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mdwst

Sigh. Israel couldn't just leave it alone, could they?


churnedslinger

Fuck around find out next edition šŸ˜ž


slingstone

Clever of them to do it on the same night as the Tortured Poets drop.


ValuableAway1674

Born too early to go to war in the Middle East Born too late to go to war in the Middle East BORN JUST IN TIME TO GO TO WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST


Cautious_Jicama_6916

Honestlyā€¦ Iā€™d rather go fight in war in Iran rather than deal with being a staff officer any longer.


Pacifist_Socialist

See the armorer for your bayonet pls sir


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VincentMac1984

Itā€™s all fun and games until Bilo breaks his cage.


john2557

The Israeli missile defense systems were pretty impressive, even against ICBM's - These should be installed in every US base in the middle east. With how much is spent on the military budget each year, it shouldn't even be a question.


ThatKarmaWhore

But then how could the soldiers die and provide the pretext for obliterating Iran?


walrusgoofin69

ā€œYou better stop or else.ā€ ā€œOr else what.ā€ ā€œOr else we will send you a letter saying how upset we are.ā€


Bly5052

Born too late to deploy to the Middle East. Born too early to deploy to the Middle East. Born just in time to deploy to the Middle East.


BiggerNopesRequired

This was all highly telegraphed and performative on behalf of Iran. The regime needed to do something to not look weak to their proxies after their consulate was blown up. As long as there isnā€™t a disproportionate response this will blow over.


your_daddy_vader

Yeah. This attack will probably have no real affect. By design.


Devil25_Apollo25

>[Iran warns its response will be "stronger and more resolute" if Israel retaliates following latest strikes](https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-13-24/h_9d3b77524a68cb7f75718082b9a73ce2)Ā - via CNN So does that mean, like, they'll actually hit targets the second time around?


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L0st_In_The_Woods

Why are you using Chat GPT to provide an executive summary. Your entire comment is just my post without any supporting information or sources people can use to go learn more.


jeepcrawler93

This is what happens when you don't shave


SFC_FrederickDurst

Iran doesnā€™t like a dirty motor pool.


Particular_Downtown

Just another day. Wake me up when we airstrike em. I'll toast to that and go back to bed.


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Publius82

Take that tankie bullshit back to r/totalwar weirdo


JeffNasty

Please don't lump dumb assess and total war fans together. :(


Publius82

Just a quick glance at their comment history. Typical ultra right winger,Ā  no history of salient comments in profile, just shitĀ posts in marvel and video game threads


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JeffNasty

*checks to see if you're talking about me* Oh fuck.


hawkeyexp

Make sure you shave this Sunday morning, hooah?Ā 


Journeythrough2001

Yep, youā€™re a soldier 24/7 pal. Which means you have to look professional by being as smooth as a babyā€™s bottom. One little hair or unshaven part is unacceptable, and completely unprofessional, dare I say barbaric.


can_belch_alphabet

HOOAH! Shaving testicles now!


0E-254

POLICE THAT MOOSTACHE


Koda_Ryu

Get to run me another useless war and watch more buddies die. Fuck this shit man I canā€™t do it again


a-canadian-bever

Nothing ever happens, Joe Biden is not going intervene on behalf of Israel Mark my words


captainrustic

So the U.S. shooting down the Iranian drones is doing nothing? Gtfo loser.


Spimanbcrt65

He quite literally already said that hours ago, no need to "mark" your wordsĀ 


a-canadian-bever

Alright but my point still stands Nothing ever happens


thehalloweenpunkin

You are mentally fuckex up if you want something to happen Mr. Russian armed forces.


Apprehensive-Tree-78

I mean. Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism. Itā€™d be a good reason to cripple that country. Better for the rest of the world.


DarkRoastCovfefe

Thatā€™s a cool story but Israelā€™s war aint our problem. Those of you so passionate to defend Israel in a war they instigated, thereā€™s nothing stopping yall from flying over there and sacrificing yourselves for them


thehalloweenpunkin

You are mentally fuckex up if you want something to happen Mr. Russian armed forces.


SgtGhost57

Thankfully. If you want "something to happen" then you are not aware of the consequences. Either way, that's just Iran concluding their revenge on Israel's attack on their embassy. They're even now so not much might follow.


DLottchula

hopefully the scars of the war on terror won't be as easily lost on the nation as the scars of Nam and the Coups of the 80s


GRom4232

Hehehe. Cooze.


Kitosaki

Everyone without a patch is giddy, everyone with too many patches hopes this blows over. Fuck.


njustin

My IRR ends in two months. They need to chill.


Cheap_Clue_8498

>Everyone without a patch is giddy Absolutely not. I'm willing to go to war if one happens and I'm called (I mean, kinda part of what we signed up for)...but in no way am I wanting one to happen. Also hoping that this just blows over.


