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deminks

(11,519 posts) Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:17 PM 13 hrs ago

Sen. Chris Murphy: Iran destroys $300 mil radar crucial to missile defense

There have been some very bad developments today.
— Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social) 2026-03-07T01:03:50.990Z

There have been some very bad developments today.

Excerpt from Bloomberg on X says Iran destroyed radar system crucial to US for missile defense in the region.

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Sen. Chris Murphy: Iran destroys $300 mil radar crucial to missile defense (Original Post) deminks 13 hrs ago OP

That wasn't supposed to happen! Klarkashton 13 hrs ago #1

An unwanted war by incompetent boys with small dicks vapor2 13 hrs ago #2

That'll inflate to $30 billion in the next "defense" appropriation, yes? DJ Synikus Makisimus 13 hrs ago #3

Congress gets out its checkbook n/t leftstreet 13 hrs ago #4

Netanyahu and his nutters get a cut too. Their 'dogwalk the puppet Trump' fee. Celerity 8 hrs ago #12

Trump: "Terrible design. Biden should have hidden it underground" dalton99a 13 hrs ago #5

In a bunker with walls of concrete moniss 11 hrs ago #9

Serious shit. Several systems have been damaged. cachukis 13 hrs ago #6

Unlike Trump, Iran seems to have been learning some lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War. n/t Emrys 13 hrs ago #7

All happening while moniss 11 hrs ago #8

I fear that the DoD will announce Sunday that they're only doing weekly casualty announcements Prairie Gates 11 hrs ago #10

Rumors are the military hospitals in Germany are becoming full... haele 1 hr ago #23

Russia is providing targeting intelligence to Iran. SunSeeker 11 hrs ago #11

Not unexpected considering what the US has done in Ukraine Renew Deal 3 hrs ago #14

I think this is possibly how we end up with ground troops Renew Deal 3 hrs ago #13

I think putting boots on the ground will be a big, huge mistake. Iran is not Iraq. Autumn 3 hrs ago #16

Agree Renew Deal 2 hrs ago #17

This entire war is a big mistake. yardwork 2 hrs ago #18

This sure is a different response from when we have taken out their facilities before. Autumn 2 hrs ago #19

What? I don't understand your comment. yardwork 2 hrs ago #20

When Trump bombed Iran's so called "nuke" facilities. Autumn 1 hr ago #21

Doh! The "total destruction" that magically disappeared? yardwork 30 min ago #24

IDF says it can't guarantee it will send alert for missile before sirens sound womanofthehills 3 hrs ago #15

Why am I singing this? malaise 1 hr ago #22

Klarkashton

(5,205 posts)

1. That wasn't supposed to happen!

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:18 PM

13 hrs ago

But it did

vapor2

(4,320 posts)

2. An unwanted war by incompetent boys with small dicks

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:19 PM

13 hrs ago

DJ Synikus Makisimus

(1,370 posts)

3. That'll inflate to $30 billion in the next "defense" appropriation, yes?

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:19 PM

13 hrs ago

Just checking.

That's how you say "good business" in Republican.

leftstreet

(40,098 posts)

4. Congress gets out its checkbook n/t

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:21 PM

13 hrs ago

Celerity

(54,165 posts)

12. Netanyahu and his nutters get a cut too. Their 'dogwalk the puppet Trump' fee.

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 03:49 AM

8 hrs ago

dalton99a

(93,605 posts)

5. Trump: "Terrible design. Biden should have hidden it underground"

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:21 PM

13 hrs ago

moniss

(8,978 posts)

9. In a bunker with walls of concrete

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:27 AM

11 hrs ago

6 feet thick with lead lining.

cachukis

(3,854 posts)

6. Serious shit. Several systems have been damaged.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:26 PM

13 hrs ago

Iran seems to have a plan.

