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Title: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 07, 2020, 07:11:19 PM
https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1214693602883977218

Whelp, here we go again. :goty
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Nintex on January 07, 2020, 07:13:45 PM
Official DOD statement
https://twitter.com/halbritz/status/1214700858048491520 (https://twitter.com/halbritz/status/1214700858048491520)

Reports that F35's are inbound from Incirlik and the UAE.
Iran has threatened to 'rain missiles' on countries that allow the US to strike back.

Missile launches from Iran still ongoing.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: VomKriege on January 07, 2020, 07:15:02 PM
Guess Khomeini's never heard of the al Asad curse.

Bunjipans must be delicious with butter chicken.
Also : fuck.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Himu on January 07, 2020, 07:18:45 PM
Thanks Trump.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: VomKriege on January 07, 2020, 07:19:41 PM
Quote
“We’re going to war, bro,” one cheered, holding two thumbs up

https://reut.rs/36z83eq (https://reut.rs/36z83eq)

 :foxx

"Rockets" or "ballistic missiles" is kind of an important semantics issue to elucidate here.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 07, 2020, 07:20:49 PM
This is only going to get worse from here out, because there's no way Trump backs down after a direct attack like this against the US. And any response he offers to this is going to be way out of proportion. Ugh.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: james on January 07, 2020, 07:22:40 PM
This war will only be worth it if Saudi Arabia and Israel get wiped out
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Nintex on January 07, 2020, 07:23:01 PM
To think that Iran did this without warning civil aviation first.  :o
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: BisMarckie on January 07, 2020, 07:24:10 PM
This is only going to get worse from here out

I agree, we must stop shosty's name change madness.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: james on January 07, 2020, 07:25:17 PM
To think that Iran did this without warning civil aviation first.  :o

Wonder if they grounded domestic airlines?
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Coffee Dog on January 07, 2020, 07:26:37 PM
Glad I'm not draft age anymore, but Christ if this isn't all just games played with the vulnerable. I guess it's time to see how America feels about going to war.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: MMaRsu on January 07, 2020, 07:28:42 PM
oh for fucks sake
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: MMaRsu on January 07, 2020, 07:31:03 PM
A second attack has begun by iran supposedly
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Nintex on January 07, 2020, 07:31:05 PM
https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1214704786689462272 (https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1214704786689462272)

A second attack has begun by iran supposedly
The theory now is that all the various different factions of the Iran military all have a go at it.

So the IRGC first, Hizbollah next etc. .
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: MMaRsu on January 07, 2020, 07:35:30 PM
I AM SUPPOSED TO GET SOME PUSSY IN 2020 TRUMP YOU FUCKTARD STOP RUINING MY LIFE
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 07, 2020, 07:37:24 PM
https://twitter.com/AlliemalCNN/status/1214702086614638600

I hope the history books just leave this part out.  :doge
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Nintex on January 07, 2020, 07:37:29 PM
I AM SUPPOSED TO GET SOME PUSSY IN 2020 TRUMP YOU FUCKTARD STOP RUINING MY LIFE
If all the chads get drafted you get more pussy my friend  8)
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: MMaRsu on January 07, 2020, 07:38:45 PM
Not if nuclear destruction rains down upon us all man!
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: BisMarckie on January 07, 2020, 07:41:22 PM
For the record, even though I am living dangerously close by: I am in favor of nuking the Netherlands.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: VomKriege on January 07, 2020, 07:42:26 PM
Quoting from the other thread.

It's very ballsy of Iran to blatantly escalate this. Engaging the US in an actual open conflict will only end one way: regime change. I expected proxy terrorist attacks and cyber shit.

I guess they felt they could only be pushed around for so long.
I don't expect the EU to be particularly forceful in their recriminations but it's pretty clear that the US will enter this with the lightest and most lukewarm of support, I don't think they can muster even a "Coalition of the willing" here. The targeted killing is the focal point of escalation (most people would feel so) so the USA is not on a good footing either. The election is not too far away too and while the whole "support the troops" spring will jump as usual, I think a large part of the public may view this in the perspective of a 19 years war with no end in sight (and not a new conflict) and show some fatigue for it. A change of administration might be a quick end to hostilities with Iran actually sitting at the table with a better end. Even with Trump reelected he'd be caught in a possible quagmire... And seeing how versatile he is there's no telling he might disengage at all costs down the line.

