Majority of US military sites in Middle East damaged by Iran, CNN investigation reveals

It's more important to note that none of these US bases had any sort of air defense. If some were installed, that would be the end of 98% of any Iranian drone / missile strike with them being ineffective.
 
It's more important to note that none of these US bases had any sort of air defense. If some were installed, that would be the end of 98% of any Iranian drone / missile strike with them being ineffective.


You are misinformed.

Multiple US bases across the region (Al Udeid in Qatar, Prince Sultan in Saudi Arabia, sites in UAE/Jordan/Kuwait/Bahrain, etc.) were hit or damaged by our missiles and drones.


Many had advanced systems (Patriot batteries, THAAD radars like the AN/TPY-2, early-warning radars).

We specifically targeted radars, communications, and enablers; strikes penetrated and caused damage despite expensive US defenses.


 
You are misinformed.

Multiple US bases across the region (Al Udeid in Qatar, Prince Sultan in Saudi Arabia, sites in UAE/Jordan/Kuwait/Bahrain, etc.) were hit or damaged by our missiles and drones.


Many had advanced systems (Patriot batteries, THAAD radars like the AN/TPY-2, early-warning radars).

We specifically targeted radars, communications, and enablers; strikes penetrated and caused damage despite expensive US defenses.


No, most didn't. There were some theater level anti-aircraft / -missile defense batteries in place but individual bases had nothing.
 
Alexander of the Duran said just the other day that it looks to him like tech is about to flip in favor of drone defenses....that in the near future drones will be largely ineffective. I have no idea of the reasoning behind this but tech advances often work in this fashion. What ever happens almost certainly America will be behind.
 
Heard from the Duran boys that largely because of the cost of rebuilding these bases, which may or may not happen, the cost of this war so far is about a trillion dollars.
 
These bases were abandoned because they were to close to Iran.
They were abandoned because they were largely undefended, because the Empire brain trust never thought that Iran would dare attack them, just as they did not think that Iran would close the Strait even though Iran has warned of this constantly.

HUBRIS.
 
They were abandoned because they were largely undefended, because the Empire brain trust never thought that Iran would dare attack them, just as they did not think that Iran would close the Strait even though Iran has warned of this constantly.

HUBRIS.
A war that never had to happen. Rushed into it, poorly prepared, and it didn't go well. And the opponent was just Iran—a country without advanced weapons. If this war just fizzles out in some unclear way, that would be a real embarrassment for U.S. military power. It would be a total psychological defeat. I don't think it'll end that way. The U.S. leadership is probably trying to build consensus now, and they'll have to put more into this.
 
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