Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds

Why are NATO partners quitting the middle east and exiting?

NATO partners see US as an incompetent and failed protector of the NATO alliance. if US cant fight well, NATO members know that is a sign and solid reason to not start any joint NATO war with US on their side.

If my hypothesis above is correct it peobwbly means Ukraine will buckle or break under Russia military pressure sooner than expected.

Iran attacked British/italian/french bases (NATO bases) in iraq with drones during the early phases of the War.

that led to death and casualties (google it), smarter for them to leave.
 
Former U.S. pilot who deployed to the Middle East. Wish some of our American friends on here would listen to reasonable analysis rather than focus exclusively on kinetic damages.


i need to ask, why were chinese exporting rare earths to usa in first place?
knowing full well that usa uses these rare earth materials sold by china to maintain their competitive edge in the military domain?

is this not a strategic suicide akin to treachery that you provide your own adversary the raw materials to build guns which are then pointed back at you?
 
Lets face it the orange buffoon doesn't know his ass from his elbow he has no strategy or plan other than keep hitting.

At start he suggested a couple of days then 4 days then 2 weeks etc etc I think the imbecile is winging it
Done it all his orange life. Some of the crap he comes out with is more insane than Biden
 
i need to ask, why were chinese exporting rare earths to usa in first place?
knowing full well that usa uses these rare earth materials sold by china to maintain their competitive edge in the military domain?

Because business is business. And if China started restricting certain minerals to US then U.S. would find Chinese trade pain points as well. I think a few rare earth materials are now banned for export but not a wide range of them.

is this not a strategic suicide akin to treachery that you provide your own adversary the raw materials to build guns which are then pointed back at you?

A lot of these materials are dual use material. They have both civilian and military applications.

China was a major export economy for decades, the prioritized their economy and their deterrence over irrational trade policy. That may change in the future depending on US posture.
 


Very strange how Jordan is being spared in all of this.

Most of the US military flights are coming from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The key is the tanker flights, reduce the amount of tankers and or make the airspace unsafe and the amount of sorties will drop.
 

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