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Trump claims Iran "Has no anti aircraft." (Original Post) surfered 6 hrs ago OP
Can we get a non-worthless reporter close enough to him to ask: RockRaven 6 hrs ago #1
12,000 sorties gab13by13 6 hrs ago #2
We weren't supposed to need that much air power. Irish_Dem 5 hrs ago #3
Is Iran going to get worse or better at shooting down aircraft? Prairie Gates 3 hrs ago #6
In reality... the US has flown 13,000 sories so far and has lost two aircraft to AA fire... WarGamer 4 hrs ago #4
So this is the equivalent of WWII??? dpibel 4 hrs ago #5

RockRaven

(19,406 posts)
1. Can we get a non-worthless reporter close enough to him to ask:
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 09:46 PM
6 hrs ago

"Do you understand that Hegseth is lying to you and making you look foolish?"


(yes, I know he makes himself look foolish all on his own)

Irish_Dem

(81,359 posts)
3. We weren't supposed to need that much air power.
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 10:37 PM
5 hrs ago

And Iran wasn't supposed to be able to shoot anything down.

Doesn't sound pretty good to me.

Prairie Gates

(8,186 posts)
6. Is Iran going to get worse or better at shooting down aircraft?
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 12:13 AM
3 hrs ago


Humans learn. This is the first day of the rest of the war.

WarGamer

(18,620 posts)
4. In reality... the US has flown 13,000 sories so far and has lost two aircraft to AA fire...
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:24 PM
4 hrs ago

the USAAF during the Daylight bombing campaign of Germany lost 10-15% per mission.

dpibel

(3,955 posts)
5. So this is the equivalent of WWII???
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:49 PM
4 hrs ago

This is a big, big win because we're doing better than WWII!!

Do I read you correctly?

BTW: The efficacy of the attack does not justify the attack.

Agree or disagree?

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