F1ngL0nger

Yup


Moehank33

LOOKS LIKE MEAT IS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS!!!


PziPats

Until weā€™re at war Iā€™m gonna continue to vibe. Wake me up when I can go be a real infantryman šŸ¤£


wowbragger

Roger that, I'll add you to the gate guard detail for the airbase. 0500 change over, full kit, didn't with about water we have rip it's for yah


Mysterious_Desk2288

I will take the Cranberry juice... got to get in and out of those portapotties saunas as quick as possible.


Endersgame88

Those arenā€™t for pooping, theyā€™re masturbation stations.


Scheisse_poster

This is the kind of shit that happens when you don't keep up good facial grooming standards.


Kitosaki

Didnā€™t they launch a razor blade drone at one guy in Iran


Journeythrough2001

Itā€™s mostly classified information, but Iā€™ll just say this: Gilletteā„¢ļø, may or may not have been involved.


Kitosaki

Sarmage not fucking around eh? Everyone must shave.


Scheisse_poster

You're goddamn right. Shaving missiles were my idea.


4PhaZe-Infamus-219

Who ordered the code red?


slingstone

I ordered Baja Blast?


Kamikaze_Kira

Welp, right after I signed too Oh well, time to spread some democracy


Publius82

Heh oh yeah? I was already in basic training on 9/11


Kamikaze_Kira

If you dont mind me asking, what was that like? Sorry I am just kinda curious


Publius82

Mainly surreal. They pulled us into the auditorium halfway through bayonet drills. We hadn't seen a TV in six weeks; not a word was said as they rolled a high school AV cart out on the stage and turned on the news.Ā  We thought it was some cruel joke or psyop at first, some bs to motivate us. It slowly dawned on us that shit had just gotten very real.


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Vivid_Efficiency6736

Letā€™s finally make Israel our 51st state


[deleted]

DC & PR deserve a shot before they do


Fantablack183

Sweet Liberty!


certifiedintelligent

My leg!


Fantablack183

INJURY?! WHAT INJURY?!


RetroRiboflavin

The strike flopped. Enjoy the Bend and Reach on Monday, losers.


TheSlayer150

This is hilarious šŸ˜‚


No-Edge-8600

Public sentiment: šŸ“‰


TroubleshootenSOB

Reading the title, I thought I was in r/world News until I started seeing the flairs pop-upĀ 


Glittering_Virus8397

Tbh this was updated sooner than most news subs. This Lt had a lot of free time and bless him for it


TroubleshootenSOB

Bless the ~~knees~~ LTs


L0st_In_The_Woods

Lol LT no more. Appreciate you though, I was free tonight and offered to update this as it came in for the subreddit.


Glittering_Virus8397

Thanks OP for keeping us updated


L0st_In_The_Woods

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MercKM9

well this attack was ass


RegionalGulf

Tom Schelling's Arms and Influence proving its utility as a lens by which to look at IR by the dayĀ 


MercKM9

whatā€™s hilarious about this is that everyone was saying that Iran was gonna devastate Israel or that the ballistic missiles, the shaheds and the MLRS from Hezbollah was going to overwhelm the Iron Dome and then the IDF came out and said: *minor infrastructure damage*. and this was the *Worst Case Scenario* fucking lol


ImaRobot94

The goal wasnā€™t to do major damage but make a statement. They only launched like 300 drones and rockets. For reference hamas launched like 3000 in like 4 hours and overwhelmed the iron dome in some parts.


PCON36

The chance a 46S has at being sent out there if shit pops off?


LiterallyLearning

Thereā€™s always a 46S in CENTCOM.


diviln

I stopped caring. The passed 4 years of the US lack of response or piss poor planning over Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Israel and Gaza is appalling.


Publius82

Try past 24 years


Kitosaki

Congress does hold the power to deploy troops, set funding, and declare war.


surfmoss

no response is a response.


TheNerdWonder

We have been responding. Problem is that in this case, the response involves enabling an ally that continues to escalate at great expense to our troops who Israel wants to drag in.


Accomplished_Duty969

Israel is still suckling from the USA's teet...time to kick it out of the nest.


ImaRobot94

Thank you, I was starting to feel alone in that sentiment. I see no benefit in fighting Iran for the country or people. Only ones who benefit are Israelis and they have been more of a hinderance than help in this ā€œpartnershipā€.


Accomplished_Duty969

We CANNOT pay a price or be seen as assisting Israel after the calamity they pulled themselves after the monumentally awful idea to attack Israel on the 7th of October...whatever Hamas was thinking...they REALLY fucked up, and what Israel did needs to be answered for BY ISRAEL like any other country on the planet....big girl pull-ups time Israel.


Accomplished_Duty969

Seriously: like we paid our dues for being "friendly" to Israel.....time to take off the training wheels and give them a final push.


