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

[Musings]

Although this will no doubt upset @Musings

Na bro - i dont get upset - unless it involves someone taking my food...........

 

[FUB]

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[BananaRepublic]

The goal of a soldier is solely to destroy the target and complete the mission. I have always believed that soldiers are pure and unsuited for the complex ideological work of civilian officials.
I..A few months ago, I have been emphasizing that this is a war. Either you end the failure, and the other side accepts it. The entire process is not important. The enemy will not talk to you about civilization or morality. Achieving strategic objectives is the pursuit of a soldier.
Iran has been blinded by the three hundred billion. I said this was halftime; it's not over yet.

That’s a very medieval approach to war.

Modern warfare is multifaceted. Especially when the enemy has a budget thousands times bigger than yours.

 

[RocketLaw]

I think - US is trying to cut off Russia's gas supply lines in RED SEA via Yemen under Iran

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Russia is poor and begging India for help!

 

[wangdefa]

That’s a very medieval approach to war.

Modern warfare is multifaceted. Especially when the enemy has a budget thousands times bigger than yours.

Human nature has remained unchanged for thousands of years, always repeating history.

 

[Pak Defender]

Satellite imagery shows a warehouse at 28°58'17.28"N, 48°04'59.42"E in Mina Abdullah, Kuwait, completely destroyed after being struck by Iranian Shahed-136 one-way attack (OWA) drones.

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[Master Chief]

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I'm not saying I believe this random twitter post. But it does present us with an interesting case study.

Why does Iran simply not stay quiet and execute its plan and then either: (a) retrospectively explain what it's done, or even (b) deny having done it (to create at least some minor confusion via the perception of false flagging by Israel)?

For a weaker party in an asymmetric war, to announce every minor escalatory step well in advance is rather amateurish. I don't recall such behaviour in an asymmetric war between nation states ever.

USA can certainly play this game of making x,y,z generalised threat and then following through on it. Iran cannot match USA in this particular game.

 

[FUB]

Lavrov said , the west is

“ It is agreement-incapable.”
Iran should destroy 10x of PGCC every time it is attacked.

The real president of the US is arriving this week and he will stay until Tuesday.

Every the time war criminals arrive , chaos escalates after they leave.

 

[BananaRepublic]

You can easily develop a stomach by blasting propaganda 24/7, something which Muslims do not understand or want to do to get the home front on your side. This is how they’re able to sustain the wars over decades with minimal resistant.

Even AIPAC is finding the limits of its propaganda.

Economic realities cuts through propaganda

 

[FUB]

I'm not saying I believe this random twitter post. But it does present us with an interesting case study.

Why does Iran simply not stay quiet and execute its plan and then either: (a) retrospectively explain what it's done, or even (b) deny having done it (to create at least some minor confusion via the perception of false flagging by Israel)?

For a weaker party in an asymmetric war, to announce every minor escalatory step well in advance is rather amateurish. I don't recall such behaviour in an asymmetric war between nation states ever.

USA can certainly play this game of making x,y,z generalised threat and then following through on it. Iran cannot match USA in this particular game.

The US is not fighting a symmetrical war. What I can not understand is why is Iran firing 50 Shahed drones and not 500 or 1000 a day .
It is clear that AD as far as Jordan has been decimated . Why is not IRGC just destroying and inflicting pain on Kuwait? In my opinion they are the weakest link of the PGCC countries . Most of the HIMARS are stationed in Kuwait .

 

[Professor Jiang]

Human nature has remained unchanged for thousands of years, always repeating history.

If it were this simple, what exactly would defence colleges throughout the world be teaching? How to club your opponent to death?

 

[FUB]

He does bring up a good point

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[Optical216]

F**K Trump
F**K Saudis
F**K Kuwait
F**K UAE
F**K Jordan
AND F**K Qatar
Sold out to that orange chump

 

[K2RULEZ]

So are you suggesting that hitting nuclear installations of another country, killing the entire top leadership or sinking the Iranian ships that resulted in killing of sailors and killing of over 100 innocent children, was not an all out war?

What you say is correct, but why hasn't Iran gone all out despite the setbacks you listed? Ever wondered why? It is because the Iranians fully realise that getting involved in a tit for tat with a superpower would ultimately be suicidal. Unless, of course, you are a fully fledged nuclear power with a credible triad capability. That changes the equation entirely. The Iranian Ayatollah deemed nuclear weapons impermissible. Today, they are discovering the implications.

As I said, Iran has found Trump's Achilles' heel namely, the Strait of Hormuz and US military bases in client Gulf states. As long as Iran keeps pounding these, even Trump's dad couldn't do much. Iran is punishing the entire world when the Americans and Israelis transgress. The Iranians are economically hurting the Americans, Israelis and the entire herd of sheep by choking off the Strait of Hormuz. Now tell me, isn't that a brilliant strategy?

 

[Optical216]

What you say is correct, but why hasn't Iran gone all out despite the setbacks you listed? Ever wondered why? It is because the Iranians fully realise that getting involved in a tit for tat with a superpower would ultimately be suicidal. Unless, of course, you are a fully fledged nuclear power with a credible triad capability.

As I said, Iran has found Trump's Achilles' heel namely, the Strait of Hormuz and US military bases in client Gulf states. As long as Iran keeps pounding these, even Trump's dad couldn't do much. Iran is punishing the entire world when the Americans and Israelis transgress. Now tell me, isn't that a brilliant strategy?

the more this war drags on the worse and worse it gets for that orange pig