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0 pointsasdff2mo ago0 comments

Iran doesn't have to shoot down a single jet to win this war. Just move military hardware into caves. Sacrifice civilian infrastructure as the only viable bombing target. Wait it out until American domestic pressure from perceived war crimes ends the war. They can't afford to fight a land war or garrison over the entire country.

The fact that Israel has leveled much of the 140 square miles of gaza over the past 3 years and still fails to remove Hamas from power. No chance against 636,372 square miles and 93 million people. Worse odds than Vietnam. There isn't even a defined victory condition.

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praptak2mo ago

> There isn't even a defined victory condition.

It's even worse if you consider what rational options the mullahs have. Yes, they are a murderous dictatorship and enemies of US - no question about that. But they did nothing to provoke this particular attack and they still got bombed.

Backing off without first inflicting severe pain is just not an option in this situation. It would be an invitation to get bombed at will.

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subw00f2mo ago

Wow, "perceived war crimes", what an interesting way of saying war crimes.

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59nadir2mo ago

> Sacrifice civilian infrastructure as the only viable bombing target.

I'm imagining the air crew going "Huh, there are no clear actual targets to bomb. Hey, Cleetus, command won't be happy about us not bombing anything at all, retarget on that school over there, let's get this over with and go home."

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