We have to keep repeating. They seem to be better at recovering than anticipated. We waste time and munitions hitting a target multiple times. This has already cost us so much, and when it seems it might be done, it isn’t. We are all weary. We are all past done, except it never does anything resembling a finish. Recognition for Raw Story:
A senior U.S. defense official has explained why the American military keeps returning to bomb the same Iranian targets it has already struck repeatedly since the conflict began in late February, according to Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin. In a post on social media, Griffin said she pressed the official on why the U.S. has had to go back and restrike sites that have been hit multiple times since February 28, when the war began. The answer, she reported, was that Iran has rebuilt its air defense and missile systems along the Strait of Hormuz in the months since the U.S. bombing campaign wound down on April 7.
Wonderful. That says a lot about Iran that we didn’t wish to know. But then, there never was a plan. If I recall correctly, they had a lot of drones and medium-range missiles left at the time the ceasefire was first attempted. Perhaps there was not enough damage done to make them have to completely rebuild locations. And if there was still something to build on, yes, it could have been done that quickly. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to restock so quickly, especially if we continue to attack when we’re already low. Would that it were the other way around.
That reconstitution, the source told Griffin, is why the military is now having to strike areas like Qeshm Island and Sirik that it had already targeted in the past. “In the time since the ceasefire on 7 April, Iran has reconstituted — thus the targets around the Strait of Hormuz,” the official told Griffin. The official acknowledged the scale of the damage already inflicted on Iranian positions while making clear that Tehran has adapted. “There is a LOT that is damaged… a LOT… but they moved things around,” the source said.
Okay, sir, make up your mind. Was there actually a lot of damage or not? It sounds as if he isn’t quite sure. Is this an “even” battle or not? It certainly sounds like Iran is doing better than we are. Ugh. What a wretched thought. It seems they didn’t use as much of it. That’s not something to be happy about. One of these years, we might finally be able to hit them hard enough to do some good. That needs to be much sooner than later. Rethink tactics, America.
The reporting offers a window into the cyclical nature of the campaign, in which previously degraded Iranian systems are repaired and repositioned, prompting renewed American attacks. The post was amplified by conservative commentator Erick Erickson.
This is tedious. They have much more time to work than we do. And the places that need to be hit are on the coastline if ships are to get through. Let’s not even get started on the tolls shizzle. That’s angering. When one considers how long the ships have been sitting there, just wanting to get through and get their products to where they need to be, having to pay is insult added to injury. Or Iran just attacks someone. Now they can hold the world hostage. Everyone is hurting. Except Iran, of course. It would be nice if I had more military experience. Perhaps then I wouldn’t be flailing about “what was the plan” so much. But from the perspective of America, it’s a forever war, and we never seem to have a chance of winning it. Could this please be over?
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