Originally Posted by
Beech Dude
Guys, guys, guys. We are still paying less than we were for 89 from 2022-2023. Chill.
Too many people getting spun up. Natl avg in 2022 was $4.13...so.
We are absolutely obliterating a thorn in the side of the world, aka Iran. Step back and bask in the effective efforts of our forces and the IDF.
This operation is a perfect example of the insane shortsightedness and bonkers level of instant gratification that we, the US, and more of the world have now; no one stands to have any inconvenience in their lives or God forbid, actual sacrifice.
Love the news reads of "war drags on in the Middle East." GMAFB, ops haven't been happening for a month and they write it like its 5 years into a war.
Dawg....
Nobody here is worried about our ability to engage the Iranian's conventional military. What I don't want is to pull another Iraq. Remember that? Rolled into Baghdad in the blink of an eye, did the "Mission Accomplished" banner on a carrier and everything.....and then we stayed a REALLY long time. Nobody wants to stay there a really long time. They say they have no intention of doing that. I'll believe it when I see it.