I can't help but wonder if that wasn't the plan to secure Venezuela before Hormuz got closed.
It actually makes a lot of sense if you are looking at all these events as being connected theaters of a slow burn ww3.
Iran shot a ballistic missile at turkey too (that the US chose to shoot down).
If we were trying to make Iran look bad and drag others into this mess on our side it would have been super convenient to NOT intercept it and just let it do its thing.
We could have done nothing and let another...
Yes this.
It's a high risk game to wipe out Iranian ability to launch missiles and drones before we run out of interceptors.
Iran is fighting for their survival. We are fighting an elective battle where everything has to be flown in or shipped in. This could become a problem.
@GOPerfect when you spoke to the good dr. How was the report from Israel? Are a lot of missiles and drones making it through the defenses?
The media seems to be keeping a pretty good lid on information on losses and damage from getting out. Just curious from a boots on the ground report.
Realistically I was thinking 3.50-4 by end of week.
The longer this goes and the longer the strait is closed the higher the prices will gradually rise. 5$ isn't out of the question in a relatively short time.
Just thinking out loud here.....
The Iranian regime knows that this is now a fight for their very survival.
Trump has made statements to the effect of we're planning on 4-5 week operation.
Keeping those 2 facts in mind, why in the hell would Iranian regime not drag this out and make it as...
I'm really conflicted about all this.
I support our military 100%.
But I'm pretty jaded by Iraq/Afghanistan.
I absolutely believe Iran does a lot of bad shit and the Ayatollah was a huge asshole, and the IRGC are terrible people. They absolutely are responsible for American dead. The world is...
Fortunately it sounds like all the air crew (6) are alive.
F15e have a crew of 2, a pilot and a weapons system officer.
Luckily they all survived and parachuted into Kuwait not Iran.
I would not want to be downed over Iran.
I think total, we are up to 4 KIA, But it's likely going to be...