the least propagandized liberal has logged on

Yeah, taking any single city isn’t going to change anything. Also, they have developed a whole mosaic defense strategy to decentralize command specifically to prevent the possibility of any sort of decapitation strike https://www.palestinechronicle.com/explainer-what-is-irans-mosaic-defense-strategy/

There are other factors too. The US has a limited number of bases in the region which Iran is systematically taking apart right now. These provide logistics for staging, ammo storage, early warning systems, air defenses, and so on. These bases took decades and trillions to build, and they simply cannot be replaced. While Iran is simply too big to bomb into submission, the same logic doesn’t apply to the limited US assets in the region.

Another huge factor is that the US has to ship weapons across the ocean, which is slow and expensive. Iranians are fighting on the home turf, and they effectively have unlimited weapons by comparison. And of course there’s the fact that Iranian weapons are simply more efficient. The US is forced to use multiple multi million dollar interceptors to take down each drone that costs a few thousand to make. It’s obvious that Iran can pump out drones faster than the US can pump out missiles.

Finally, the whole idea of ground invasion is a fantasy. Iran is a country of 90 million, with difficult mountainous terrain. For context, Ukraine is a third of the size, and Russia has an army of 1.5 million fighting there.

They’re absolutely operating with insurance. They’re just insured outside the west.

Wow, what an original comeback. Did you have to ask your mom for help?

sure they did, it was gonna be a quick, in and out 20 minute adventure

as the burger reich is currently finding out

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ah yes WaPo is doing Iranian propaganda 🤣

u mad bro?

the thermal paint idea is cute though

Amazing work as always, it’s been amazing to watch Lemmy evolve for six years I’ve been here now. It’s really come a long way, and fantastic to see your dedication to the project for such a long haul. O7

same

Thermal paint is very much a new development.

but pedantry is alive and well

Iran is not the only player here.

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even a broken clock is right twice a day

Exactly, when you dig into all the complaints people have about this tech, they’re ultimately just symptoms of the underlying capitalist relations.

The hubris of the burger reich is truly astounding. They really think they can just waltz in and destroy a whole civilization that’s thousands of years old.