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It seems like there's an urge in some of the comments to say "this is a disaster" simply because it happened while Biden was president.

I hate Biden as much as any of you. But it's worth separating out Biden from what happens in the world. Not everything that happens is a bad thing simply because he's president.

BTW, I often advise my more liberal readers that not everything that happens is a GOOD thing, either, simply because Biden is president. Let's get beyond tribalism.

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Meanwhile, our "esteemed" President Doofus is funding the Iranians and then telling the Israelis not to attack them? Seems par for the course for him as he won't even defend OUR country border-wise. Finally, the Middle Eastern militaries except Israel are good at public displays and passing in review but little else.

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I couldn’t disagree more. The Iranians can keep shelling till our Navy and military bases in the region and Israel’s IDF—100% armed by the U.S.—run out of defensive missiles. And then it’s lights out for Israel.

Perhaps you are not aware that the U.S. defense industry is incapable of manufacturing quickly enough to replenish the war materiel that has been used and destroyed on two battlefronts on the other side of the world. Even if they could, it would take months to deliver. One cannot overstate how unprepared the Biden regime has rendered the U.S. military with these two wars.

The Iranians had to respond to save face, and we should all be grateful they did it in a way not to further escalate this madness.

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Great article...

I will be interested in the response from Israel. No doubt it will be less than hundreds of weapons. I suspect that the response will be effective.

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Was it a total fail? If the goal of the attack was to kill Jews and lay waste to Israel or to discourage them in any way, then it was certainly an abject failure, and the mullahs should be embarrassed.

However, what if the goal was a test of Israel's aerial defense strategy? In that case, the information gained could be invaluable for the real attack to come.

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A much less optimistic take, by Daniel [Sultan Knish] Greenfield: https://www.frontpagemag.com/this-was-not-irans-actual-attack/

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Don't underestimate the ability of Persians to learn.

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