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In reply to the discussion: Pete Hegseth wildly claims Iran strike is most complex military operation ever: 'What about D-Day? [View all]Bluetus
(1,353 posts)There are literally thousands of operations in American military history that were far more complicated than this one. This was actually pretty simple. Fly to point X and push the button to send GPS-guided bombs to the location that was programmed by other analysts. Fly home.
I'm not saying just anybody can do this. It takes a lot of skill and training to do that job, and we should all be proud of their skills, training, and the performance of the equipment. And I am sure that spending 36 hours in those tight confines was not pleasant. Let's honor the pilots for doing the jobs assigned to them. But calling it one of the most complicated missions is utter rubbish. It was analogous to scoring a touchdown from the one-yard-line when the other team put nobody on the field on defense.
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