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Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by okeysoninv: 9:35am On Feb 28
Ayotolla will fall, remember i said it last year the war wasn't over ll
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by dermmy(m): 9:36am On Feb 28
Trump is telling IRGC to stand down grin grin
This man does not know what he has started
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by basilico: 9:36am On Feb 28
FoolishBoy419:
@ Basilico over to you
I've stated previously , the military might of the US is unmatched. Without politicians setting the rules of engagement trying to win hearts and minds of if people who loathe them, the war may be short.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by okeysoninv: 9:36am On Feb 28
FoolishBoy419:
So far, here are the stated objectives:

*Destruction of the Iranian Navy
*Destruction of Iranian ballistic Missiles Capability
*Destruction of the Iranian regime

Game on
all missions will be accomplished
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriteerNg: 9:36am On Feb 28
okeysoninv:
Ayotolla will fall, remember i said it last year the war wasn't over ll


Also remember what I told you last month.

You will fall 🤡 🤡
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Cancri: 9:37am On Feb 28
Israel-US for the win
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by shoodboi2: 9:37am On Feb 28
Gbadebo19:
The USS Gerald R. Ford is not parked near Iran. It is parked off Israel. And nobody is asking the only question that matters: why.

The $13.3 billion crown jewel of the US Navy, the largest warship ever constructed, just positioned itself off Haifa. Not in the Arabian Sea where the Lincoln sits 850 kilometers from Iranian shores loaded for offensive operations. Not in the Gulf where strike range is optimal. Off Israel. Defending Israel.

This is not redundancy. This is architecture.

Two carriers. Two missions. Two entirely different strategic functions. The Lincoln is the sword, positioned to launch strike packages into Iranian airspace within hours of an order. The Ford is the shield, its Aegis missile defense systems creating an umbrella over Israeli population centers against the retaliation that follows the first Tomahawk.

America just split its carrier doctrine into offense and defense simultaneously. That has not happened since the Pacific theater in 1945.

But the positioning reveals something deeper than tactics. When Iran retaliates, and every wargame says Iran retaliates, its missiles and drones fly toward Israel. They will fly through the same airspace where a US carrier strike group is now stationed. Every Iranian missile aimed at Tel Aviv or Haifa must traverse the Ford’s defensive envelope. Shooting at Israel means shooting at, around, and through an American carrier group.

Iran cannot retaliate against Israel without engaging American naval assets. The Ford’s position makes that physically impossible. The carrier is not defending Israel as a favor. It is positioned so that any Iranian response to American strikes automatically becomes an attack on American forces, triggering the full unrestrained weight of US military response without a single additional political decision required.

This is escalation insurance written in steel and seawater. If the campaign goes longer than planned, if munitions run thin in 7 to 10 days, if allies hesitate, the Ford’s position ensures that Iranian retaliation does the political work Washington cannot do alone: it transforms a limited American strike into an act of self-defense that no ally can refuse to support.

You do not park a $13.3 billion carrier where the enemy’s return fire will hit it unless you want the enemy’s return fire to hit it.

The Ford is not there to prevent escalation. The Ford is there to guarantee that if escalation comes, it comes on terms that make American restraint politically impossible and allied participation politically unavoidable.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
You didn’t write this. Dey add source next time.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Obedience40: 9:37am On Feb 28
sainttwist1:
pls don't shift goal post.....I am begging.

Don't worry about the US Congress....let enjoy the show or don't you want want to see how Iran will sink a aircraft carrier??

🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is a simple military operation... Trump has the power to conduct "limited" military strikes against any entity without Congress approval..especially when the there's threats to US and her allies.


Trump is acting withing his powers as Potus!!
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriteerNg: 9:37am On Feb 28
⚡SIRENS BLARING IN ISRAEL AFTER IRAN LAUNCHED MISSILES.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriteerNg: 9:38am On Feb 28
⚡Pentagon:

OPERATION EPIC FURY

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by LordAdam16: 9:39am On Feb 28
WriteerNg:
The fact that Iran started their own strikes with missiles and not drones. Hmmmm.
it should be a long war

launches will continue with various types
at different cadence

the 🤡🤡 are saying it will last for 4 days
funny people




i am waiting to hear of the fatalities on the iranian side

-Lord
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by erniok(m): 9:39am On Feb 28
sainttwist1:
pls don't shift goal post.....I am begging.

