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@GerryF21 @irishelt @michaeldweiss @MontayBayBay Only if it comes up in a game of trivial pursuit, or if I develop a fetish for globally insignificant cultures, potatoes, or alcoholism. Otherwise, no one cares.

@HowieDoThings @irishelt @michaeldweiss @MontayBayBay The Irish won a war of independence and broke the chains of the largest global empire of its time. Worth looking up.

Details about the rescue op for the U.S. Weapon Systems Officer, via a U.S. military official: "The mountain top area on the left is where the WSO was hiding (he ejected 5ish miles northwest of there). The right area is the makeshift landing strip where they landed 2 C-130s and had 4 MH-6 Little Birds. "One Little Bird flew to that mountain top area and rescued the WSO and brought him back to the landing strip. And of course the two C-130s' nose gears got stuck in the dirt. So after a few hours they had to bring in three AFSOC Dash-8s to fly out the rescued WSO and the 100 or so personnel involved in the op." 1/2

@ChazTyldsley @michaeldweiss Because they didn't just rescue one guy, they also hosted a kerfuffle in which they offed a bunch of regime training aids that were willing to sacrifice their lives to the cause.

@michaeldweiss Genuine question - why are 2 C-130s needed to rescue one man?

@rtz549 @KimKatieUSA Because when you're that close to just two of those, the concusion is such that the nerves in your inner ear fray against the holes they run through in your skull, resulting in a 10% rating for hearing loss from the Army, and some hearing aids. Microphones don't stand a chance.

@KimKatieUSA Why is the audio the way it is at the start of the video? Choppy/ cutting in and out sounding?

HOLY COW. Watch this insane close-up video of U.S. strikes absolutely leveling the B1 Bridge in Karaj, Iran. Whoever was filming that is lucky they can still hear anything if they even survived the blast.

@RowlfThe_Dog @michaeldweiss You don't know much.

@michaeldweiss The dollar cost is not that important. The more telling take is that if how badly executed this mission was and how easily it was for Iranians to do the damage. Think about it when planning your boots on the ground mission

@Ir79Kashm @michaeldweiss What everyone else said, plus the little birds come in on the -130s.

@michaeldweiss Why did US need to make a temporary landing strip ? What objectives did it achieve?

@irishelt @michaeldweiss @MontayBayBay One got Americans killed and rescued no hostages. The other rescued the downed pilot and only the enemy died. Now can you tell the difference? No wonder the Irish have never won a war. May your chains rest lightly, homie.

@michaeldweiss @MontayBayBay I'm old enough to remember when Jimmy Carter was castigated for a similar sh1te show way back in the 1970s. Interestingly enough that was also Iran. History rhymes... 🤔

@DistantFocus_ @Osinttechnical It may mean that its already out.

@Osinttechnical After this operation, I believe US special forces will take out Mujtaba and all the Uranium and IRan would not even know about it.

Location of the USAF forward base set up deep within Iran for the F-15 crew rescue mission. The base was set up just outside of Isfahan, a critical Iranian strategic hub with missile and army bases, nuclear facilities, and the airbase home to Iran’s F-14 fleet.

@SyedAliHKazmi1 @Osinttechnical Iran couldn't even bring enough "leverage" to give the a-10s a proper "Highway of Death" moment. Just some backwater "Dirt Road of Disappointment". Still, we'll take it. Gotta get your Ws where you can.

@Osinttechnical Everyone's focused on the US pilot rescue — expensive, risky, massive resources. Now imagine a ground invasion and captured soldiers. Iran now knows: US fears prisoners more than bullets. That's strategic leverage.

@Zeppelinfann @WilliamShatner No one is talking about Mars. We're currently going to orbit the moon. Cheer up, cupcake. He is risen.

@HowieDoThings @WilliamShatner Is mars a planet? Just shut up.

