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I am not sure about the benefit of Israel. But it was impressive demonstration of power. I mean flying around half globe undetected and delivering huge bombs no

by lnsru 1y ago

I am not sure about the benefit of Israel. But it was impressive demonstration of power. I mean flying around half globe undetected and delivering huge bombs no one else has. I have hard time calculating dollar value of such future negotiation argument.

skywhopper 1y ago
I’m not sure about this. B2s were heavily used in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as well, so Iran is well aware of their range. To me, I think this mission just demonstrates how little we get out of all that money. The small number of B2s, the extreme mission time, the relatively low payload, and the ultimate lack of clarity of success for this mission don’t make me feel like the US is particularly powerful or is spending its money well.
owebmaster 1y ago
As a South American, I'm not impressed at all.
sixQuarks 1y ago
C’mon stop being so naive. All the Middle East wars the US has fought has been for the benefit of Israel. Read project for a new American century. It laid out all the countries the US should take out for benefit of Israel. The only one we haven’t so far is Iran.
- navane 1y ago
  I think you got it backwards. Israël is just another military base for the US. Everything the US does "for Israël" is to keep a fat finger in the middle eastern porridge. The base is not entirely in their control, but also doesn't shed US military lives when it stirs the pot. Using a local minority to project influence over their majority neighbors. A play as old as colonialism.
  - runlaszlorun 1y ago
    I love it when two conspiracies start conflicting.
  - sixQuarks 1y ago
    If that’s the case, then why does almost every US politician have an AIPAC handler? It’s obvious Israel is the one who controls our politicians, not the other way around.
optimalsolver 1y ago
Demonstration of power? We don't even know if it worked.
- TheCondor 1y ago
  What if the demonstration of power was for Americans?
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by lnsru 1y ago

skywhopper 1y ago

I’m not sure about this. B2s were heavily used in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as well, so Iran is well aware of their range. To me, I think this mission just demonstrates how little we get out of all that money. The small number of B2s, the extreme mission time, the relatively low payload, and the ultimate lack of clarity of success for this mission don’t make me feel like the US is particularly powerful or is spending its money well.

owebmaster 1y ago

As a South American, I'm not impressed at all.

sixQuarks 1y ago

C’mon stop being so naive. All the Middle East wars the US has fought has been for the benefit of Israel. Read project for a new American century. It laid out all the countries the US should take out for benefit of Israel. The only one we haven’t so far is Iran.

navane 1y ago
I think you got it backwards. Israël is just another military base for the US. Everything the US does "for Israël" is to keep a fat finger in the middle eastern porridge. The base is not entirely in their control, but also doesn't shed US military lives when it stirs the pot. Using a local minority to project influence over their majority neighbors. A play as old as colonialism.
- runlaszlorun 1y ago
  I love it when two conspiracies start conflicting.
- sixQuarks 1y ago
  If that’s the case, then why does almost every US politician have an AIPAC handler? It’s obvious Israel is the one who controls our politicians, not the other way around.

optimalsolver 1y ago

Demonstration of power? We don't even know if it worked.

TheCondor 1y ago
What if the demonstration of power was for Americans?

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