newsHere's the link but honestly not worth reading
https://archive.ph/zuMGa
Except for this
Critics maintain that the rapid and large-scale expenditure of munitions has “wrung out” U.S. power and that Washington’s inability to subdue Iran sends a message of American weakness around the world. On the contrary, the war showed that the United States is still willing and able to engage in large-scale military action. Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot safely assume the Pentagon will stay on the sidelines if they attack NATO or Taiwan.
The war also gave the U.S. military the opportunity to practice. China’s People’s Liberation Army has not fought a war in decades. The Pentagon just conducted a months-long exercise in Iran of new tactics and technology that will be useful in a future conflict in Europe or Asia.
"Sure I was Checkmated with ease, but I was ahead on material, and my next opponent hasn't even practiced today!"
This loss against a much smaller guy in boxing only makes me stronger for when I have to sword fight a much larger guy (who happens to sell me most of my shit for cheap so I can afford to buy groceries and keep the lights on)
Oh it's the guy, what ghoulishness do I remember him from?
I mean take your pick.
China’s People’s Liberation Army has not fought a war in decades.
Something interesting the PLA does that never factors into these people's assessments though is bring in vets from other countries' wars to help train their people and work on their processes. Back in the 2010s one of the most lucrative career paths for American military pilots was to resign their commission and go to China to be an instructor (technically this is illegal, so they would do it through civilian companies on the sly, and of course the American government has a big problem with it).
Technically those were Bahraini and Kuwaiti bases so they don’t count
Amazing to look at how a country of 90 million people kicked America's ass and think it proves the US could beat a country of 1,410 million.
Epic Fury traded the destruction of the military of the world’s leading terrorist state for an increase in energy prices that will ultimately subside. That is a good trade.
Well, I can't deny that it caused a lot of damage to the military of the world's leading terrorist state, I'll give him that.
an expert's point of view on a current event
The expert:
"Losing makes us better than armies that didn't lose actually"
it was the best of times it was the blurst of times
Alright soldiers, you did a good job ~~getting your ass kicked~~ training with Iran. Now we're ready for the big leagues. Get ready to take on the super power that sells us all the things we need to make our shit.
The US was not owned.
We didn't get totally owned, just like 90% owned.
This text is not cope because we didn't get owned and it's not bothering me in the slightest. I don't even think of it anymore because why would I since we didn't get owned anyway.
The recent chapo episode where they dunked on this was quite funny. Getting your ass beat and saying to the biggest onlooker as you're carted away to hospital "i hope you saw that you're next"
The Pentagon just conducted a months-long exercise in Iran of new tactics and technology that will be useful in a future conflict in Europe or Asia.
It goes both ways, dude. China and Russia just got a great look into the US's capabilities and tactics without firing a single bullet, and you have no idea what they're training on or what they're capable of lol.
Russia already got a look at US capabilities with the Great Ukranian Counteroffensive that was planned as a classic armoured schwerpunkt. Didn't go great for Ukraine.
yeah we got our ass whooped in every conceivable way but we learned about war. all my losses was lessons
i am once again stating that the point of this war was just to be at war with an enemy. the question of winning or losing doesn't even apply to this war, since it was declared and prosecuted (and will continue to be prosecuted when we inevitably break the ceasefire) purely for the purpose of being in The News and delivering some Spectacular Violence to the hogs
The point was to keep Iran busy with US bombing campaigns so Israel could push into Lebanon.
surely there would have been less prestige-damaging (forgive my eu4-addled brain but you know what i mean) way of doing so, no?
I don't agree I think they wanted to do another Venezuela (possibly two more) on the way in to G7
im sure that's what trump wanted to do. but i don't believe the entire capitalist class thought "doing a venezuela" to iran was possible. they've seen the results of the millenium challenge just as much as we have, they knew ahead of time that that would be impossible. after the failed decapitation attempt there was no reason to continue with a real war (imo) other than for spectacle
People doesn't say that a loss teaches more than a win? Well that's true when you recognize the loss, if you pretend you won you learn fucking nothing dumbass.
"Sure Iran blew the US out of the water in *lists every militarily relevant metric*, but we absolutely OWNED in children blown up in school. And according to Holden Bloodfeast's "War ~~Crimes~~ Points" those are worth sooo much!"
Practice fighting in a war. Which amounts to what exactly? How would the European or Pacific theatre be remotely comparable to the west Asia theatre? The conditions aren't comparable at all. This is like say that you are better prepared for your math test cause you got a 20/100 on your English test
The war also gave the U.S. military the opportunity to practice. China’s People’s Liberation Army has not fought a war in decades.
IDK... I don't think the nation that has constatnly been at war for decades is in need of more opportunities to "practice". Not fighting wars seems like that smarter thing to do. But what would I know? I'm not being paid 6-7 figures to write shit like this.
I'm sure getting owned by cheap mass produced drones and missiles was surely a learning experience that will help them fight a country that has the ability to mass produce...
Hypersonic missiles...
I like how it has a picture of the head of the nation agsinst the backdrop of the flag of crazy nuts. (It is the state flag of Ohio and their icon is the Buckeye Nut)
Ohio buckeye nuts (seeds of Aesculus glabra) are poisonous to humans and livestock in their raw state due to the presence of glycoside aesculin, saponin aescin, and tannic acid. Ingestion can cause severe symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea, muscle weakness, paralysis, and potentially death.
Bit of a reach, you could have just said, as the kids say these days, Ohio
We need toxic nuts to keep Yinzers and Michiganders out of our state.
Making up shit on main.
I assume it's some kind Vietnam war logic? We killed more people therefore we won
me reading that title
I think if you poked a hole in this man, not blood but sawdust would pour out.
He's just solid hamburger all the way though his torso
