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My man, I am an expert in both Iraq wars. Neither started with two MEUs of Marines. Desert Storm had two Marine DIVISIONs! A Marine division is much bigger than an Army division, you’re looking at about 50,000 men total. The Marines were supported by an Army Armored Brigade. Coalition forces also included two US Army Corps with 8 US, British and French divisions and two armored cavalry regiments. Each Corps had several independent artillery brigades. So probably 250,000+ fighting men for 100 hours of combat (so much for a forever war). Operation Iraqi Freedom involved 1 Marine Division plus a separate MEU (backed by a British Division), so about 30,000 men excluding the UK division . An Army Corps of 3 Divisions was also part of the attack. So at least 140,000+ fighting troops, excluding air cavalry, logistics, engineering, ADA etc. Now do you understand how delusional you are?

@patrickbec @WeTheBrandon @barnes_law Research iraq war, thats how forever wars starts, from vietnam to iraq to afganistan, its marines first, they get slaughtered, then few thousands forces to avenge and then hundred of thousands to win the war and nato dragged in because empire will collapse

We are 💯% invading. Apparently the United States has no Congress...?

@Bucklehead432 @realExplosive @blocksixtynine You’re the idiot. Who does CSAR at airliner altitudes? An altitude above the 22,000 ft service ceiling of the H-47 family….

@realExplosive @blocksixtynine ...idiot you. Making it back to friendly territory is still better than going down in enemy territory.

In light of yesterday's events, let's take a closer look at how the F-35 was tested for survivability against proximity-fuzed SAMs and MANPADs. 🧵

@utggondal @KBrisnehan So where are the 4 F-15Es? And why is “hit” relevant as opposed to “lost”? And isn’t who did the hit relevant? So far Iran has show down ZERO US aircraft. Zero. Zero!

@KBrisnehan He is your dad. Don't lie

2 F-35 stealth fighters hit 4 F-15 Strike Eagles lost 7 KC-135 Stratotankers damaged (one lost) 10 highly expensive radar systems taken out All in just twenty days of war against an adversary with just a 10 billion dollar annual defense budget. Uncle Sam getting Epsteined!

@AirPowerNEW1 @TrentTelenko Please let’s not let facts get in the way of a moron’s fantasy.

@TrentTelenko Nothing to do with it. There have been known development and certification challenges with the new radar that I have been documented for a number of years.

It looks like the F-35 supply chain management for its radars got hit by Chinese rare earth sanctions.

@RealAirPower1 @thewarzonewire F-35 fan boys understand physics and how LO works so no, that is not the reaction you’ll get. Fat Amy rules.

@thewarzonewire Beware TWZ: The F-35 Fanboys are about to swarm your feed. ​According to them, the F-35 isn't just a jet; it’s a flying ghost that's legally immune to SAMs. To these folks, suggesting a Lightning could actually be hit is like saying a unicorn could get a flat tire 😀

USAF F-35 Makes Emergency Landing After Allegedly Being Hit by Iranian Fire The F-35 was flying a mission over Iran when it was forced to divert. A video claiming to show the engagement points to a key threat we have highlighted repeatedly. twz.com/air/usaf-f-35-…

@kmh @mrkvak @AlexLuck9 That act born of delusion is on you. Europe invented modern diplomacy. It’s shocking how bad at it you are.

@patrickbec @mrkvak @AlexLuck9 You may well think so. We load up Satchel charges and prepare, and hold a grudge.

"Why would European nations hesitate to bail out the US regarding Hormuz? Its a real puzzle!"

Firstly, that is not analogous to what was said. Secondly, no it’s not a threat if the two people involved are in a 70 year old relationship where the one making the alleged threat 🇺🇸 has paid for the security and well being of the other party 🇬🇱 🇩🇰 , because in that context it would never be seen as espousing an intent to harm or been seen as credible.

@patrickbec @kmh @AlexLuck9 So, if I say "I know where you live, I hope we'll reach some kind of deal where you'll give me 100k USD willingly but if not, I can obviously come and take it while smashing your face in"... That wouldn't be a threat?

