The Exploding Pagers
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wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 12:04 last edited by
But wait? I thought the US had no troops in an active war zone?
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wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 13:03 last edited by
Bwhahahahahaha!
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@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.
wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 13:47 last edited by Mik 10 Feb 2024, 13:48@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.
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wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 14:08 last edited by
Correction. One casualty. A Palestinian in the West Bank.
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wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 14:31 last edited by
So... we now know where Baghdad Bob went after Iraq fell.
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wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 15:18 last edited by
From SCUD to THUD?
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wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 15:34 last edited by
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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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.
wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 15:48 last edited by@LuFins-Dad UNfortunately (at least from the transcript I read), neither was willing to answer with a yes or no.
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wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 15:49 last edited by
Words like 'preemptive' and 'unprovoked' should simply never be used in relation to the Middle East.
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@LuFins-Dad UNfortunately (at least from the transcript I read), neither was willing to answer with a yes or no.
wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 15:50 last edited byWatch. The transcript never reveals everything about human interaction.
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Words like 'preemptive' and 'unprovoked' should simply never be used in relation to the Middle East.
wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 15:58 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 16:07 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 17:02 last edited by
And a reasonable action, IMO. They have ballistic missiles and it's only a matter of time before they put a nuke on one.
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wrote on 2 Oct 2024, 22:46 last edited by
Joe does not approve. I doubt Bibi cares. It could be just a show too. "Oh, I opposed that strike" wink wink.
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wrote on 6 Oct 2024, 21:19 last edited by
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/
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wrote on 16 Oct 2024, 23:20 last edited by
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…
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wrote on 16 Oct 2024, 23:21 last edited by
I mean, if Israel actually made money out of the deal, I might just have to emigrate…
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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…
wrote on 16 Oct 2024, 23:33 last edited by@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.
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