Don't worry about the US Congress....let enjoy the show or don't you want want to see how Iran will sink a aircraft carrier??

🤣🤣🤣🤣
No one is shifting any goal post. We know what Nancy did to Trump in his first term when she repeatedly told him the congress will not approve any war.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by sainttwist1(m): 9:40am On Feb 28
Obedience40:
I thought Carriers would be sinking by now??😂😂😂

Why the Israeli air defences are active in Israel.. Tehran is exposed wide up!!

Thr Iranian people should get ready time is almost ripe to get unto the streets and take back your country!!
na wetin I dey think too ......swams of drones should have overwhelmed US carrier group by now.

But sha nairaland military analyst just dey wake up........
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by FoolishBoy419: 9:40am On Feb 28
Missile impacts in Israel
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriteerNg: 9:40am On Feb 28
⚡Iranian missiles struck Galilee.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriteerNg: 9:40am On Feb 28
⚡Explosions heard across Israel.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by FoolishBoy419: 9:40am On Feb 28
shoodboi2:
You didn’t write this. Dey add source next time.
A lawyer for that matter 😂😂
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by okeysoninv: 9:41am On Feb 28
WriteerNg:


Also remember what I told you last month.

You will fall 🤡 🤡
your foolishness will come to nothing, in your heart your heart you thought Putin will defeat Europe. If I'm a man of God, putin is going to fall.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Dvdpity: 9:41am On Feb 28
WriteerNg:
⚡Pentagon:

OPERATION EPIC FURY
Let's see who will blink first.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriteerNg: 9:42am On Feb 28
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by dermmy(m): 9:42am On Feb 28
LordAdam16:
it should be a long war

launches will continue with various types
at different cadence

the 🤡🤡 are saying it will last for 4 days
funny people




i am waiting to hear of the fatalities on the iranian side

-Lord
That 4 days got me rolling
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by FoolishBoy419: 9:42am On Feb 28
basilico:
I've stated previously , the military might of the US is unmatched. Without politicians setting the rules of engagement trying to win hearts and minds of if people who loathe them, the war may be short.
😂😂😂😂
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by LordAdam16: 9:43am On Feb 28
FoolishBoy419:
Missile impacts in Israel
striking israel is not even my concern
that one na soft work

doing it for two months straight will be a heavy burden on their economy




i am waiting for the attacks on american assets

-Lord
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by sainttwist1(m): 9:43am On Feb 28
WriteerNg:
⚡First wave of Iranian ballistic missiles launched toward Israel.

30 missiles reportedly fired.
disappointing 😞 😞😞😞😞😞
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriteerNg: 9:43am On Feb 28
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by DystopianMuse(f): 9:43am On Feb 28
GRAB MY POP CORN
GO GO GO TEAM USA 💪.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriteerNg: 9:43am On Feb 28
⚡Warplanes and missiles seen in Iraq's airspace.

Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by LordAdam16: 9:44am On Feb 28
dermmy:
That 4 days got me rolling
😂🤣😀

e no fit shock me sef
na laff i dey laff since

-Lord
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriteerNg: 9:44am On Feb 28
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Obedience40: 9:44am On Feb 28
Project supervisor dey ask person to add source!! Like this is one formal discussion!!😂
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by WriteerNg: 9:44am On Feb 28
⚡Senior Iranian official to Al Jazeera:

Everything is on the table, including scenarios that were not previously under consideration.
Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by 23jerryking(m): 9:45am On Feb 28
WriteerNg:


Chai.

You don sell your shame use am buy disgrace.

No shame, no honor.
I didn't ask much of you, bring the text where you predicted an Israeli strike on Iran. How's that supposed to be hard? You dare talk about honor, do you even know what that means? You and honour should have no relationship in the same sentence
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