@msmars5470 @sentdefender Fuck you’re dumb🤦🏽‍♂️

@sentdefender that would be a huge blow to stealth technology if that's true..

An F-35A/B Lightning ll made an emergency landing at a U.S. air base in the Middle East this week, after it was struck by what is believed to be Iranian surface-to-air fire, according to two sources familiar with the matter who spoke to CNN. Capt. Tim Hawkins, a Spokesman for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), said the fifth-generation stealth jet was “flying a combat mission over Iran” when it was forced to make an emergency landing at a base in the Middle East. “The aircraft landed safely, and the pilot is in stable condition,” Hawkins added. “This incident is under investigation.”

@kmh @mrkvak @AlexLuck9 A threat has to be a credible indication that the intention is to use violence. Saying violence is one option out of many others that are theoretically possible doesn’t even meet the most basic test of a threat

@patrickbec @mrkvak @AlexLuck9 It was a clear threat and interpreted as such.

@mrkvak @AlexLuck9 If you ask me if I’d use force to evict you from a property that I was interested in acquiring, and I said “well that is an option” do you think that if you minced over to the police to claim you were threatened that you’d have a case? The answer is NO!

@patrickbec @AlexLuck9 So stating "we could use military to invade our ally's territory" is not a threat to use military to invade your ally's territory?

@mrkvak @AlexLuck9 No it’s not a threat, it’s just stating the obvious and it’s standard national security framing.

@patrickbec @AlexLuck9 "The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilizing the U.S. military is always an option at the commander-in-chief's disposal" Official WH quote. That's not a threat?

Who told you it’s 50-75%? The stupidity in some sectors of the right is mind blowing. Do some basic research on where budget dollars go to, the vast majority is social security. Look at how many old people we have and what the are entitled to. Look at our defense budget, it’s not fraud. Our interest bill is not fraud. Lots of fraud in health care (Medicare/ Medicaid) but that a small part of the budget and the fraud is a smaller part yet. We need to make hard choices on spending, the assumption that “waste, fraud, abuse” is the main problem just prevents that conversation from happening which is why the debt keeps piling up!

I always knew there was fraud with our tax dollars but I never knew the fraud was this bad. DOGE and Nick Shirley opened my eyes. Then the reaction from the Left opened them wider. It seems like at least 50%-75% of our tax dollars go to fraud. Did you know it was this bad?

I don’t support this war, but the Democrats sudden concern for the war related spending is insulting!

@RoKhanna Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the Democrat Party spent $451B of our tax dollars supporting migrants who illegally came to our country. What could that money have done for the American tax payer? Your policies also raped and m*rdered many of us too.

@joelpollak @LeeSmithDC All we’ll remember is a president who took his presidency out back and shot it dead.

We will look back on this war with admiration for the man who had the courage to lead it; who refused to leave a festering evil for his successor, whom he knew would likely not have the courage or ability to confront it; who did it in an election year despite the political cost.

@GvanOnselen That is a decolonized water system you racist!

@ConceptualJames @CollinRugg Charlie would have wanted us to drop $200B fighting a war for Israel right before the midterms to hand the U.S. back over to the rabid leftists? I think not.

@ayalaentwit @pati_marins64 @alexandretakacs It’s spelt “loser”. 🙄

@patrickbec @pati_marins64 @alexandretakacs Looser.

Precision-Strike Ammunition Shortage Already Threatening US-Israel Capability The US and Israel are already running low on ammunition after less than 20 days of conflict. There’s no point even talking about conquering Hormuz in this scenario. Yesterday I wrote about the ammunition shortage and its cost, which can already be estimated at $22–30 billion just in munitions. This war has exposed American vulnerabilities that much of the world was previously unaware of. It shatters long-held dogmas and destroys decades of reputational work the country has built in power projection. This problem doesn’t affect only the US, the entire West has degraded its military capabilities, no matter how much is spent. It’s a model geared toward profit rather than security. I’ve been warning for a long time that reforms are needed in this sector.