiet in Ukraine to allow him to try and kill NATO.
Hamas didn’t care who was prez when they attacked.
When yr 0 for 20, even a bleeder single looks like a home run to you
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Iran’s military looks very weak now, and now they’re claiming “we weren’t really trying”which
also makes them look weak because it looks like they are playing western games of symbolism to their hardliners.
This is after they ignored Biden’s warnings within a day after it was given.
Regardless, it seems Netenyahu should not retaliate….
….Israel looks safer, Israel and the US still have a much better military and technology,
Iranian leadership is undermined regardless, and most importantly the US is very vulnerable to a terrorist attack with years of an unenforced border.
Take it and run.
But remember Iran’s disdain for Biden’s warning not to attack. No more freeing up money and resources for them. Treat the like an enemy. No more appeasement or our advantage may not be enough next time.
It’s for show. They can’t count on Russia so they know a war isn’t even a contest.
They launched drones and ballistic missiles, and the only person who appears to have been injured as a little girl and some outlying territory.
But they have to do something for their constituencies. They can’t leave the appearance that Israeli Actions were not respond.