Here’s the link but honestly not worth reading
Except for this
Critics maintain that the rapid and large-scale expenditure of munitions has “wrung out” U.S. power and that Washington’s inability to subdue Iran sends a message of American weakness around the world. On the contrary, the war showed that the United States is still willing and able to engage in large-scale military action. Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot safely assume the Pentagon will stay on the sidelines if they attack NATO or Taiwan.
The war also gave the U.S. military the opportunity to practice. China’s People’s Liberation Army has not fought a war in decades. The Pentagon just conducted a months-long exercise in Iran of new tactics and technology that will be useful in a future conflict in Europe or Asia.
So their argument is just “This war was so pointless and awful that it sends the world a clear message, we’ll attack anyone, anywhere, for no benefit to us, just because we can. We’re the good guys world police btw.”
The only reason they’re publishing this shit is to give the hogs on wikipedia something so they can stop the wiki article from saying “Iranian Victory”
Somehow bombing real people who had real lives (not to mention that those people were completely innocent and rarely even combatants) is just a “months-long exercise.” If I recall correctly, exercises are supposed to be, y’know, not doing actual damage?
“Sure I was Checkmated with ease, but I was ahead on material, and my next opponent hasn’t even practiced today!”
This loss against a much smaller guy in boxing only makes me stronger for when I have to sword fight a much larger guy (who happens to sell me most of my shit for cheap so I can afford to buy groceries and keep the lights on)
Epic Fury traded the destruction of the military of the world’s leading terrorist state for an increase in energy prices that will ultimately subside. That is a good trade.
Well, I can’t deny that it caused a lot of damage to the military of the world’s leading terrorist state, I’ll give him that.
China’s People’s Liberation Army has not fought a war in decades.
Something interesting the PLA does that never factors into these people’s assessments though is bring in vets from other countries’ wars to help train their people and work on their processes. Back in the 2010s one of the most lucrative career paths for American military pilots was to resign their commission and go to China to be an instructor (technically this is illegal, so they would do it through civilian companies on the sly, and of course the American government has a big problem with it).
Free Dan Duggan!
The Pentagon just conducted a months-long exercise in Iran of new tactics and technology that will be useful in a future conflict in Europe or Asia.
It goes both ways, dude. China and Russia just got a great look into the US’s capabilities and tactics without firing a single bullet, and you have no idea what they’re training on or what they’re capable of lol.
yeah we got our ass whooped in every conceivable way but we learned about war. all my losses was lessons
Russia already got a look at US capabilities with the Great Ukranian Counteroffensive that was planned as a classic armoured schwerpunkt. Didn’t go great for Ukraine.
an expert’s point of view on a current event
The expert:
“Losing makes us better than armies that didn’t lose actually”
it was the best of times it was the blurst of times
Oh it’s the
guy, what ghoulishness do I remember him from?I mean take your pick.
Alright soldiers, you did a good job
getting your ass kickedtraining with Iran. Now we’re ready for the big leagues. Get ready to take on the super power that sells us all the things we need to make our shit.
“Sure Iran blew the US out of the water in *lists every militarily relevant metric*, but we absolutely OWNED in children blown up in school. And according to Holden Bloodfeast’s “War CrimesPoints” those are worth sooo much!”Amazing to look at how a country of 90 million people kicked America’s ass and think it proves the US could beat a country of 1,410 million.
Technically those were Bahraini and Kuwaiti bases so they don’t count
The war also gave the U.S. military the opportunity to practice. China’s People’s Liberation Army has not fought a war in decades.
IDK… I don’t think the nation that has constatnly been at war for decades is in need of more opportunities to “practice”. Not fighting wars seems like that smarter thing to do. But what would I know? I’m not being paid 6-7 figures to write shit like this.
I’m sure getting owned by cheap mass produced drones and missiles was surely a learning experience that will help them fight a country that has the ability to mass produce…
Hypersonic missiles…