Did you see the conspiracy theorists on the dark photo and the version that was lightened up? It’s the same photo but the crazies are having a meltdown because they can’t read & are assuming it’s 2 different photos that are identical. Yes, it’s the same photo so of course!🙄🤷🏼🤣

@Zeppelinfann @WilliamShatner The moon is not a planet.

@WilliamShatner You are an idiot if you actually believe we are on our way to any planet. Time to unfollow you.

@nikutaberuru Red Clay Strays

アメリカ兄貴たちが選ぶ 日本人たちが 気に入りそうだったり 個人的におすすめしたい アメリカのバンドを教えてほしいです！

@kaethebae321 @mathewleutwyler @chris_kratovil @tobyharnden @grok The extraction was apparently pretty sporty. Video of some of the fight as well as Iranians sorting through their casualties in the aftermath is out there.

@mathewleutwyler @HowieDoThings @chris_kratovil @tobyharnden @grok Trump tweeted like 5 minutes ago

The missing WSO from the shot-down USAF F-15E is now safe and back in American hands. An officer involved in monitoring the CSAR in southern Iran describing the aviator’s incredible tenacity: “He evaded up a 7k ridge. They’ve been schwackin’ dudes chasing him all day. Was nuts.” #iran #csar

@mathewleutwyler @chris_kratovil @tobyharnden @grok Not only do you pass on false information, you are poorly informed and lack the ability to admit when you are wrong.

@HowieDoThings @chris_kratovil @tobyharnden @grok False.

@ankoromochuu @WrongThinkOnly America would not let China touch Okinawa. Or any of the Japanese islands, for that matter.

@WrongThinkOnly 日本の沖縄の与那国島は台湾とわずか111キロしか離れていません。 現在中国は尖閣諸島も沖縄も日本ではなく中国に属するべきと主張しています。 中国が台湾を支配した場合、必ずそこに基地を作り、沖縄も尖閣も奪いに来るでしょう。 そうすれば次は九州、そして本土と奪われるのは目に見えているのです

台湾を支持します！

@Tyarchak @Warthogbill7528 @TKratman Fight Russia where, in Europe? Why would we do that? It is clear NATO is irrelevant. If Russia starts sacking Europe, we can stop them from Greenland or Alaska if they're a threat. Let them have their fun.

@Warthogbill7528 @TKratman We don't actually. Is it convenient? Yes, necessary? No. The US would find itself in much fewer need without our bases all over the world. Being the world police is why we need bases. We can sit at home on our mound of weapons and protect the homeland.

