(April 13, 2024 at 5:23 pm)A. Secular Human Wrote:

(April 13, 2024 at 5:21 pm)Angrboda Wrote: It's Biden's fault.  If Trump were president, none of this would be happening.

You forgot the "/s"

(April 13, 2024 at 5:10 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It’s clearly too soon  to tell, but I expect that this will turn out to be a massive mistake on the part of Iran.

Boru

I wouldn't be so sure, no sane US politician wants to engage in a serious entanglement in Iran (because it would end up being a quagmire mixing the worst aspects of the Afghani and Iraqi invasions and blowing them up ten fold, at best) and frankly, for Israel it's Benny's Operation Barbarossa moment.

(April 14, 2024 at 12:13 pm)GUBU Wrote:

(April 13, 2024 at 5:10 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It’s clearly too soon  to tell, but I expect that this will turn out to be a massive mistake on the part of Iran.

Boru

I wouldn't be so sure, no sane US politician wants to engage in a serious entanglement in Iran (because it would end up being a quagmire mixing the worst aspects of the Afghani and Iraqi invasions and blowing them up ten fold, at best) and frankly, for Israel it's Benny's Operation Barbarossa moment.

I wasn’t even figuring the US as part of it. And I really doubt that any further fighting between Israel and Iran merits a comparison to Barbarossa.

Boru

(April 14, 2024 at 12:13 pm)GUBU Wrote: I wouldn't be so sure, no sane US politician wants to engage in a serious entanglement in Iran (because it would end up being a quagmire mixing the worst aspects of the Afghani and Iraqi invasions and blowing them up ten fold, at best) and frankly, for Israel it's Benny's Operation Barbarossa moment.

Call us when there's 180 divisions and 3500 warplanes massed.

(April 14, 2024 at 4:18 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:

(April 13, 2024 at 11:47 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Well, good news: apparently, the missiles were all intercepted, with exactly four direct casualties. Three Jordanians were killed by debris from the intercepted missiles, and one Bedouin girl was wounded by shrapnel. 31 people were were either wounded while trying to get to protected areas or treated for anxiety.

Iran must be breathing a collective sigh of relief, gratified that Israel is known far and wide for its embrace of the proportionate response. /s

Boru

Yeah, knowing that Israel's foreign policy MO tends to be "don't start a fight (at least not officially), but once it starts, escalate the fuck out of it beyond reason," (a point that's become blindingly obvious in the past couple months) it looks like whoever thought sending all these drones and missiles to Israel just shot themselves in the head.

I wonder how many acts this play will have till the fat lady appears.

(April 14, 2024 at 10:16 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: My son tells me his arty battalion is next up for deployment if it goes further. He's got a btn briefing on Monday for further word. Hopefully floating reserve and no duty in Syria or Jordan.

May he stay safe.

(April 14, 2024 at 10:16 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: My son tells me his arty battalion is next up for deployment if it goes further. He's got a btn briefing on Monday for further word. Hopefully floating reserve and no duty in Syria or Jordan.

Thank him for me/us.

Hoping for the best, Thump. My eldest son just came back after a tour in the ME.

(April 14, 2024 at 9:53 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: May he stay safe.

(April 14, 2024 at 10:46 pm)brewer Wrote: Thank him for me/us.

(April 14, 2024 at 11:11 pm)Fireball Wrote: Hoping for the best, Thump. My eldest son just came back after a tour in the ME.

Thank y'all, and thank your son from us, FB. What branch is he in?.