Long story short Iran might have judged now was the "less worst" time to escalate. Maybe they're betting on keeping the fight in Irak (and elsewhere than Iran) as long as possible or that they keep this below open war levels.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Kara on January 07, 2020, 07:44:01 PM
Quote
“We’re going to war, bro,” one cheered, holding two thumbs up

https://reut.rs/36z83eq (https://reut.rs/36z83eq)

 :foxx

(https://66.media.tumblr.com/a4c83e771fd967dfc4a7a8f03356dddb/tumblr_ncce34rEZ91ql8t12o1_400.gifv)
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: BisMarckie on January 07, 2020, 07:45:19 PM
(https://www.bocholt.de/typo3temp/pics/wwwpresse-servicede_datacfm_medien_140774Pjpg_dbdf0f80b6.jpeg)
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Nintex on January 07, 2020, 08:01:47 PM
Not if nuclear destruction rains down upon us all man!
The US air force and Navy can take Iran down by itself if they have to but in this case they get help from the Saudi's, Israel, UAE and likely Turkey and the UK to some extend.
The US could even trigger Article 6 and get NATO on board. Iran is toast.

https://twitter.com/MarquardtA/status/1214712094093918209 (https://twitter.com/MarquardtA/status/1214712094093918209)
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 07, 2020, 08:03:43 PM
The US could even trigger Article 6 and get NATO on board. Iran is toast.

You mean the organization that Trump hates and wants to get rid of?
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: OnlyRegret on January 07, 2020, 08:05:02 PM
Not if nuclear destruction rains down upon us all man!
The US air force and Navy can take Iran down by itself if they have to but in this case they get help from the Saudi's, Israel, UAE and likely Turkey and the UK to some extend.
The US could even trigger Article 6 and get NATO on board. Iran is toast.

https://twitter.com/MarquardtA/status/1214712094093918209 (https://twitter.com/MarquardtA/status/1214712094093918209)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Atlantic_Treaty#Article_6

how do you fuck up the most basic of google checks
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: daemon on January 07, 2020, 08:11:23 PM
This is only going to get worse from here out, because there's no way Trump backs down after a direct attack like this against the US. And any response he offers to this is going to be way out of proportion. Ugh.

Yep, he's a bad poker player. When his bluff is called out, he all-ins on the next hand.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Himu on January 07, 2020, 08:13:18 PM
Trump said he'd retaliate with him hitting Iranian culture marks but the Pentagon says that won't happen.

Strap in.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 07, 2020, 08:13:47 PM
https://twitter.com/mhmdsb5/status/1214691548442611715

Not Iran:

https://twitter.com/bbsosa_/status/1214711373533499392
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Nintex on January 07, 2020, 08:14:41 PM
Iran wants this war also.

https://twitter.com/aliarouzi/status/1214716105396228096 (https://twitter.com/aliarouzi/status/1214716105396228096)

And with all this posturing so far only Iraqi casualties have been confirmed.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: TakingBackSunday on January 07, 2020, 08:19:55 PM
Nintex fuck off to 4chan forever already
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Himu on January 07, 2020, 08:31:45 PM
Inshallah :jeb
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: nachobro on January 07, 2020, 08:36:42 PM
https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1214721926377148421

sounds like nothing gonna happen
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Nintex on January 07, 2020, 08:40:23 PM
https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1214721926377148421

sounds like nothing gonna happen
He's just gonna send a Tweet
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: OnlyRegret on January 07, 2020, 08:42:50 PM
Apparently it is a base already on alert and expecting to be attacked?
So not sure what to make of it.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Tripon on January 07, 2020, 08:43:53 PM
https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1214721219188199424
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Coffee Dog on January 07, 2020, 08:52:01 PM
I'm getting the feeling that this going to deescalate just because it was a bunch of iraqis that died.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Bebpo on January 07, 2020, 08:52:30 PM
So realistically, if Trump decides to just fire a nuke at some city in Iran and it hits. What would happen next? Would the rest of the world declare a war against the USA to stop them? Or would everyone just sit back and throw some sanctions on the USA.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: daemon on January 07, 2020, 08:53:37 PM
Iraq: pls don't involve us in this shit, it was a US drone. We had no control over it!

Iran: missiles.exe
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Coffee Dog on January 07, 2020, 09:01:29 PM
At this point it's such an obvious outcome that I could almost believe Iran missed the USA troops on purpose. They get to flex after having their general senselessly assassinated, and they know just as much as we do how little Trump (and the rest of the US) give a shit about dead iraqis.  :lol
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: TVC15 on January 07, 2020, 09:01:52 PM
So realistically, if Trump decides to just fire a nuke at some city in Iran and it hits. What would happen next? Would the rest of the world declare a war against the USA to stop them? Or would everyone just sit back and throw some sanctions on the USA.

