@Schwuaa@AdvaitMore0@dFQms3KtWf75876 Add the F-35 to the losses too, once a fighter jet like that is hit even if not fully destroyed, will be likely put out of commission for a very long time or just fielded forever and used as scrap parts for other jets, modern fighters are extremely sensitive machines
@dismaljot@nomagesallowe@POTUS39Archive He was such a consequential part of modern US history whether you like him or not that the name doesn’t even matter anymore, saying Obama in America is like saying John, it’s inherently American now and it’s one of the few foreign names that received this treatment
@mdubowitz America struck back and somehow, against all odds, they lost again to a country that could have been defeated 47 years ago and even today, I do not understand why Iran seems to be America’s kryptonite where they destroy the ruling party every single time
@evildrummer@Walianohohoh@Osint613 No silly they just need to be a regular ass country, i certainly do not wish for the eradication of Israel at all however I do wish they’d stop being so feral (I know their neighbours don’t help) and accept that not every criticism of Israel is antisemitism
@Z_AustinG@Osint613 There is virtually nothing else other than nuclear weapons the US can do to Iran, ground invasion will be massively bloody for US troops and Trump will be impeached, another bombing campaign won’t solve anything either, Trump has lost this war because he was wishy washy
@JosephB987654@Osint613 lol Iran has enacted regime change in US before their own regime got changed, this will only solidify their resolve and they will fight tooth and nail to maintain their own power, Trump’s war has cost the republicans every single thing
@Backwoodsherpa@Igi_POLCOM The US hasn’t defeated Iran yet, at all, if Trump pulls out as it stand right now, this is America’s second true defeat alongside Vietnam, US bases in ME were devastated, many of them are no longer operational, critical weapons stockpiles have been lost with zero results to show
@Lulziathin@Igi_POLCOM Iran hasn’t lost the strait, they’ve been ramping up their attacks this last month tremendously, the USN doesn’t have true freedom of navigation either, and American bases are ravaged across the ME with no signs of Iran backing down, Iran hasn’t won but hasn’t lost neither
@FuryT2dot0@skidrivebike@WarMonitor3 The US military budget is 3x the entire Iranian economy and they still took out 100 aircraft some of which were invaluable such as AWACS, and wreaked havoc on US presence in the ME, a near peer like China would pummel the US military like never before mate
@HarmlessHQ If Trump isn’t compromised he’d likely withdraw support for SA and at the very most launch a few targeted airstrikes against govt officials, with all its money and gear, SA isn’t Iran which is battle hardened and can take punishment and fight back, they’re a house of glass
@BradSD_@Osint613 Iran does have its own satellite network surprisingly but I’m sure Russia did aid them, this is mostly just US finding out that they’re fighting a much stronger military than their previous adventures (although the power imbalance between US and Iran is still absolutely massive)
@BDqwd75863@sethharpesq In the past yes, in Iran they haven’t really killed a substantial amount of IRGC, mostly civilians, they did destroy their antique air force and navy but the Hormuz is still closed, the US bases in ME are obliterated and there is zero to show for it, this is a loss for now
@sethharpesq Currently the only true decisive defeats the US has faced in the recent era has been Vietnam and Iran (so far, the war isn’t over) they also devastated both of these countries however Vietnam ensued heavy casualties on the US military and Iran is very very far from being defeated
@djaidyj@Osint613 No, actually close to 20% of US total capability was used against Iran, and some systems ran critically low, nevertheless it is somewhat impressive what they were able to achieve with 20% but Iran is very far from being defeated, perhaps 60% and ground troops would change things
@itsjonboy765@dudzdigital@Osint613 A nuclear strike (I assume that’s what you mean since that is the only way US could possibly win in a day) would not be a win, it would be a pyrrhic victory which would lead to the evaporation of Ukraine and the Baltic states and the domino effect would ensue as taboo was broken
@dudzdigital@Osint613 First is definitely not a flex and Hamas got their ass kicked sideways and in every way
Iran however is a bittersweet victory, the US military budget is 3x the entirety of Iran’s economy and they have not been able to decisively defeat Iran, I dislike the regime, this is a loss
@Osint613 lol I thought no missiles were able to hit US ships, very far into the future the Iran war will be declassified and we will see the true extent of the damage and casualties
@darkworldq8hot1@Osint613 Not true, the main reason for such high prices is the fact that the SOH (a main artery of oil transport) is for the most part shut and is the most dangerous body of water to traverse on earth as of now, market always reports to shortages and speculation of what’s to come @grok