Why do we need stealthy cruise missiles now?
On a more serious note : could it be that iranian air defense is being supplemented by an ally ? Someone further east ?
Or, simply, that they kept some reserve to keep the war long, and play with the American customer's never ?
(And doing so is likely to reduce US aid to Ukraine, as a bonus to them. Ukraine's certainly not likely to get Tomahawks and Patriots right now.)
Who knows what’s true, but it’s 100% clear that the administration is lying to us and maybe even to themselves. We lost multiple aircraft yesterday. That F15 would likely only be used in situations where we believe we have air superiority. The fact that it was shot down is a big fuck up and suggests the people in charge don’t actually know what they’re up against.
I guess hard power is next.
The American Empire, burnt down by its own Nero/Caligula hybrid, while the population just watches it happen...
The only failing here is that America has decaying, hallowed out industrial base where it can't just cheaply mass produce and replenish hi-end rockets and tech to take care of business-as-usual quickly, because everything down to raw materials is just so expensive.
Top reserves by country, historical data on consumption (including by country).
These basic data points explain US foreign policy better than anything.
There is no data or trends that supports the notion that oil is becoming irrelevant, much less quickly.
US with it's current reserves and oil consumption rate would last roughly 12 years, btw.
It would seem that a bad person, elected to the highest office, surrounded by equally corrupt appointees, can do harm on a global scale. And all of it is home-grown. The entire population of deportees posed less of a threat then what the US has bestowed upon itself in one presidential term.
If China is going in, we'll start to see large signs of that. They'll begin a number of prominent campaigns, including sabotage, propaganda, extremely large supply movements, and so on.
That's something the factions in the Middle East miss: sometimes great change comes from patiently applying pressure and infiltrating from within, rather than a frontal attack.
About 1/5 of America voted for this guy after seeing the trainwreck of his first admin.
At the same time, protests response is continually growing and breaking records as economic disparities and totalitarian responses intensify.
49.8% of voters voted for this.
A more accurate claim might be "More people voted for Trump in 2024 than any other candidate".
In what world could you imagine Israel's planned war against Iran not being automatically supported by whatever US party was in power?
You're also ignoring just how far outside the norms Trumps administration is. They're entirely dysfunctional, breaking all kinds of laws and full of unqualified extremist with their own agendas.
I think that applies most everything he does in a way.
Was there ever a plan or even a goal?
So now the US is spending more of its own vital weapons, which will leave Taiwan largely undefended on a war without goals and without end.
China must be laughing about.
Once all these US weapons have been squandered on an unwinable war with Iran, then China surely must invade Taiwan, as a better opportunity may never present itself.
* What's with the downvotes? Don't like the truth?
This has been the case for a while now but the US military is steadily being filled with sycophants and MAGA ideologues
Then they thought that they could mobilize the usual proxies like the Kurds against Iran. Unfortunately, the Kurds have been used and dropped multiple times in history already. And they see what happens to a US proxy in Ukraine. So it failed.
Now Hegseth has fired the top general and replaced him with a loyalist. Probably the previous general opposed depleting all stock piles for the Führer's great vision.
Most likely: After 48 days Trump will declare "mission accomplished", retreat, leave the FUBAR situation in Hormuz to other people and prepare for the next grand excursion in a year or so. While his cronies are selling US oil and gas to the EU morons.
https://x.com/radigancarter/status/2035073252134129757?s=46
>In Shia theology, standing against injustice is obligatory especiallywhen you cannot win in conventional terms. Defeat and death are not failure, capitulating in the face of overwhelming injustice is the failure.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-N...
"President Trump has cemented his legacy as The President of Peace."
"Stopping regional conflicts before they spiral into global wars that drag down whole continents is worthy of the Commander-in-Chief’s attention, and a priority for this administration. A world on fire, where wars come to our shores, is bad for American interests."
"The key to successful relations with the Middle East is accepting the region, its leaders, and its nations as they are while working together on areas of common interest."
"America will always have core interests in ensuring that Gulf energy supplies do not fall into the hands of an outright enemy, that the Strait of Hormuz remain open, that the Red Sea remain navigable, that the region not be an incubator or exporter of terror against American interests or the American homeland, and that Israel remain secure."
"But the days in which the Middle East dominated American foreign policy in both long-term planning and day-to-day execution are thankfully over—not because the Middle East no longer matters, but because it is no longer the constant irritant, and potential source of imminent catastrophe, that it once was. It is rather emerging as a place of partnership, friendship, and investment—a trend that should be welcomed and encouraged."
Next time you look at the gas price when topping up your car think about this strategy was either hallucinated by your administration or AI.
I am not sure what is worse.
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Which would be wrong of course : he's ensuring millenia of Chinese domination, and he's getting paid for it, just not by China.
2028 is going to be... Weird. But it will be Rubio or Vance of Heghseig's problem.
sheikhnbake•4h ago
http://aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/25/comrade-nation-builder-h...
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catlikesshrimp•4h ago
The point of parent is that the US is not considering an intervention in the conflict agaisnt Taiwan. It is doing nothing for Ukraine, either.
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swat535•1h ago
I'm not sure if the West has that kind of cash to dish out after the current war with IRAN.