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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsApril 13, 2024. Commander Cokespoon Don Jr informs us we're lucky to have his dad in a tweet that HAS NOT AGED WELL.
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Well this aged terribly
Well this aged terribly
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April 13, 2024. Commander Cokespoon Don Jr informs us we're lucky to have his dad in a tweet that HAS NOT AGED WELL. (Original Post)
Miles Archer
16 hrs ago
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OLDMDDEM
(3,260 posts)1. He needs to look up the definition of war.
muriel_volestrangler
(106,533 posts)2. I had to look up what had happened then
On 13 April 2024, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, in collaboration with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq,[3] Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and the Ansar Allah (Houthis), launched attacks against Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights[note 2] with loitering munitions, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.[14] The attack was codenamed by Iran as Operation True Promise (Persian: وعده صادق, romanized: va'de-ye sādeq).[15][16] Iran said it was retaliation for the Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus on 1 April,[17] which killed two Iranian generals.[18] The strike was seen as a spillover of the Gaza war and marked Iran's first direct attack on Israel since the start of their proxy conflict.[19]
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Several countries in the Middle East[note 3] closed their airspace a few hours before Iran launched a standoff attack against Israel around midnight on 13 April. Iran's attack sent around 170 drones, over 30 cruise missiles, and more than 120 ballistic missiles toward Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.[note 2] The Israel Defense Forces used Arrow 3 and David's Sling systems to shoot down many of the incoming weapons.[20][21] American, British, French, and Jordanian air forces also shot some down.[22][23][24] France, which intervened at Jordan's request,[25] deployed warships to provide radar coverage. Jordan said it had intercepted objects flying into its airspace to protect its citizens.[26]
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Canada and the United States both condemned the attack, and the United States said it would support Israel against Iran.[166][167] Saudi Arabia called for restraint, and said that the United Nations Security Council must take responsibility for maintaining peace and security in the region.[110]
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U.S. President Joe Biden shortened a planned visit to Delaware and returned to the White House to meet with national security officials.[172] Biden called the intercepted attacks a win for Israel,[173][174] and committed to a unified diplomatic response from the G7.[175] A White House spokesperson labelled the Iranian strikes a "spectacular and embarrassing failure".[176] The Embassy of the United States in Jerusalem posted a security alert urging its workers to seek shelter until further notice.[177] Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would not back Israel in a possible future counterattack against Iran.[178][173] U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin asked Israel to give the United States advance notice if they planned to attack Iran.[179] Overall, the U.S. president sought to prevent further escalation.[180]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2024_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel
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Several countries in the Middle East[note 3] closed their airspace a few hours before Iran launched a standoff attack against Israel around midnight on 13 April. Iran's attack sent around 170 drones, over 30 cruise missiles, and more than 120 ballistic missiles toward Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.[note 2] The Israel Defense Forces used Arrow 3 and David's Sling systems to shoot down many of the incoming weapons.[20][21] American, British, French, and Jordanian air forces also shot some down.[22][23][24] France, which intervened at Jordan's request,[25] deployed warships to provide radar coverage. Jordan said it had intercepted objects flying into its airspace to protect its citizens.[26]
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Canada and the United States both condemned the attack, and the United States said it would support Israel against Iran.[166][167] Saudi Arabia called for restraint, and said that the United Nations Security Council must take responsibility for maintaining peace and security in the region.[110]
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U.S. President Joe Biden shortened a planned visit to Delaware and returned to the White House to meet with national security officials.[172] Biden called the intercepted attacks a win for Israel,[173][174] and committed to a unified diplomatic response from the G7.[175] A White House spokesperson labelled the Iranian strikes a "spectacular and embarrassing failure".[176] The Embassy of the United States in Jerusalem posted a security alert urging its workers to seek shelter until further notice.[177] Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would not back Israel in a possible future counterattack against Iran.[178][173] U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin asked Israel to give the United States advance notice if they planned to attack Iran.[179] Overall, the U.S. president sought to prevent further escalation.[180]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2024_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel
I can't see what Cokespoon Jr. was objecting to, even then.
some_of_us_are_sane
(3,535 posts)3. THIS IS IMPORTANT, America!!!
And THANK YOU, muriel_volestrangler for posting this for GLARING comparison, especially since Jr. MORON posted the above (thank YOU, Miles Archer!)
Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would not back Israel in a possible future counterattack against Iran....Overall, the U.S. president sought to prevent further escalation.
malaise
(297,723 posts)4. K & R
Important