When they stop shooting back.
Yeah, frankly this is a bandaid that should have been ripped off during the Carter administration. Blithely hoping and praying that self declared enemies and threats will just go away or chill out on their own, even when you fully have the muscle and justification to take them out early, is a mindset that has been absolutely cancerous to the West and led to decades of half assed sanctions and minor airstrikes when the likes of the Ayatollah and Gaddafi and Castro were gleefully shitting things up regionwide/worldwide while brutalising their own populations.
OSINT guys are worthless when dealing with an actual military and not a bunch of slavs who livestream everything to Telegram.
There was terrorist under that apartment building. In all seriousness though. It's possible that no one is in control in Iran and soldiers are now using drones and missiles for the fun of it
Ironically the USA will make bank. Nothing wrong with our gas and oil exports. Thanks Iran!
Sounds like Obama would have been the perfect leader to conquer them.
Eeeerm, ever heard that the enemy of your enemy is not your friend?
Iran would've only nuked israel then would've been nuked by everyone else. I see a distinct lack of me or my people getting nuked
My provocative-speculative take is that there is a hierarchy among the pilot trainees, the ones who are good are going to pilot fighters, the ones that are not as a good are going to pilot bombers, growlers, etc. You mention F-15 "platform", but please note that these are two completely different planes: F-15C Eagle (1-seater air superiority jet, think F-22 but older) and F-15E Strike Eagle / Mudhen (2-seater strike jet / tactical bomber). I suppose the Mudhen drivers are just not used to dodging SAMs, and it's also hard to manouver in a two-seater because of G-forces and communication, you don't want your WSO to pass out, the plane is also heavier, and I'm not sure but I think Mudhen might be limited to 7G or even 5G because of the greater weight associated with the reinforced structure and heavy bomb loadout.
Optical illusions. Like ball lightning
you’re right, but as someone who suffers from TDS my feelings are that war with Iran was inevitable for a while and so far western governments have refused to handle it because of the political cost. Even if this war works out without a hitch (I’m optimistic, but not that optimistic) this will seriously hurt Trump and the Republicans’ credibility with the disaffected independent voters. So the way I see it, the biggest backer of terrorism in my lifetime is getting destroyed, tens of millions of people have an opportunity to free themselves, and Republicans destroyed their chances of holding onto congress. Oh, and leftists are seething.
Brilliant strategy. Let's just roll the dice and hope they nuke somebody else instead of us and then deplete our stockpile nuking them in retaliation to end the threat, pissing off if not destroying all the surrounding arab states that are becoming our friend instead of strategically raping them with inpunity while securing new resources and leverage over China in the process. I can tell you're an Indian because you have zero problem solving skills or a concept or cause and effect.
OSINTdefender together with the Faytuks guys are always racing to be the first in publishing any sort of story or event that happens. I remember during the weeks and months before the took Maduro that any sort of movement by the Venezuelan military was taken as some sort of sign. During late November there was an airshow at an airbase, it was a pretty well known event and the military was going to perform some airshows there (I went, it was pretty cool) and the OSINT guys were going nuts about it. Thinking that every movement was some sort of response by the Venezuelans to the Americans. They are a bit clownish at times, specially OSINTdefender who suffers from severe TDS.
American troops landed at sites in the Rutba district, including the Shananah area near Nukhaib and the Chalabat area, using 5–7 helicopters. When Iraqi border guards and army units approached the landing sites on March 4, clashes broke out. One Iraqi soldier was killed and two were wounded, while two Humvees belonging to the Iraqi army were damaged or burned. Iraqi officials said the forces opened fire when approached within a few kilometers. Authorities say the purpose of the deployment remains unclear, though it may have involved reconnaissance or intelligence gathering. It is known that PMF militias are based in the areas. Iraqi security forces described the incident as an unjustified attack and launched a high-level investigation.
Three elements to this (educated guessing). One, US has built into its policy of cooperation with allies we always take on the hardest missions. This ensures friendlies don't feel expendable.