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(1,855 posts)"Knock the hell outta their uranium enrichment system and we'll look the other way"?
emulatorloo
(44,164 posts)Arthur_Frain
(1,855 posts)BootinUp
(47,177 posts)TeamProg
(6,193 posts)BootinUp
(47,177 posts)TeamProg
(6,193 posts)BootinUp
(47,177 posts)Barry Markson
(220 posts)Or was that Iran?
littlemissmartypants
(22,722 posts)emulatorloo
(44,164 posts)Ace Rothstein
(3,182 posts)That account was all over the Iranian strikes on Saturday before any large media outlets started reporting on them.
emulatorloo
(44,164 posts)rollin74
(1,987 posts)WarGamer
(12,463 posts)LiberaBlueDem
(908 posts)Get an EV!
TexasDem69
(1,813 posts)brooklynite
(94,679 posts)DemocratInPa
(352 posts)Its all Trump..
This attack has a huge chance to turn into a massive war, especially if Israel hit the Iran Nuclear research facility.
Ace Rothstein
(3,182 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,722 posts)0rganism
(23,962 posts)We are a failing state
TeamProg
(6,193 posts)Mosby
(16,334 posts)They are 20th in per capita GDP, and the GDP grew by 3.5% in 2023.
Coventina
(27,159 posts)get in the way of a hate-fest!
TeamProg
(6,193 posts)so lets see how they do without the funds that make them the single largest receiver of US tax dollars.
Okay, economically, Russia is not a failing state since they rank at #8. Id guess that more people would rather live in Switzerland at #20 than Russia at #8.
https://www.investopedia.com/insights/worlds-top-economies/
pfitz59
(10,386 posts)We would have to be in on it.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)Shits about to get serious.
CaptainTruth
(6,599 posts)Possibly 2 more in the area & it looked like Israel had at least 2 of their tankers up in the same general area.
So yea, the KC-135 was USAF, looks like we helped, or at least watched.
Mountainguy
(537 posts)There was never a world where Israel didn't respond to Iran launching 300 missiles at them.
And doing it with jets is going to send a message. "We can control your airspace."
LeftInTX
(25,488 posts)Apr 18, 8:27 PM
Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran
A U.S. official confirmed to ABC News Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran. The official could not confirm whether Syria and Iraq sites were hit as well.
-ABC News' Martha Raddatz
TexasDem69
(1,813 posts)So good for Israel
LeftInTX
(25,488 posts)ripcord
(5,492 posts)LeftInTX
(25,488 posts)Celerity
(43,469 posts)Last edited Fri Apr 19, 2024, 07:58 AM - Edit history (1)
Israel offensive weapons.
DetroitLegalBeagle
(1,925 posts)Things change quite a bit if Iran is on the verge of assembling a working nuclear weapon.
EX500rider
(10,849 posts)TeamProg
(6,193 posts)do you really thinks its that simple?
Geeez.
DemocratInPa
(352 posts)jfc
LeftInTX
(25,488 posts)bdamomma
(63,917 posts)to BBC world news did not see anything.
Aljazeera reporting
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/19/israeli-missiles-hit-site-in-iran-explosions-heard-in-isfahan-report
DemocratInPa
(352 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,297 posts)RandySF
(59,079 posts)TeamProg
(6,193 posts)LeftInTX
(25,488 posts)DJ Synikus Makisimus
(175 posts)Israel has wanted to take out these sites for as long as they've known about them. I think they thing that the drone attack gave them the "cover." Somehow I doubt it.
And on and on it'll go, with no interest in peace in evidence from the people in power on either the Israeli or Palestinian sides. Me, I don't take sides in blood-revenge fights, especially those that have lasted for two or three thousand years.
AdamGG
(1,294 posts)to quote Gandhi. Iran shouldn't have nukes and 300 drones/missiles was a massive escalation from Israel taking out a few people who coordinated supplying Hezbollah and Hamas. So, I have mixed feelings about this, but anyone who isn't apprehensive about this level of military escalation is a fool.
And Putin loves the distraction from Ukraine and Netanyahu loves that being on a war footing makes his position more secure.
summer_in_TX
(2,742 posts)Multiple explosions were heard near a military base in Isfahan province where fighter jets are located, according to reports from Iranian semi-official FARS news. Iranian air defenses have been activated in several provinces.
Reports of the explosions came hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that if Israel takes any further military action against Iran, its response would be immediate and at a maximum level.
Israel had for days been weighing its response to Iran's unprecedented weekend strikes, most of which were intercepted. Iran launched the attack in retaliation for a suspected Israeli strike on its embassy compound in Syria earlier this month.
CaptainTruth
(6,599 posts)FOX- Israeli strikes on Iran "limited"
CNN- Target in Iran "Not nuclear"
NBC- Israeli forces alerted US officials before the strike earlier today
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/iran-israel-attack-live-updates-rcna148496
https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-strikes-site-iran-retaliation-weekend-assault
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-18-24/index.html
LexVegas
(6,088 posts)TeamProg
(6,193 posts)insulated since their massacre of Palestinians in Gaza.
Escalating war with Iran right now is not going to help them or anyone.
Clearly, Israel is Pro- Trump since they dont seem interested in letting Bidens diplomatic skills play out.
Add another heap of BS on top of all the U.S. Republican chaos.
Way to go !&@/%#*+!s
Ping Tung
(629 posts)Xolodno
(6,398 posts)...Iran was able to knock out the missiles and the targets don't appear going after anything major. Sounds like Bibi just wanted to be the last one waving his dick around.
Aussie105
(5,415 posts)Bibi against the rest of the Middle East!
Keep watching folks! Be entertained!
Drinks and food available during any lulls in the action.
(None for those Palestinians who are beleaguered in their respective parts of Hell on Earth of course.)
Cha
(297,491 posts)Fucking Assholes
Aussie105
(5,415 posts)If somewhat repetitive and non constructive.
DFW
(54,426 posts)If Iran is smart, theyll just say, OK, tell their people, Israel aint got nuthin for domestic consumption, and let some grass grow over the whole thing.
Of course, its not easy to hope for cooler heads to prevail where cooler heads are not welcome.
malaise
(269,144 posts)FACT- It was Israel that bombed the Iranian Consulate and killed sixteen people.