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Cannonpointer » Today, 7:20 pm » wrote: ↑

Today, 7:20 pm

It's not over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp1gSP3Nr6A

This is a good analysis, but I didn't interpret him implying that the war was not over. Did I miss something? 

From what I understand, from my sources on the ground (ie goat ****) is that Iran does not intend to fight the US toe to toe with their navy or air force. They know that would be catastrophic if they even tried. So instead, they shift their strategy to 'death by thousand cuts.' Instead of heavily investing in navy ships and a air force, they invested in cheap missiles and drones. They have been doing this for the past 20 years. Iran has literally prepared for war against the US for the past 2 decades. While we were bombing the **** out of Afghanistan and Iraq, they were sitting back taking notes. They decided to not even try to fight us in conventional warfare with a navy or an air force. That is why there navy didn't fight back against us. Some of their warships weren't even staffed with their men. They were just sitting out there. However, for 20 years they have manufactured so many missiles and cheap drones that they can afford to launch hundreds, even thousands, of missiles at a time to Israel and US bases at once. Statistically, some will get through out of the hundreds. Those are enough to cause damage. 

They also have groups associated with Iran: Hezbollah, Houthis, Various Iraqi militias, and Syrian allied forces. These groups can attack US allies and allow Iran to fight at multiple fronts. Basically, their only hope against the US is to conduct a war of attrition. America does not do well in marathons. We are like Mike Tyson. We just like to go in and beat the **** out of the enemy, then leave. However, when we are forced to stay, things rarely go our way. That is what Iran is counting on.

I hope I am wrong.