From Martin Iles, reposted: Having lived in the USA for nearly two years, I've realised something. The USA and the remainder of the Western world are no longer aligned. We all laugh and mock when the Americans say, "Freedom!" because we truly think we're as free as they are. Wrong. We're not. Not even close. The laws, the mindset, and the behaviour, is totally different in this regard. Most of all, the governments are totally different. The USA's convictions around core freedoms are on a scale we do not share. Meanwhile, Donald Trump wins the popular vote, the electoral college, the House, and the Senate... a man who, in every other Western country, is held in open derision, if not contempt. For these and other reasons, we are not the same. Yet the West, including Australia, fully expect to rely on the USA for our very survival. If the world turns bad (which will happen - only a question of time), then the whole West, without America, is toast. So, you may ask - if we're not very aligned ideologically, then it must be that we bring something to the party militarily? Well, no... actually... we don't matter that much militarily. The USA has about 470 ships in its navy, including 11 aircraft carriers, 69 submarines, 75 destroyers... plus 110 new ships in the pipeline. Australia has about 30, including 3 destroyers, 7 frigates and 7 outdated submarines. The UK does a little better, with about 60. Meanwhile, the US has over 14,000 military aircraft. A staggering number. Australia has 252 military aircraft. The UK has 556. The US army has just shy of 1,000,000 uniformed personnel in its military. Australia has about 45,000. The USA spends 3.4% ($968 billion) of its GDP on defence. Australia spends 2% ($36.4 billion). The US spends as much as the next 15 largest military-spending countries (including China) combined. The USA has a fighting culture. The men shoot things (a lot) and hunt things, the veterans get favoured in everything from parking spots to boarding planes. A uniformed young man is thanked in the street a dozen times a day. "Oh, the Americans and their guns!" we say, in our smug way. Yes, they have a warrior culture. We do not. We don't have to, because we're a leech on theirs. How many young British men are willing to fight for their country? Now ask the same regarding young American men. The difference is about as wide as it could be. Militarily, we don't offer squat. Meanwhile, look at the way Australia works against America's interests by loving on China. China made us rich and we stay close. This is a Marxist regime with expansionist aims. Again, you have to spend time in the USA to realise just how vast a gulf there is between us on China. Europe, too. They let China have their way everywhere from Germany to Greenland, all the while importing Islam and sending their own people to court for saying hurty words. Somehow, we have landed the deal of a lifetime with the USA that says, "when the baddies come, you'll save us ok?" Because we can't save ourselves. And we live in peace. But we keep gnawing away at freedoms, keep enabling China, and get flabby and disinterested about our military because Uncle Sam's got it. And, let's be honest, Americans are widely looked down on. To add insult to injury, we don't think that highly of our protectors. So, the USA is finally saying "enough." I am here, I can tell you what the vibe is, and that's it. Trump is doing what people want in this regard. They're over it. And we come across all shocked and hard done by. We behave like people with no self-insight at all. Yes, the global alliance system is all over the place now. From America's perspective, it's about time. And I must say, though I be a proud Australian, I am forced to agree. Something has to change.

@mathewleutwyler @chris_kratovil @tobyharnden @grok It is you who are wrong.

@HowieDoThings @chris_kratovil @tobyharnden @grok Incorrect.

@mathewleutwyler @chris_kratovil @tobyharnden @grok The WSO is safe now.

@chris_kratovil @tobyharnden @grok Only one of the pilots has been rescued thus far.

@DarinBashaw @Harrisbro777 No one is resigning. Quite the opposite. Even if they did, generals don't do much in the US military. Most of them are allowed to think their good ideas make a difference while middle management runs the show.

@Harrisbro777 That's why Generals are now resigning in mass instead of following these illegal orders. This amounts to a pseudo coup. Soon there may be no one of proper authority left to give the orders. Or, those remaining may turn on Trump and his malignant regime in an actual military coup.

WHAT HAPPENS THE NIGHT HE PULLS THE TRIGGER Day one. Power grid gone. 90 million Iranians in darkness. No water pumps. No hospitals. No food storage. Day two. Kharg Island burns. That's 90% of Iran's oil exports. TWO MILLION barrels per day vanish from world markets. Oil hits $150. Then $200. Every $10 rise in oil costs the global economy $250 billion. Your gas hits $6. Maybe $8. Your groceries cost more. Your heating bill explodes. Iran retaliates. US bases across the region get hit. 40,000 troops. Houthis shut down the Red Sea. Global shipping collapses. Saudi oil fields get targeted. AGAIN. Like Abqaiq in 2019. Gulf desalination plants go dark. UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain. 50 MILLION people without water. You are not watching a foreign policy dispute. You are watching the supply chain that runs your life get destroyed. And you are scrolling past it. 🔴

@hoshizorarock The situation is beef brisket. It will be ready in the morning.

アメリカ人応答せよ‼️ 応答せよ‼️ こちらの様子は雨が降っている そっちの様子はどうだ？

@jr4246 @RCeazarh @DavidMKeyes And Americans.

@RCeazarh @DavidMKeyes القادة ارهابيون قتلوا الإيرانيين والسوريين والعراقيين واللبنانين

This war has accomplished almost NOTHING. Besides destroying most of Iran's missiles and drones, annihilating its Navy & Air Force, grinding its nuclear facilities into dust and killing thousands of its terrorist leaders, what has been achieved? Iran is FAR more dangerous now!