@AndreNikolai92@BillTheKid1603 They’ll have to land troops. The amphibious landings (they don’t even have enough ships right now anyways) and the sustainment of the beachheads would prove way too costly and far outweighs any positives of taking Taiwan by force. It’s just not a serious discussion right now.
@gbrew24 The last Vance quote in the article sums up the likely outcome imo. If a deal isn't reached (it won't be), they'll just leave Iran battered and with little financial reprieve. They'll abandon the situation with Isreal and Iran as belligerent as ever and the region in disarray.
@haphazard_media@theloneliberal@JoePostingg@CameronCorduroy Except that in this particular case the “not good” involves the possibility of nuclear war in the Middle East. Kinetic strikes on Iran are inevitable if there is no deal that limits their nuclear program.
@TheIntelFrogbu A few journos apparently got reports that the remaining stockpile is mostly just shorter range capable. Again, it’s all kinda speculative but who knows for sure anyway.
@michaeldweiss What I've heard is they have tons of short range that can hit UAE. Much less that can hit Israel. And much less future production for the next year or so.