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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Mar 31, 2026, 01:05 PM Tuesday

One of the lessons from Vietnam is that when they start bombarding you with numbers like these ... [View all]

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Kevin M. Kruse
‪@kevinmkruse.bsky.social‬

One of the lessons from Vietnam is that when they start bombarding you with numbers like these -- ordinance used, targets struck, so many killed and wounded -- there's more we're not being told.

‪Shipwreck‬
‪@shipwreck75.bsky.social‬
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Gen Caine On Iran: “Over the past 30 days, we’ve struck more than 11,000 targets. We’ve taken out more than 150 ships, including all Jamaran-class frigates. We continue targeting their defense industrial base at scale, including factories, warehouses, nuclear R&D labs, and related infrastructure.”
9:57 AM · Mar 31, 2026

One of the lessons from Vietnam is that when they start bombarding you with numbers like these -- ordinance used, targets struck, so many killed and wounded -- there's more we're not being told.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-03-31T13:57:36.870Z


Shipwreck
‪@shipwreck75.bsky.social‬

Gen Caine On Iran: “Over the past 30 days, we’ve struck more than 11,000 targets. We’ve taken out more than 150 ships, including all Jamaran-class frigates. We continue targeting their defense industrial base at scale, including factories, warehouses, nuclear R&D labs, and related infrastructure.”
9:37 AM · Mar 31, 2026

Gen Caine On Iran: “Over the past 30 days, we’ve struck more than 11,000 targets. We’ve taken out more than 150 ships, including all Jamaran-class frigates. We continue targeting their defense industrial base at scale, including factories, warehouses, nuclear R&D labs, and related infrastructure.”

Shipwreck (@shipwreck75.bsky.social) 2026-03-31T13:37:28.900Z


Echo4India
‪@echo4.bsky.social‬

Former military here- when they talk numbers instead of clear, defined objectives- run for the hills.
10:35 AM · Mar 31, 2026

Former military here- when they talk numbers instead of clear, defined objectives- run for the hills.

Echo4India (@echo4.bsky.social) 2026-03-31T14:35:25.556Z
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