US Perspective on the Iran - Israel / US War

[ShapurII]

If it has an opening that has been detected then it's pretty vulnerable.

Fordow had ventilation shafts. The US targeted them with 14 GBU-57s and assessment even by the US intelligence community is that the attack was not completely successful. Now make this one twice more difficult.

 

[Shags101]

There are still quite a few Hawks surrounding Trump.

It seems like in Iran the diplomats want a cease fire but some of the Hawks maybe in the IRGC won't go for it.

I know that but whose front and center honestly if it’s Marco Rubio that’s sad he’s not fanatical enough or charismatic to get people’s attention

 

[SolarWarden]

I suppose in the coming days the strikes on Iran will become heavier as B52s, B1s and B2s are used also Tehran will become a huge target? It also looks like Israel will commence air operations over Iran in coming days?

 

[ShapurII]

I suppose in the coming days the strikes on Iran will become heavier as B52s, B1s and B2s are used also Tehran will become a huge target? It also looks like Israel will commence air operations over Iran in coming days?

Yeah, I have a feeling that all this mess is a prelude to something bigger soon.

However, I doubt the US would attempt a ground invasion of Iran in the next couple of weeks though. Temperature in the south of Iran is already approaching 45C-50C with 80% humidity. It is impossible to invade the southern parts of Iran without proper logistics and medical care on the ground. And needless to say that with the rise of FPVs and Iran's missiles and drones, it is extremely difficult to provide your troops with food, water, ice and field hospitals to operate in such weather.

 

[SolarWarden]

Yeah, I have a feeling that all this mess is a prelude to something bigger soon.

However, I doubt the US would attempt a ground invasion of Iran in the next couple of weeks though. Temperature in the south of Iran is already approaching 45C-50C with 80% humidity. It is impossible to invade the southern parts of Iran without proper logistics and medical care on the ground. And needless to say that with the rise of FPVs and Iran's missiles and drones, it is extremely difficult to provide your troops with food, water, ice and field hospitals to operate in such weather.

No troops but special operations inside Iran or Islands I can see that happening.

 

[ShapurII]

No troops but special operations inside Iran or Islands I can see that happening.

To do what? What can the US achieve by "special operations" in Iranian islands if it doesn't mean to invade them? What would be the potential objectives of such special operations without having troops there?

There's nothing there but excessive heat and firsthand experience of having your friends or even worse yourself killed lol

 

[j_hungary]

Yup and locally, gasoline prices saw a slight upward bump.

5 bucks up since last time I posted. This isn't going to be a slight upward bump.....unless something happened or is happening, they are going back up to 90 probably in 2 days.

 

[ShapurII]

5 bucks up since last time I posted. This isn't going to be a slight upward bump.....unless something happened or is happening, they are going back up to 90 probably in 2 days.

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Dude, let's not cap ourselves to $90 per barrel. Let's hope for something even cooler. Like $120 per barrel, or even $150 per barrel when shit hits the fan (fingers crossed).

Personally, I think $200 per barrel is a pretty cool number. Not only it's fair, because the US dollar has devalued significantly in recent years and oil prices should be adjusted for inflation, but because war and turmoil in the world's energy artery should mean something after all. Otherwise, all the economic theories they have taught us so far have to be rethought and that'd be too much relearning and boring.

 

[j_hungary]

Because it's nonsense that's why.

There are absolutely pointless to have a meeting with a bunch of G2 and NSA guys, at this point it's easier to basically point out which targets they had not hit than getting a target package, every one of them in the list had probably already hit more than twice, I don't think anyone can find a way to make Iran hurt......