Editing because I was a bit of a douche and I realize I don't need to be that way.
Yeah, rockets and IDF are definitely a thing. But they're not going to do that to the Ford. That would be very dumb, even for Hamas.
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Editing because I was a bit of a douche and I realize I don't need to be that way.
Yeah, rockets and IDF are definitely a thing. But they're not going to do that to the Ford. That would be very dumb, even for Hamas.
BattlingTrain
SNA
I've yet to work Hamas but worked a lot of Islamic State and Taliban, I'm rarely surprised by great acts of stupidity ?
Reference my post earlier about their showing their faces in full HD on social media while capturing Jews in Israel. They're going to die.
Spekkio
He bowls overhand.
The CSG provides defense-in-depth in this scenario. An emboldened Hamas / Hezbollah might attempt to attack fixed military targets on the ground, but a CSG is much more survivable. It basically provides guaranteed DCA to the Israelis while we all eat popcorn and watch the curb stomping (metaphorically speaking). Along the lines of "hey, if you think you can knock out US bases in the region, think again..." And on the off-hand chance Israel starts to lose, it has strike capability.
Whether this capability is required or 'overkill' compared to what Islamic nations in the region can bring to the table might be debatable, but the fact of the matter is that this is what the CSG does.
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TBH, I think you're downplaying all the other capes that the CSG brings that are short of slinging JDAMs.
A CVN at anchor doesn't do that.
I'm not. Those assets are already there. They just don't show up on Google News.
Guys, you act like the middle east isn't a regular shit storm and that we haven't had people and stuff all over the AOR since the early 90s.
The Clinton era "where are the carriers" trope is old. I'd be even willing to bet that in this case the real strength of the CSG is not in the CVN, but what the other boats were delivering to the Israelis to keep stuff like Iron Dome rolling.
I could be wrong though.
This statement confuses me, as this is exactly what question the GFM folks in the Pentagon had to answer this weekend.
. . . you keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
I'm reminded of one of my squadron O-4s who had an alternate doctrinal definition for the FAC/FIAC threat: "assholes on Jetskis."
This is a target that R2D2 might be able to track and take down!
What's the RCS of a human dangling from a bunch of ripstop nylon?
Isn't it like a bumblebee? Of course if you're not wearing metallic parachute pants from the 80's.
I think they know what they're doing, but they want to prove their "bad-assery" and "dare" the Israelis. Obviously just my opinion though.
Average Monke
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Certainly not. Any how, I have a hard time believing that hostage rescue is likely given the numbers and complexities of such an operation in an urban environment. Hamas has shown their complete disregard for human life by decapitating babies and is already executed prisoners in response the IAF bombings. I can’t even begin to imagine how they are being treated, especially the women. I would also not be surprised if some are inadvertently killed in the bombings too.
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