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Johnny2X2X

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1. It's been just a stunning rebuke of the idea our military is invulnerable

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 08:28 AM

Yesterday

War is changing, you no longer need $250M bombers to inflict damage when you can get 100 drones for $1M.

The US military is still the strongest in the world, but the idea that it is all powerful and can just bomb endlessly without fear of taking any damage is gone. And that's a good thing IMO. The US is not the force for peace anymore, it's a bully, and the only way a bully will stop is if they're given a bloody nose.

We're trying to make peace with Iran, because they can do damage to our bases and assets in the region.

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BBC - Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show [View all] Swede Yesterday OP

It's been just a stunning rebuke of the idea our military is invulnerable Johnny2X2X Yesterday #1

Iran has hit far more U.S. military assets than reported, satellite images show LetMyPeopleVote 23 hrs ago #2