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The Exploding Pagers

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  • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

    By the way, do we know what the official name of the pager operation was? I vote for Operation: Reach Out & Touch Someone…

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    @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

    By the way, do we know what the official name of the pager operation was? I vote for Operation: Reach Out & Touch Someone…

    Operation Grim Beeper is my favorite.

    Only non-witches get due process.

    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

      @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

      By the way, do we know what the official name of the pager operation was? I vote for Operation: Reach Out & Touch Someone…

      Operation Grim Beeper is my favorite.

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      #186

      @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

      @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

      By the way, do we know what the official name of the pager operation was? I vote for Operation: Reach Out & Touch Someone…

      Operation Grim Beeper is my favorite.

      LOL, I hadn’t heard that.

      The Brad

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      • JollyJ Offline
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        #187

        No, the U.S. Navy didn't intercept a bunch of missiles, but they did get a few.

        Notice which destroyers engaged...

        https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/10/01/two-navy-destroyers-helped-defend-israel-against-iranian-missile-barrage.html

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • LuFins DadL Offline
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          LuFins Dad
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          #188

          But wait? I thought the US had no troops in an active war zone?

          The Brad

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            Jolly
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            #189

            Bwhahahahahaha!

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • AxtremusA Axtremus

              @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

              ... no missile attack should ever be excused away because it was unsuccessful.

              If the attack is "just for show", then the retaliation may also be likewise. Each "look good" domestically, but World War III is avoided anyway.

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              #190

              @Axtremus said in The Exploding Pagers:

              @LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

              ... no missile attack should ever be excused away because it was unsuccessful.

              If the attack is "just for show", then the retaliation may also be likewise. Each "look good" domestically, but World War III is avoided anyway.

              I don't see any evidence that Israel does for show operations. I don't think it will be anything as crude as lobbing missiles, but much more targeted.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                #191

                Correction. One casualty. A Palestinian in the West Bank.

                ***=NSFW content***

                click to show

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                • MikM Offline
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                  So... we now know where Baghdad Bob went after Iraq fell.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    #193

                    From SCUD to THUD?

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • LuFins DadL Offline
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                      Again, I am astonished that the moderators on last night’s debate asked if the candidates would advise Israel against a preemptive strike against Iran. Preemptive? They’ve now had 2 separate strikes launched against them.

                      The Brad

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                      • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                        Again, I am astonished that the moderators on last night’s debate asked if the candidates would advise Israel against a preemptive strike against Iran. Preemptive? They’ve now had 2 separate strikes launched against them.

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                        @LuFins-Dad UNfortunately (at least from the transcript I read), neither was willing to answer with a yes or no.

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                          #196

                          Words like 'preemptive' and 'unprovoked' should simply never be used in relation to the Middle East.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                          • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                            @LuFins-Dad UNfortunately (at least from the transcript I read), neither was willing to answer with a yes or no.

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                            @taiwan_girl

                            Watch. The transcript never reveals everything about human interaction.

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                              Words like 'preemptive' and 'unprovoked' should simply never be used in relation to the Middle East.

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                              @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

                              Words like 'preemptive' and 'unprovoked' should simply never be used in relation to the Middle East.

                              Yep. Those trains left the station a thousand years ago.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                The only way it would be appropriate if heavily qualified, like “a preemptive strike on their nuclear program”. Which would be a reasonable question for them both.

                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                  And a reasonable action, IMO. They have ballistic missiles and it's only a matter of time before they put a nuke on one.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    #201

                                    Joe does not approve. I doubt Bibi cares. It could be just a show too. "Oh, I opposed that strike" wink wink.

                                    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/biden-states-which-response-from-israel-to-iran-s-strike-us-will-not-approve/ar-AA1rBO77?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=b098a54595f6410880dbb48949228919&ei=28

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                      Lots of fun detail, worth a read if you can get around the paywall.

                                      https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/05/israel-mossad-hezbollah-pagers-nasrallah/

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          More deets:

                                          And the best picture:

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                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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