@Samgeniusfire@WarMonitor3 If saving one pilot requires losing $100 million worth of equipment, will the army conducting a full-scale landing on Iranian soil be that lucky
@WarMonitor3 If this was really just a “rescue,” why was half the US military carpet‑bombing Iranian territory and shooting at Iranian forces on their own soil? That’s not rescue , that’s war by another name. Nothing heroic about invading another country to save your own ego.
@HedgehogGeopol@WarMonitor3 If saving one pilot requires losing $100 million worth of equipment, will the army conducting a full-scale landing on Iranian soil be that lucky
@WarMonitor3 It was next to Isfahan or one of the most strategic city in Iran. The US being able to operate there and rescuing the two pilots is a proof of strength and control.
@cagujjubhai@WarMonitor3 If saving one pilot requires losing $100 million worth of equipment, will the army conducting a full-scale landing on Iranian soil be that lucky
400km deep into enemy territory for a pilot rescue. That's not just military capability, that's a statement. The US just demonstrated it can operate anywhere inside Iran with near impunity. For context, India's Abhinandan was returned through diplomatic channels from Pakistan. Different league entirely.
@dxFSnUlCVT@DVATW He's not talking about bombing civilians you thick cunt. If you actually listened for once to the Iranian people who've had to endure 40yrs of hell under this regime you'd understand why they're THANKING the US & Israel. Take your fucking blinkers off & listen for once.
NATO as currently constituted is dead. Trump should pull out and reconstitute a different relationship with actual allies. France, the UK, Austria, Germany etc can go to hell.
@dxFSnUlCVT@DVATW My suggestion to you would be to actually listen to the Iranian people. Because it's THEIR country. They're the ones living under a murderous regime for the past 40 years. They are SICK of people like you protesting the US and Israel. They welcome their intervention. So shut it.
@dxFSnUlCVT@DVATW It's funny how people like you claim to care about human rights & genocide, and yet the only thing you have to say about the Iranian regime murdering tens of thousands of innocent Iranians peacefully protesting is that the US & Israel were wrong to go in and help them. Disgusting
The US losing planes is like Russia losing tanks.
Both have enough equipment in storage that they can simply replenish losses.
For US, losing a few aircraft to secure a US service member and more importantly, to achieve a moral boost and deny Iran a PR victory is a bargain.
@Mohsin_o2@callsign_HSN Russia has been dragged into the quagmire of war by Ukraine. That is to say, will U.S. ground troops also fight in Iran for five years just like Russian ground troops did?
@DVATW The US and UK have both been attacked by Iran - and yet NATO does nothing and says nothing. The alliance is indeed a paper tiger, completely pointless. And if the US withdraws, NATO will be rendered toothless
@JohanSRosslee@DVATW I guess Poland, the Baltic States, and all Eastern EU countries will not send hundreds of thousands of ground troops to help the United States either
This confirms direct U.S. boots-on-the-ground involvement inside Iran, and that is a major escalation threshold crossed. A rescue mission alone is one thing, but destroying aircraft and operating from a temporary base means the U.S. is actively projecting force, not just reacting. That signals capability and intent, showing Washington can enter, extract, and strike when needed. The risk now is retaliation, because Iran cannot ignore a confirmed incursion like this without losing deterrence credibility. If Iran responds directly, this shifts from proxy tension into open state-to-state confrontation, and once that line is crossed, de-escalation becomes much harder.
Photos show charred remains of two U.S. C‑130s in southern Iran, destroyed by U.S. forces after Special Forces rescued a downed F‑15E crew from a temporary forward operations base used in last night’s mission.
They rescued the crew, sure but had to torch their own aircraft to avoid capture. That’s not a clean victory, that’s damage control in the middle of enemy territory. So let me get this straight deep inside Iran, forward base exposed, aircraft stuck… and the solution is to blow them up? Does that sound like control, or a mission barely held together??
Photos show the charred remains of 2 U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules at the site of a temporary forward operations base in Southern Iran that was utilized during last night’s operation by U.S. Special Forces, with the aircraft being destroyed to prevent their falling into enemy hands, following the extraction of U.S. Forces.
@sentdefender Please note how close these assets are. You don’t park them this close to each other unless the helis were on descent to the plane itself. Read in between the line on that.
@sentdefender First it was an airstrip this happened on. Then it was stuck in mud. Glad they made it out but not sure about that whole story. Concerning part is Iran now has S-500s from Russia. Genuinely making this a 50/50
@sentdefender This image specifically is the one that throws up red flags. The debri spread doesn’t scream destroyed on site. That looks like a hard landing. Did they have to crash land and exfil? And in the process take fire? There is no mud to get stuck in. Especially for a heli…