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madville

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41. Exactly

Fri Jun 13, 2025, 09:14 AM

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They do have very large ground forces and armor divisions, which are their claim for “military might”, and they are basically useless against Israel.

The air power war is basically one sided in Israel’s favor at this point and their Navy is only a local threat along their shores.

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