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Why do we have no info on these rescued pilots?
Why did it take 155 aircraft and hundreds of supposedly spec ops troops?
Seriously, normally after something like this we'd have rose garden ceremonies and interviews and book/movie deals all cooking at once, but not a peep.
So why?
Because that's not what it was, that's why.
Iran claims it was an attempt to seize their stored uranium, but I ain't buying that crap either. This was never about uranium or nukes.
This was an attempt to secure a forward operating base. An attempt that failed miserably.
They didn't just land in some random clearing, this was an abandoned Iranian airfield, an ideal location for an FOB. Intact runways are important if you're gonna be supplying a ground war and it's much easier to grab a disused one than build a new facility.
These supposedly scuttled planes landed on said runway, not some random field, making the "stuck in the sand" excuse look pretty flimsy. And those are heavy lift aircraft, designed to haul vehicles, fuel tanks, and whole platoons of Rangers or other spec ops troops.
They weren't stuck in the mud, they were pinned down by enemy fire. Those birds are designed for rough field landings and they were on an airstrip, so getting stuck is unlikely to the point of ridiculousness.
The IRG responded faster than anticipated (the tRumplings running this war have consistently underestimated them) and pinned them down.
And then the timing of this "ceasefire" and all the confusion over what the terms are strongly suggest this "daring rescue" was instead a catastrophic military blunder that forced a diplomatic retreat.
And this "ghost murmur" bullshit?
Pull the other one, guys, it's got bells on.
In the middle of all this nonsense I hope that if there really were any downed pilots they were actually rescued and not just ignored for expediency.
Why did it take 155 aircraft and hundreds of supposedly spec ops troops?
Seriously, normally after something like this we'd have rose garden ceremonies and interviews and book/movie deals all cooking at once, but not a peep.
So why?
Because that's not what it was, that's why.
Iran claims it was an attempt to seize their stored uranium, but I ain't buying that crap either. This was never about uranium or nukes.
This was an attempt to secure a forward operating base. An attempt that failed miserably.
They didn't just land in some random clearing, this was an abandoned Iranian airfield, an ideal location for an FOB. Intact runways are important if you're gonna be supplying a ground war and it's much easier to grab a disused one than build a new facility.
These supposedly scuttled planes landed on said runway, not some random field, making the "stuck in the sand" excuse look pretty flimsy. And those are heavy lift aircraft, designed to haul vehicles, fuel tanks, and whole platoons of Rangers or other spec ops troops.
They weren't stuck in the mud, they were pinned down by enemy fire. Those birds are designed for rough field landings and they were on an airstrip, so getting stuck is unlikely to the point of ridiculousness.
The IRG responded faster than anticipated (the tRumplings running this war have consistently underestimated them) and pinned them down.
And then the timing of this "ceasefire" and all the confusion over what the terms are strongly suggest this "daring rescue" was instead a catastrophic military blunder that forced a diplomatic retreat.
And this "ghost murmur" bullshit?
Pull the other one, guys, it's got bells on.
In the middle of all this nonsense I hope that if there really were any downed pilots they were actually rescued and not just ignored for expediency.
