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(1,863 posts)"Knock the hell outta their uranium enrichment system and we'll look the other way"?
emulatorloo
(44,188 posts)Arthur_Frain
(1,863 posts)BootinUp
(47,197 posts)TeamProg
(6,280 posts)BootinUp
(47,197 posts)TeamProg
(6,280 posts)BootinUp
(47,197 posts)Barry Markson
(231 posts)Or was that Iran?
littlemissmartypants
(22,832 posts)emulatorloo
(44,188 posts)Ace Rothstein
(3,191 posts)That account was all over the Iranian strikes on Saturday before any large media outlets started reporting on them.
emulatorloo
(44,188 posts)rollin74
(1,990 posts)WarGamer
(12,485 posts)LiberaBlueDem
(924 posts)Get an EV!
TexasDem69
(1,840 posts)brooklynite
(94,751 posts)DemocratInPa
(357 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
(3,191 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,832 posts)0rganism
(23,971 posts)We are a failing state
TeamProg
(6,280 posts)Mosby
(16,372 posts)They are 20th in per capita GDP, and the GDP grew by 3.5% in 2023.
Coventina
(27,172 posts)get in the way of a hate-fest!
TeamProg
(6,280 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
(10,398 posts)We would have to be in on it.
Calista241
(5,586 posts)Shits about to get serious.
CaptainTruth
(6,604 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
(543 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
(25,583 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
(1,840 posts)So good for Israel
LeftInTX
(25,583 posts)ripcord
(5,540 posts)LeftInTX
(25,583 posts)Celerity
(43,568 posts)Last edited Fri Apr 19, 2024, 07:58 AM - Edit history (1)
Israel offensive weapons.
DetroitLegalBeagle
(1,927 posts)Things change quite a bit if Iran is on the verge of assembling a working nuclear weapon.
EX500rider
(10,872 posts)TeamProg
(6,280 posts)do you really thinks its that simple?
Geeez.
DemocratInPa
(357 posts)jfc
LeftInTX
(25,583 posts)bdamomma
(63,923 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
(357 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,308 posts)RandySF
(59,325 posts)TeamProg
(6,280 posts)LeftInTX
(25,583 posts)DJ Synikus Makisimus
(207 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
(1,295 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
(2,759 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
(6,604 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
(6,103 posts)TeamProg
(6,280 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
(720 posts)Xolodno
(6,401 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
(5,440 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
(297,742 posts)Fucking Assholes
Aussie105
(5,440 posts)If somewhat repetitive and non constructive.
DFW
(54,445 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
(269,193 posts)FACT- It was Israel that bombed the Iranian Consulate and killed sixteen people.