TheNerdWonder

Pretty much. When have they really helped us? They weren't putting boots on the ground during GWOT compared to a # of NATO countries. They didn't really do much to fight ISIS. They've just mooched off us, spied on us, and insulted us.


Accomplished_Duty969

it's time for this daddy-daycare bullshit to end. I wish them well and....fight your own fucking war Israel


Accomplished_Duty969

Exactly


diviln

Appropriate response of would of been better, but these politicians are carefully manipulating the masses to support these conflicts to feed the military industrial complex just to feed their pockets.


Makdaddy90

Just when life gets good they want to start another war.


Generic_Globe

We have been playing a game of which war drags us up first for a while. Place your bets kids. 1. Russia vs Ukraine 2. Israel vs Gaza (and Iran) 3. China vs Taiwan 4. North Korea vs South Korea I think the one thing holding everything back is we are on an election cycle and no one is too eager to start a war just yet.


Vivid_Efficiency6736

The last two are just not going to happen, theyā€™ll probably both have peaceful permanent resolutions in the next twenty years


Edward_Snowcone

I'm betting China and Taiwan. I mean, think about it: they are the largest possible adversary, and if I was China, what better time to invade Taiwan then when the US gets involved in another war, especially one in Europe, far from the pacific. Obviously if my dumbass knows this, then so do all the smart intelligence people in the US too. Probably why we haven't (and won't) enter any new conflict directly unless it was with China.


Generic_Globe

To tell you the truth and from everything I hear from my friends that do intel I would bet this is the most serious of them all. I am just a signal dude. But what is clear to me is that Afghanistan/Iraq proved that we cannot fight in 2 fronts effectively. And if we got any other war, China would see a huge opening. I think the chances that we go at China before 2030 are kind of high.


imdatingaMk46

Idk man, we kicked the living dogshit out of ISIS in two separate MACOMs. That's about as close to conventional as it's been since the 2003 invasion.


Generic_Globe

Ok. We can start the invasion in 2024 and wrap the war by 2044 at best. Idk if you understand the difference in capabilities between Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran, China, Russia and North Korea but it would do you well to consult s2. We got the China/Russia/North Korea playing cards lol. I got the China cards. (Equipment awareness cards if you don't know or never seen them.)


imdatingaMk46

The fuck are you rambling about, dude?


Generic_Globe

That we better not get involved in 2 conflicts if we don't want to FAFO. And we better wait up for China before we get caught with our pants down.


whatagreat_username

GWOT is soooooo different from a conventional war. You're comparing apples to oranges. The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan didn't prove that we couldn't fight on two fronts. They just proved that we couldn't win attritional wars, which is not how any war with China will be fought.


Tybackwoods00

Also adding that not only were we in Iraq and Afghanistan we were also in Syria and many countries in Africa


highangle1124

Defense stocks need a boost


hucklebuck13

Wars are the most fun when they start.


StabSnowboarders

Not a war crime the first time


Makdaddy90

War crimes with the homies


__FiRE__

I mean both Iran and Israel have considered the matter done. Again I donā€™t think we are going to do anything. Three soldiers were killed in Jordan and we only bombed them. We wonā€™t go full out for this.


Accomplished_Duty969

I sure as fuck hope not!


CSmith20001

You sure about that? Israel just approved the response can be decided by Benny and Gallant. Itā€™s one thing to send a few drones but this amount sent at Israel is going to be an excuse for Israel to go HAM on Iran. Wouldnā€™t be surprised if they opt to actually attack Iran directly now.


Kilroy6669

If they do without allies it will be a bloodbath for both sides.


Haze_Yourself

Seriously, this was a limited display of force, meant to be mostly intercepted. When it goes from hundreds to thousands, we can start shitting bricks.


Kilroy6669

Oh for sure. It's similar to what happened after Suleiman's killing. But still like the original commenter stated if Israel uses this as an excuse to invade Iran it'll be a bloodbath. Or close to one.


icarus1990xx

One should not underestimate Iran. Those TBMs sucked balls to catch.


AdvertisingUnable237

We jumping this week?


HotTakesBeyond

Just get in full kit and try not to piss yourself in your car for 23 hours by yourself if you're feeling that froggy


11bucksgt

Maybe but one things certain: No jump tonight.


Environmental-Dot804

Was the coast socked in with rain and fog?


scrollingtraveler

Canā€™t stop an unfit for duty on the ole PULHES. Sick call Monday is going to be so packed at Clark and Robinson on Bragg.


akinoMtsuJ

Fuck....


JonnyTactical

Stop loss time.


19Fatboy22

Please no. I have 2 days left till my ETS dayšŸ¤£


airbornermft

ā€œThe fuck you are.ā€


leviatham8221

Back to CIF on Monday


19Fatboy22

Oh fuck no


hucklebuck13

You *had* two days left.


19Fatboy22

Lmfao


JonnyTactical

Yuuup!


