Lone Candle
Champion of Truth
Trump is cool with Iran having ballistic missiles because other countries in the region have them. He’s acting like Iran is just another country and not a unique threat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M987L0MkUu4
Limited patriot missiles may not hurt the US too much in a war with China because China will likely overwhelm patriot batteries, and destroy those batteries in one day. Without batteries to fire the missiles, the missiles are useless.
One reason the US does not build that many missiles in a year is because the fuel in missiles degrades and makes the missiles too dangerous to fire, meaning, if we build a whole lot during peacetime, most of the missiles will go in the trash along with the piles of money it cost to purchase them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkM1H-hv0CQ
US Patriot stockpiles will not get back to pre-Iran War inventories until late 2029 early 2030.
This war has seriously weakened the United States!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ounUyRyje_s
The Navy’s MQ-25 could do WAY MORE than just refuel jets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ydVP4HubQk
Russia is moving air-defense assets to Moscow for their annual Victory Day Parade, making the rest of the country more vulnerable! This makes Putin and Russia look weak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqZlQwvmPpw
The US, Gulf states, and Israel are quickly running out of missile and drone interceptors.
The US also used over 25% of their long-range Tomahawks, possibly 45% of their JASSMs, and over 25% of their ATACMS.
By mid-May, the US could be out of many of these weapons.
The US has failed to build sufficient manufacturing capability. It will take many years to replace these munitions.
The US will have to use dumber bombs and take more hits on the defense if the war goes on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0234zEi1AG4
US loss multiple planes in Iranian strike in Saudi Arabia, likely with help from Russian intelligence. The US did not learn or implement the lessons from Ukraine regarding drones and protecting planes on the ground. The US looks like Russia losing expensive aircraft on the ground. The US is losing planes, people, radars, and facilities, and so far has gotten nothing from Iran. Iran shows no sign of giving in, and if they don’t, then the US lost expensive equipment, munitions, and lives for little gain. The US is showing that it is not ready for the new change in warfare.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c594aKVeLLM
We’ve watched for four years Russia continuing to not always adapt to protect their assets from drones and missiles, and now the US seems to be failing in the same way.
The US can only confirm that they destroyed a third of Iran’s missiles, and Iran doesn’t need that many missiles to damage neighbors and the global economy. Our assessments may not be good either. Iran could be secretly building more missiles and drones.
The Houthis haven’t entered the war yet, but they may.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W9O7HgpCuA
F18 Super Hornet almost hit by Iranian missile after it shot at a ground target with its gun. Shrapnel likely did hit the plane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOIMXUPbR2I
Some of Iran’s strikes on Israel are getting through.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqAAD_d-7VE