US kills Iran's General Soleimani
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Yep!
Thats a stretch... sure they gave advance warning etc.. but they still hit stuff - more reliant on the US getting their heads down and the attack being somewhat limited and expected.
What's a stretch? That it was very tense?
"deliberately avoiding the US sections of the bases"
Doesn't seem to be the case at all - the attack was limited and with warning given but it caused some damage for the US to deal with.
Well, that seems at odds with expert opinion.
Really?
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/08/politics/satellite-images-iran-missile-trnd/index.html
That doesn't seem to indicate that they've deliberately avoided US sections of the base at all, quite the opposite.
You could perhaps elaborate a bit?
@Yadda Well it doesn't seem to stand up to what has been reported - you can scroll the before and after photos and see for yourself here:
https://apnews.com/c7116313efdb56f4e928289faa1ad8cd
As RoboCod said:
It certainly seems like US equipment was destroyed - yes it does seem to be a symbolic attack but saying the avoided the US parts of the base doesn't seem to be true.
https://apnews.com/c7116313efdb56f4e928289faa1ad8cd
As RoboCod said:
It certainly seems like US equipment was destroyed - yes it does seem to be a symbolic attack but saying the avoided the US parts of the base doesn't seem to be true.
Well I suppose it's possible that the yanks are playing it down, but why would they?
Remember last night when you thought it was game on?
Why do you think it didn't kick off?
Why would they indeed - doesn't seem like they are - there isn't much to play down tbh...
Because no Americans were killed and beyond some equipment damage it seems to have been more of a symbolic attack for domestic consumption. That comment you quoted was based on " if they're silly enough to get their airforce involved" see posts it is in response to - the quoted one and the one above it. For obvious reasons, if they had gotten their airforce involved then the USAF would have been involved pretty quickly too.
Oh they are.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/rockets-us-airbase-iraq/index.html
If US areas weren't deliberately avoided then Trump's admin have been BSing the media into thinking they were. That's actually very interesting in itself.
That didn't seem to factor into your decision making last night?
You're getting a bit muddled - not targeting accommodation etc.. is not the same thing as "deliberately avoiding the US sections of the bases"
For example if someone had targeted the Basra military enclave at the APOD back in the day but only hit hangers etc.. (which were in a separate area to the areas housing troops in tented and corimec accommodation) then it would be accurate to comment on them not hitting the populated bits etc.. it wouldn't be accurate to say that the British military enclave wasn't targeted...
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I think it's clear enough. Now my sensors are detecting a dowie-hole. I'm changing course.
I think it's clear enough. Now my sensors are detecting a dowie-hole. I'm changing course.
Cool, glad its clear now
It's interesting that a "top US General's" opinion differs from what some of Trump's administration have been saying.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/08/politics/trump-iran-retaliation-missile-attacks/index.html
Either way, it's a good job it didn't kick off like dowie thought it was going to.
