... build-up at Diego Garcia ~

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  1. asjoseph

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    Was that another mistaken social media post?
     
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    We bombed iraq back into the stone age and look at how that turned out
     
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    Why would we bomb Iran when Israel is more than happy to do it; under the guise of stopping Hezbollah arms shipments and missile strikes from Iran???????
    Sorry, had a senior moment - Trunk white house........o_O
     
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    Usually, B2 'sightings' at Diego are a 'planned leak' intended to give America's enemies pause, similar to the famous SSBN (SSGN) coordinated 'simultaneous accidental loss of depth control'

    I do not see Spirits as being needed against the Houthi, and no further Iranian sites have been "bombed by Israel" so time will tell.

    Personally?
    I think it's about time that we get some more combat hours on those old airframes before we retire them.
     
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    B2 first delivered to fleet in 1993. I guess 31 years is old, but not B52 old.

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    A military device built for deterrence could be called effective if it saw NO combat hours in its lifetime.
     
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