I can’t believe we have to non-hypothetically discuss this :(
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: OnlyRegret on January 07, 2020, 09:02:12 PM
I'm getting the feeling that this going to deescalate just because it was a bunch of iraqis that died.

Probably, can't really write it in a way with any humaneness but only dead Iraqis is probably the best outcome if you want things to not get worserer.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: TVC15 on January 07, 2020, 09:04:19 PM
I’d think it might deescalate, but then again Trump did that overreacting thing just last week. Who the fuck knows what’s going to happen?
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 07, 2020, 09:08:43 PM
https://twitter.com/mhmdsb5/status/1214691548442611715
that's fucking beautiful. mashallah.


That's fucking crazy.

This is visually cooler than a lot of MCU stuff. 
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: TVC15 on January 07, 2020, 09:11:21 PM
No way, war’s on boys. I bet he calls it Operation McCain or something.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: james on January 07, 2020, 09:11:24 PM
Maybe it's like the time Trump bombed an airport runway but gave everybody a few hours to clear out
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: daemon on January 07, 2020, 11:13:07 PM
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1214739853025394693

"All is well! So far so good!"

 Dude is SHOOK  :lol

Sounds like he's talking about a ranked game afternoon roundup after streaming on twitch
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: james on January 07, 2020, 11:35:24 PM
So a fucking Ukraine Airlines plane crashed in Tehran today and I'm not supposed to believe conspiracy theories?
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: EightBitNate on January 07, 2020, 11:37:07 PM
https://twitter.com/basedsavage_/status/1212961801584959488
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: team filler on January 07, 2020, 11:38:12 PM
nudemacs annihilated  :doge

rip, bb  :fbm
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on January 08, 2020, 02:47:07 AM
No reports of casualties.

Iran showing its muscle. US military didn't get 8 hours of sleep.

Is this world war 3?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
no
[close]
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Kara on January 08, 2020, 12:16:04 PM
So a fucking Ukraine Airlines plane crashed in Tehran today and I'm not supposed to believe conspiracy theories?

If you want to get really :hans1, the U.S. is due to replace its nuclear ballistic missile arsenal and it was a no-bid contract after Northrop Grumman bought one of the two companies that can make the required rocket engines. (Boeing declined to compete after the government indicated that it wouldn't try to balance the competition after the acquisition even though they were gifted a slot in a two bid competition.)
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: nudemacusers on January 08, 2020, 03:33:55 PM
nudemacs annihilated  :doge

rip, bb  :fbm
Still here

(https://media.giphy.com/media/yoJC2NjczmzoJl80NO/giphy.gif)

:ufup
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Raist on January 09, 2020, 06:42:14 PM
The whole "we're not giving the black boxes to anyone lolz" was a bit of a giveaway, but...

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1215332496721743875


https://twitter.com/RobbieGramer/status/1215359085270487041
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Raist on January 09, 2020, 06:53:01 PM
The plane crashed quite a while after the attack though. So if it's confirmed, it's more likely a grunt who saw something on radar, freaked out and launched a SAM.

Also, according to the NYT here's a video of it:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/video/iran-plane-missile.html

Yeah, doesn't look like a random engine failure to me...


Also:

https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN1Z82PK

Quote
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran called on Canada on Thursday to share its information with Tehran about the Ukrainian plane after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa had intelligence indicating it was hit by an Iranian missile.

Are they for fucking real?
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: daemon on January 09, 2020, 09:51:50 PM
World: Hey Iran, we got you on this one. America will pay but please be level headed

Iran: Pew pew plane

World:

(https://a.wattpad.com/cover/167074565-352-k834219.jpg)
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Himu on January 09, 2020, 09:53:25 PM
:snoop
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Raist on January 10, 2020, 01:42:40 AM
Here's a summary. Including footage showing a rather swift and efficient clearing of the crash site...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAT8mUvyvjI


That being said, Iran has apparently now folded and accepted to hand over the black boxes to Boeing. I guess they realized they got found out.
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: jorma on January 10, 2020, 03:49:09 AM


That being said, Iran has apparently now folded and accepted to hand over the black boxes to Boeing. I guess they realized they got found out.