Emrys

(9,059 posts)

7. Unlike Trump, Iran seems to have been learning some lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War. n/t

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 10:41 PM

13 hrs ago

moniss

(8,978 posts)

8. All happening while

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:26 AM

11 hrs ago

"Last Call" Hegseth shouts at everybody that the Iranians command and control is so damaged that they can't coordinate on targets etc.

Prairie Gates

(7,857 posts)

10. I fear that the DoD will announce Sunday that they're only doing weekly casualty announcements

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:29 AM

11 hrs ago

And it will be a bad number.

haele

(15,318 posts)

23. Rumors are the military hospitals in Germany are becoming full...

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #10)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:13 AM

1 hr ago

There may be several reasons - including finding places for evacuated dependant families or those who already had sick chits/light duty and were evacuated from the base clinics in the ME, but it's still a bad sign these rumors are coming out.

Reminds me of the early 1980's, when the NeoCons and the CIA were starting mini-wars everywhere to establish US hegemony over the Soviet sphere (for oil and natural resources) and putting US troops in harms way in places like Lebanon, Panama, Nicaragua, Northern Africa, Somalia...
Only this time, with Armeggeddon in mind. Run by really stupid, immature assholes instead of ideologically blinded but smart assholes.

SunSeeker

(58,169 posts)

11. Russia is providing targeting intelligence to Iran.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:43 AM

11 hrs ago

But Trump still hearts Putin and wants to lift sanctions on Russian oil. Fucking traitor.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/russia-aiding-iran-targeting

https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/bessent-says-trump-may-unsanction-russian-oil-to-try-to-bring-down-prices-amid-iran-war/

Renew Deal

(84,929 posts)

14. Not unexpected considering what the US has done in Ukraine

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:23 AM

3 hrs ago

That’s another reason why this war was a poor choice

Renew Deal

(84,929 posts)

13. I think this is possibly how we end up with ground troops

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:21 AM

3 hrs ago

Last edited Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:15 AM - Edit history (1)

If Iran continues to hold out and stays mostly unified, it will be difficult for the US to achieve its objectives with air raids.

Autumn

(48,927 posts)

16. I think putting boots on the ground will be a big, huge mistake. Iran is not Iraq.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #13)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:58 AM

3 hrs ago

Renew Deal

(84,929 posts)

17. Agree

Reply to Autumn (Reply #16)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:16 AM

2 hrs ago

That’s what makes most of this exercise pointless. To truly achieve “regime change” you have to reorder society. Iran is not Iraq or Venezuela.

yardwork

(69,254 posts)

18. This entire war is a big mistake.

Reply to Autumn (Reply #16)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:19 AM

2 hrs ago

Iran is a very large country and it has all the secret information about us that Trump gave to Russia.

Autumn

(48,927 posts)

19. This sure is a different response from when we have taken out their facilities before.

Reply to yardwork (Reply #18)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:31 AM

2 hrs ago

A big difference.

yardwork

(69,254 posts)

20. What? I don't understand your comment.

Reply to Autumn (Reply #19)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:52 AM

2 hrs ago

When have "we taken out their facilities before?"

Autumn

(48,927 posts)

21. When Trump bombed Iran's so called "nuke" facilities.

Reply to yardwork (Reply #20)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:59 AM

1 hr ago

yardwork

(69,254 posts)

24. Doh! The "total destruction" that magically disappeared?

Reply to Autumn (Reply #21)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:45 AM

30 min ago

I can't keep up with Trump's lies.

Yes, good point that we weren't talking boots on the ground after that.

womanofthehills

(10,926 posts)

15. IDF says it can't guarantee it will send alert for missile before sirens sound

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 08:31 AM

3 hrs ago

Link to tweet

?s=46

Commenting on Friday's short notices, the IDF said that it cannot commit to a specific number of minutes between the warning and the activation of sirens. Meanwhile, satellite images show Iran is attempting to "blind" the United States and its allies by targeting radar systems

malaise

(295,196 posts)

22. Why am I singing this?

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:03 AM

1 hr ago

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