Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases than publicly known

Re:Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases ... by karmakurtisaani on Saturday April 25, 2026 @02:52PM (#47903623)

If you believe the nonsense reasons for the war. They struggled to provide any strategic goals for the war when they started.

The most plausible explanation to me is that Netanyahu managed to lure Trump into the war with the premise that if they kill the Ayatollah, they'll get an easy win.

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Re:Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases ... by nradov on Saturday April 25, 2026 @03:20PM (#47903814)

I'm not stating that I believe the official statements about reasons for the war, just that a naval blockade wouldn't have been effective in achieving them.

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Re:Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases ... by pazimzadeh on Saturday April 25, 2026 @04:13PM (#47904215)

I'm saying to begin with the naval blockade instead of ending with it. Not saying that blockade alone is sufficient.

Why would you start by creating a martyr out of a crippled 86-year old leader of a martyr religion but letting them keep selling their oil?

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Re:Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases ... by statguy on Saturday April 25, 2026 @03:12PM (#47903755)

Exactly, Trump was high on the Venezuala “win” and Netanyahu managed to suck him into this war with disastrous consequences for US and the world.

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Re:Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases ... by bulbar on Saturday April 25, 2026 @04:08PM (#47904170)

Exactly. People vastly overestimate the intelligence of decision makers.

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