The Exploding Pagers

[bachophile]

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

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[Mik]

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

[Jolly]

From SCUD to THUD?

[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.

[taiwan_girl]

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

[jon-nyc]

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

[Jolly]

@taiwan_girl

Watch. The transcript never reveals everything about human interaction.

[Mik]

@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.

[jon-nyc]

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.

[Mik]

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

[Mik]

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

[jon-nyc]

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/

[bachophile]

[George K]

More deets:

And the best picture:

[LuFins Dad]

I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

[LuFins Dad]

I mean, if Israel actually made money out of the deal, I might just have to emigrate…

[jon-nyc]

@LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

[Aqua Letifer]

@jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

@LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

There's no way no one over there saw the potential irony, though. I mean just for starters you have terrorists paying to get taken out.

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

@LuFins-Dad said in The Exploding Pagers:

I wonder what the cost of manufacturing, marketing, and distributing those pagers and walkie-talkies were vs how much Israel was actually paid by Hamas…

On that metric they probably made a profit but if you factor in planning and engineering (ie, all the Mossad time) they definitely did not, though that’s hardly relevant. This was a national security operation not a business pursuit.

The planning and engineering is a wash as those employees doing the planning and engineering would still have been paid sitting on their asses saying “drone strike”

Dear god, I think I might need to move to Israel.

[bachophile]

If u need help house hunting let me know. City? Suburbs? Maybe a rural area? Good schools around? Business opportunities? Just say the word.