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artemisia1

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17. They are fighting using asymmetrical warfare as the NVA did so successfully. No, they are not matching our
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 03:00 AM
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Air power, and yes, their Navy has been largely destroyed. It, however, was never going to be a player in this battle. Iran has more emotionally resilient and hardship hardened people than the U.S. has had in generations and they will take far more punishment than we ever will. For them, to stay in the fight is the route to eventual victory as it was for the NVA, the Taliban, etc. We also sold out our industrial capacity and cannot replace missiles, radars and interceptors in anything approaching realistic levels required to continue our present intensity. They are also going to win on the political front -- as Vietnam did -- as Europe, India, Japan and South Korea have their economies devastated by Trump's foolish actions.

They can and will take significantly more punishment than either the U.S. or Israel is able or willing to. They are also backed by two superpowers with industrial capacity in arms production that WILL NOT allow them to fall.

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Since you're doing stats,... LudwigPastorius Monday #1
fortunately drones don't carry 1000 LB payloads. WarGamer Monday #3
Because the US has destroyed their launchers Melon Monday #2
No it hasn't. They, most, at least, are in underground tunnels that shoot through the sand then are immediately artemisia1 Monday #10
Let's get real RoseTrellis 15 hrs ago #21
Let's get real. You simply don't know what you are talking about. Serbia used them very effectively against U.S. artemisia1 9 hrs ago #23
ISR today compared to over 2 decades ago DetroitLegalBeagle 9 hrs ago #30
Nor is the quality of decoys. The painted plywood models used by Serbia were obsolescent by the earl-200's. The new, artemisia1 8 hrs ago #31
Isn't Jinsa fucking part of the pro Israel lobby aligned with Likud and other MAGA adjacent fuckstains? SoFlaBro Monday #4
Are you saying the numbers are off? There are more sources like JPost... WarGamer Monday #5
A neo-con inspired, CONSERVATIVE think tank made up of war hawks. AloeVera 8 hrs ago #32
By next week StoolPigeon Monday #6
How about "Surrender is imminent"? dpibel Monday #7
I have no idea what will happen... but I do recognize nonsense on social media WarGamer Monday #8
You didn't mean that, right? dpibel Monday #12
Yeah, I almost had to laugh when I heard that Trump was trying to get the Kurds to attack Metaphorical Monday #11
That was their strategy. Saturate Israel and U.S. bases with cheap, older missiles, and exhaust their interceptors to artemisia1 Monday #9
Pretty much everything you just wrote is inaccurate. WarGamer Monday #13
Swap some country names and it'd look like it was sourced straight from a Russian Telegram channel. Lancero Monday #14
Do you get your news from Fox? I am in contact with several residents of Tel Aviv and the situation there is dire. artemisia1 Monday #15
I'm not fond of Israel, they're bullies in the region, specifically re gaza... WarGamer Monday #16
They are fighting using asymmetrical warfare as the NVA did so successfully. No, they are not matching our artemisia1 Monday #17
Agreed RoseTrellis 15 hrs ago #22
I do not get my information from X (Twitter) and I am not repeating garbage. One of my sources is several artemisia1 9 hrs ago #24
War Gamer is not pro-Israel! LeftInTX 23 hrs ago #20
Thanks. Good to know. His sources are Israeli, though, and that is a government that has taken spin and lying to artemisia1 9 hrs ago #28
I remember war saying Ukraine would fall to Russia within a few months questionseverything 9 hrs ago #29
Tel Aviv Greg_In_SF 9 hrs ago #26
Like Kiev, they have power at times, other times no. They were hit in a transmission or power plant and lost citywide artemisia1 9 hrs ago #27
According to residents in Tel Aviv, last night was the largest strike on Israel since the war began. You may wish artemisia1 Monday #18
Iran doesn't stand a chance in a fight with the US... Boo1 23 hrs ago #19
Maybe not, but they are curb-stomping Tel Aviv and Haifa as we speak. /nt artemisia1 9 hrs ago #25
So should we all just get behind trump Kingofalldems 6 hrs ago #33
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