Is that from this morning? Because last night they were inviting both ukrainian experts and boeing experts to take part in the investigation in Teheran. But they still wouldn't hand over the box to Boeing/the muricans (which seems reasonable all in all).
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Nintex on January 10, 2020, 04:08:35 AM
And this why Iran should not have something as dangerous as nuclear weapons. They are irresponsible. Like a toddler playing with a loaded gun  :-\
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Mr Gilhaney on January 10, 2020, 04:47:23 AM
Or like the US playing with drones
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Nintex on January 10, 2020, 06:46:05 AM
According to the NYT this video is now verified. It shows the moment Iran shot down a plane because they failed to warn commercial airlines of this attack.
At least Khamenei and friends can't bulldoze radar imagery and videos like they can bulldoze crash sites.
https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1215354885924847616 (https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1215354885924847616)


To think that Iran did this without warning civil aviation first.  :o
:yeshrug
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Raist on January 10, 2020, 12:26:00 PM


That being said, Iran has apparently now folded and accepted to hand over the black boxes to Boeing. I guess they realized they got found out.

Is that from this morning? Because last night they were inviting both ukrainian experts and boeing experts to take part in the investigation in Teheran. But they still wouldn't hand over the box to Boeing/the muricans (which seems reasonable all in all).

Nevermind, seems like it was incorrect.

Quote
Meanwhile, the so-called "black box" recovered from the wreckage will be opened on Friday, Iran's official Irna news agency reported.

Iran said it would download the information itself, adding that the process could take up to two months.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-51062369
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Nintex on January 10, 2020, 01:51:21 PM
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Iran said it would download the information itself, adding that the process could take up to two months.

Let me guess, downloaded on the same server as the security camera footage of Epstein's cell block

Also, how the fuck would a download take 2 months.  Iran must be using the same cyber security service as Krugman :lol
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: jorma on January 10, 2020, 03:16:31 PM
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Iran said it would download the information itself, adding that the process could take up to two months.

Let me guess, downloaded on the same server as the security camera footage of Epstein's cell block

Also, how the fuck would a download take 2 months.  Iran must be using the same cyber security service as Krugman :lol

They seem to be using the same protocols the dutch did:

- On Thursday, 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 departed from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Gate G3

- By 18 July 2014, the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder had been recovered by separatists,[125] and three days later were handed over to Malaysian officials

- On 9 September 2014, the preliminary report was released by the Dutch Safety Board (DSB)

- The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) issued its final report on the crash on 13 October 2015.

Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Raist on January 10, 2020, 04:23:36 PM
Quote
Iran said it would download the information itself, adding that the process could take up to two months.

Let me guess, downloaded on the same server as the security camera footage of Epstein's cell block

Also, how the fuck would a download take 2 months.  Iran must be using the same cyber security service as Krugman :lol

It's not a fucking DVD player. You don't just open it and press play.



Quote
Iran said it would download the information itself, adding that the process could take up to two months.

Let me guess, downloaded on the same server as the security camera footage of Epstein's cell block

Also, how the fuck would a download take 2 months.  Iran must be using the same cyber security service as Krugman :lol

They seem to be using the same protocols the dutch did:

- On Thursday, 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 departed from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Gate G3

- By 18 July 2014, the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder had been recovered by separatists,[125] and three days later were handed over to Malaysian officials

- On 9 September 2014, the preliminary report was released by the Dutch Safety Board (DSB)

- The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) issued its final report on the crash on 13 October 2015.

Impossible. The dutch are super efficient :derp
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Raist on January 11, 2020, 02:43:46 AM
"We didn't do it, it's scientifically impossible."


https://twitter.com/HassanRouhani/status/1215856679423823872


They still make shit up though.

Quote
    A military statement carried by state media said the plane was mistaken for a “hostile target” after it turned toward a “sensitive military center” of the Revolutionary Guard. The military was at its “highest level of readiness,” it said, amid the heightened tensions with the United States.

    “In such a condition, because of human error and in a unintentional way, the flight was hit,” the statement said. It apologized for the disaster and said it would upgrade its systems to prevent such “mistakes” in the future.

    It also said those responsible for the strike on the plane would be prosecuted.


???

(https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IKA-DEP-up-to-PS752.jpg)
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Nintex on January 11, 2020, 06:55:38 AM
They just got cheap ass Russian missile defense that can't tell the difference between a plane and a kite. 
Iran should just blame the Russians for downing a jet 30 seconds after it took off :rollsafe

Also shows how much those cretins were bluffing when they told Trump not to retaliate.
To be fair they did censor something on Google maps in that area. Smart of governments to do, then you don't know anything vital is located there.  :lol
https://goo.gl/maps/WhUyTp7sgFAf93PP7 (https://goo.gl/maps/WhUyTp7sgFAf93PP7)
Title: Re: Rocket attack against American base in Iraq
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on January 11, 2020, 07:29:03 AM
Iranians would fire a nuke and hit Tehran

Bottlers