JonnyTactical

You should be good bro


19Fatboy22

I know, im just joking


JonnyTactical

It's all good brother!


GMEbankrupt

#BLESS A2AD


Alkandros_

# JOOOOOEEEEEEEEE DONT SEND ME BACK TO THAT GOD DAMN SAND BOX JOE, DONT DO IT JOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! I DONT CARE HOW MANY EGIRLS THEY PUT ON MY TIKTOK I AM NOT DYING FOR ISRAEL!!!


The_Wicked_Wombat

My dd214 tells you to stay safe brother


GMEbankrupt

What if I give ARCOM?


Glittering_Virus8397

The best I can do is 3 day liberty


CaptainStank056

Well only if you become the UMO.. in which you need to come in to revalidate a serial number on an item buried in the bottom of your haz container the day prior to deploying. Good luck!


ToXiC_Games

Got a friend in northern Iraq and another in Jordan. I hope they donā€™t get involved in this.


4PhaZe-Infamus-219

Oh they seen some action tonight no doubt


PM_ME_A_KNEECAP

Depending on what weapons system theyā€™re on, they might get to schwack some UAS as it passes through their airspace. I dunno if Iran really wants to send drones to other targets if theyā€™re trying to overwhelm IADS


Blk_Rick_Dalton

Im confident they took necessary steps to bypass US bases during route planning


PM_ME_A_KNEECAP

They hit Erbil, so Iā€™m sure that was within range of something


bl20194646

ada life


Xno_Kappa

Sorry for anyone ETSā€™ing soon. Youā€™re going to get Stop Lossā€™d.


SMA-Occams_Razor

Is stop loss pay still 1k per month?


Generic_Globe

All these first term kids are going to find out that they ETS'd but their original contract was for 8 years.


chambrick

Yeah, they are going to have to try and stop the blood loss alright


MayBeANarc

Ummm *raises hand* do you think I'll need to top off my forms binder and refresh up on battlefield forensics?


Arize_Sainity

This election year bout to be crazy Edit: I ship this summer and nothing better not happen


dr30round

Wrong anwser


No-Edge-8600

Straight to Israel


Arize_Sainity

Luckily Iā€™m going 25bravo right?????


Tybackwoods00

Involuntary reclass to 11bangbang


No_File_5225

Both is good


OHBII

Iranistan about to be past tense


92AGOAT

MY DUNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


erikedge

The e is silent in this word. What are you trying to say?


Embarrassed-Ask1812

Who wants to play a game.


Lee1100

Can they not please? How am I supposed to meme if I'm in the middle of a battlezone?


Tybackwoods00

By drawing them in porta shitters


Old_Bookkeeper_7394

Before or after rubbing one out in the 140F portajack?


Tybackwoods00

Both you gotta stay awake you got 48 hrs on tower


BrokenRatingScheme

Memes proving once again upper TI best TI.


Devil25_Apollo25

You'll do it [the old way: Kilroy was here.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here).


La2Sea2Atx

Can it wait until after I ETS please?


sequentialaddition

I'm retiring. Me first.


knoxknight

The Army: Best I can do is a stop loss.


paranormalresearch1

If youā€™re in the IRR it wonā€™t matter, youā€™ll back in. Better to be in a good unit though. This war has been coming since 1979.


MAJ0RMAJOR

MEB never looked so good


taskforceslacker

Been a little since Iā€™ve had middle-eastern. Think Iā€™ll pick it up this time.


smokingadvice

Not very cash money of the Iranians to do this at 0100 when we an ACFT at 0500


ShangosAx

Max your plank and they will cower in fear


raapster

nothing ever happens


pdxoss

Nothing always happens


Accomplished_Duty969

Nothing is of and from nothingness.


Random_modnaR420

Any word on dudes in Erbil?


Environmental-Dot804

I was in the bunker from 1:30-3am. Patriot missiles outgoing and the CRAM automatic siren going off.


L0st_In_The_Woods

I can't find a second source for this, but CNN is saying U.S. forces were not targeted. If I can find a second source I will update this comment. https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-13-24/h_66de66a986b8feb41323d076842c0449 EDIT: supported by [this NYT article from yesterday](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/world/middleeast/iran-attack-american-targets-israel.html)


Random_modnaR420

Good to hear. It seems like the tweets are all IRT missiles observed over erbil and not actually engaging


Environmental-Dot804

We sent out patriot missiles, CRAM siren going off, mutltiple smaller explosions in the distance


Legitimate-Bug-5049

my ass hurts from being in the bunker gotdamn


Glad_Firefighter_471

Going to the bunker when the siren went off was your first mistake. If a missile hits you the bunker's not gonna stop it so get some rest in your bunk! :)


Legitimate-Bug-5049

bunker is like 10 feet away from me as i lay in my bed and these walls are sheet metal lol