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    Mik
    wrote on 25 Oct 2024, 23:45 last edited by
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    I had Iranian friends in 1980 San Diego during the hostage crisis. A bit backward with women. but warm, good people. They hated Khomeni.

    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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      bachophile
      wrote on 26 Oct 2024, 04:14 last edited by
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      I slept through all the fun. We will see what the new day brings.

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        bachophile
        wrote on 26 Oct 2024, 04:57 last edited by
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        IMG_0049.jpeg

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          Mik
          wrote on 26 Oct 2024, 13:36 last edited by
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          Interesting. They hit air defense systems in Iraq and Syria as well.

          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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            bachophile
            wrote on 26 Oct 2024, 14:35 last edited by
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            Because they flew east by going up north over Syria into Iraq. To avoid going into Jordanian airspace. So the initial air defenses taken out were there. Then the next step was Iranian air defense. Then with air space secure, they went for other targets.

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              Mik
              wrote on 26 Oct 2024, 14:37 last edited by
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              I wonder if they informed Iraq beforehand. I doubt they did Syria, but if those in Iraq were essentially Iranian air defense I could see it.

              "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                bachophile
                wrote on 26 Oct 2024, 14:38 last edited by
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                That would have been from the US. Centcom was running the liaisons with various armed forces.

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 26 Oct 2024, 16:12 last edited by
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                  Haven’t seen much reporting on what was hit and why.

                  Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                    bachophile
                    wrote on 26 Oct 2024, 18:03 last edited by bachophile
                    #50

                    ill give u a short version of what im hearing here.

                    first of all, the idea was to create a scenario where they would not feel compelled to respond. its not in our (current) intrest to fight a war on three fronts. so the crown jewels, the nuclear sites and the oil was off limits. im thinking the same about regime symbols, like revolutionary guard HQ or khamenis house, these would make the regime look weak, and foment unrest and require them to respond.

                    so targets were away from the limelight, enough to cause damage and send a message, not enough to push too hard.

                    strikes were done at night to minimize loss of life and concentrate just on the hardware.

                    as for what was struck, obviously air defense would be the first target to allow freedom of airspace, but its more than that. im hearing all the S300 and S400 air defense sites in Iran were destroyed. the issue is, they are all russian manufactured, and to expect now for putin to quickly replace all that hardware when he has his own war to fight is a bit of a problem for vlad.

                    the other target was ballistic missile capability. because thats the threat iran holds over us. im hearing vague descriptions of a "critical" component of missile capability being targeted, ive heard some saudi report that it involves some sort of fuel mixer (i dont really know what this means) that costs millions to replace, and may put back missile production by a year or two.

                    as it is, Iran is playing everything down, meaning we may have succeeded in getting just the right amount of damage without them losing too much face, (none of this will be allowed to be reported in Iran) and keep the populace in the dark, since most targets were well away from civilian areas, (although tehranis definitly heard the booms not too far away.

                    it will be a while before the full story leaks out, as im sure it will.

                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-300_missile_system

                    Iran received four S-300PMU2 batteries from Russia in 2016, each consisting of a 96L6E target-acquisition radar, a 30N6E2 target-engagement radar, and four 5P85TE2 towed transporter-erector-launchers (TELs).[133]

                    reported here that all four knocked out

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                      Wim
                      wrote on 26 Oct 2024, 20:43 last edited by
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                      Good

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                        George K
                        wrote on 26 Oct 2024, 21:45 last edited by
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                        LOL

                        "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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                          Renauda
                          wrote on 31 Oct 2024, 14:33 last edited by
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                          More mischief confirmed:

                          https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/31/russia-iran-partnership-treaty-coming-soon-lavrov-says-a86867

                          Elbows up!

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                            26 Oct 2024, 21:45

                            LOL

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 31 Oct 2024, 15:05 last edited by
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                            @George-K said in The Iran thread:

                            LOL

                            Dayum. Is it too late to convert?

                            "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                            • M Mik
                              31 Oct 2024, 15:05

                              @George-K said in The Iran thread:

                              LOL

                              Dayum. Is it too late to convert?

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                              George K
                              wrote on 31 Oct 2024, 15:36 last edited by
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                              @Mik said in The Iran thread:

                              Dayum. Is it too late to convert?

                              Sorry, pal. Read the community note.

                              "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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                                Mik
                                wrote on 31 Oct 2024, 17:13 last edited by
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                                https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-iranian-period-is-finished/ar-AA1tggyF

                                "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                  bachophile
                                  wrote on 31 Oct 2024, 20:07 last edited by
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                                  Yes obvious fake photo (those patches…?) but there was some press on the fact that the aircrews of the fighter jets on the Iran strike included four women.

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 4 Nov 2024, 00:05 last edited by
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                                    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 4 Nov 2024, 00:37 last edited by
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                                      Fuck.

                                      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                      • G George K
                                        31 Oct 2024, 15:36

                                        @Mik said in The Iran thread:

                                        Dayum. Is it too late to convert?

                                        Sorry, pal. Read the community note.

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                                        Axtremus
                                        wrote on 4 Nov 2024, 01:04 last edited by
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                                        @George-K said in The Iran thread:

                                        @Mik said in The Iran thread:

                                        Dayum. Is it too late to convert?

                                        Sorry, pal. Read the community note.

                                        Maybe he means converting to the better AI model.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 4 Nov 2024, 13:35 last edited by
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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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