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Red Mountain

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3. I suspect the Israelis made a calculated guess

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:39 AM

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that they could destroy enough launchers and facilities to degrade Iran's offensive capabilities before they ran out of interceptors.

Their track record so far has been pretty good......but the Iranians understand the game and have had plenty of time to prepare as well.

One thing we should have learned from the war in Ukraine is that things have changed a bit.

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