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Re:Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases ... by tcp_handshaker on Saturday April 25, 2026 @05:02PM (#47904521)
Its incredible how a living US president, in the 21 century, managed to transform the US into nothing more than a second rate regional power.

I know the inventory size of US military forces...spare me that argument. A superpower is defined by what it can make happen, not what it owns. Russia owns nukes and can't take Kyiv. The US owns eleven carrier groups and needs Pakistan to pass notes to Tehran. Inventory is not power. Outcomes are.

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Re:Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases ... by SpicyLemonZest on Saturday April 25, 2026 @05:12PM (#47904581)
You’re just making the mirror image error of the current American regime. It’s not that the US could bomb Iran into submission if only it were more powerful; the strategy is flawed, it cannot work even in principle, because the IRGC prefers being bombed to sacrificing their nuclear capability and regional proxies.
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