We are bombing 7 countries right now, how many countries is China bombing???
The U.S. military is officially fighting wars in seven countries, according to the White House’s latest war report.
https://www.defenseone.com/news/2018/03/the-d-brief-march-15-2018/146688/
What the hell? The US carrier fleet was the only way Imperial Japan could be stopped in their aggression and eventually defeated.
You haven’t got a clue period.
Our carrier fleet allows us to project power around the globe preventing WWIII and numerous smaller conflicts throughout the last century and will continue to do so well into the future.
Not necessarily true. If Israel believes Iran is getting close to a nuclear capability they will almost certainly act preemptively and with very good reason.
As few as 3 or 4 nukes targeted at their largest cities would mean the end of Israel.
Their entire history since the Mullahs took over of course shows otherwise.
I seem to remember that alliance was quite successful.
That would be the point.
You, like all armies are still fighting the last war. The next one will be different.
Inaccurate, unguided rockets that Israel can easily intercept.
If large numbers of missiles start falling on Israel there will be an overwhelming retaliatory action destroying everything in the area where they are launched from.
… is a sailors graveyard.
These massive ships were never intended to take on jihadists and other asymmetric threats. But it’s no longer clear that they would be useful in a war against a major power such as Russia or a middling one such as Iran.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2015-10-22/aircraft-carriers-are-the-navy-s-sitting-ducks
It certainly would…
We have the best missile interception capabilities on the planet and commanders smart enough not to park them within range.
The first thing we’d do is target their anti aircraft and anti ship missile batteries and air power.
I think you will find that the Russian S300’s are generally recognised to be far superior to anything the US has and Iran probly has the S400’s now.
Harmer argues that having the S-300 in the Mideast is a strategic game changer in the region. And it will be a challenge for not only the US, but its partners and allies.
All of which can be defeated.
S-300 and 400 are all anti aircraft missiles anyhow, not anti ship missiles.
The main reason for stealth aircraft is to go in during the first wave and take out their batteries.
I said 20th century.
Things have changed since then, you know.
Israel’s nuke missiles are aimed at major European cities.
Since ■■■■ don’t give a damn about the downfall of European civilization, this blackmail is very effective.
You said.
Aircraft carriers are basically for countries engaged in foreign aggression.
Which I showed to be false. They are just as essential today for defense as they are and were for offense.
You have to be able to put substantial forces in the battle area quickly to deter or defeat aggression and that’s exactly what the carrier task force does.
That’s complete bullshit that cannot be substantiated with any fact.
You really need to do a bit more research - you prove, yet again, that you really are totally clueless
The S3/400 systems are anti ballistic/aircraft/cruise missile systems.
Yep that sure worked in Afghanistan didn’t it.
They don’t have the range or capability to intercept ICBM’s, and our CM’s are too small and fly too low for them to be effective as they evade radar.
Their primary purpose is anti aircraft and they pose a great threat to 3rd, and 4th generation fighters but not to the F-22. F-35, or B-2.
They are not in any way anti sup missiles and can easily be defeated both on the ground and in the air.