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deminks

(11,537 posts) Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:17 PM Mar 6

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 Mar 6 OP

That wasn't supposed to happen! Klarkashton Mar 6 #1

An unwanted war by incompetent boys with small dicks vapor2 Mar 6 #2

That'll inflate to $30 billion in the next "defense" appropriation, yes? DJ Synikus Makisimus Mar 6 #3

Congress gets out its checkbook n/t leftstreet Mar 6 #4

Netanyahu and his nutters get a cut too. Their 'dogwalk the puppet Trump' fee. Celerity Mar 7 #12

Trump: "Terrible design. Biden should have hidden it underground" dalton99a Mar 6 #5

In a bunker with walls of concrete moniss Mar 7 #9

Serious shit. Several systems have been damaged. cachukis Mar 6 #6

Unlike Trump, Iran seems to have been learning some lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War. n/t Emrys Mar 6 #7

All happening while moniss Mar 7 #8

I fear that the DoD will announce Sunday that they're only doing weekly casualty announcements Prairie Gates Mar 7 #10

Rumors are the military hospitals in Germany are becoming full... haele Mar 7 #23

Russia is providing targeting intelligence to Iran. SunSeeker Mar 7 #11

Not unexpected considering what the US has done in Ukraine Renew Deal Mar 7 #14

I think this is possibly how we end up with ground troops Renew Deal Mar 7 #13

I think putting boots on the ground will be a big, huge mistake. Iran is not Iraq. Autumn Mar 7 #16

Agree Renew Deal Mar 7 #17

This entire war is a big mistake. yardwork Mar 7 #18

This sure is a different response from when we have taken out their facilities before. Autumn Mar 7 #19

What? I don't understand your comment. yardwork Mar 7 #20

When Trump bombed Iran's so called "nuke" facilities. Autumn Mar 7 #21

Doh! The "total destruction" that magically disappeared? yardwork Mar 7 #24

Other than the first bombing by us I have seen a very few stills of the bombing Iran is doing Autumn Mar 7 #25

IDF says it can't guarantee it will send alert for missile before sirens sound womanofthehills Mar 7 #15

Why am I singing this? malaise Mar 7 #22

Indeed. Aaargh! yellow dahlia Mar 7 #26

tfg will find out that he has UpInArms Mar 7 #27

Klarkashton

(5,395 posts)

1. That wasn't supposed to happen!

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:18 PM

Mar 6

But it did

vapor2

(4,871 posts)

2. An unwanted war by incompetent boys with small dicks

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:19 PM

Mar 6

DJ Synikus Makisimus

(1,438 posts)

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

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:19 PM

Mar 6

Just checking.

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

leftstreet

(41,236 posts)

4. Congress gets out its checkbook n/t

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:21 PM

Mar 6

Celerity

(54,824 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, 04:49 AM

Mar 7

dalton99a

(95,161 posts)

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

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:21 PM

Mar 6

moniss

(9,145 posts)

9. In a bunker with walls of concrete

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:27 AM

Mar 7

6 feet thick with lead lining.

cachukis

(4,062 posts)

6. Serious shit. Several systems have been damaged.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 11:26 PM

Mar 6

Iran seems to have a plan.

Emrys

(9,203 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, 11:41 PM

Mar 6

moniss

(9,145 posts)

8. All happening while

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:26 AM

Mar 7

"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

(8,459 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, 01:29 AM

Mar 7

And it will be a bad number.

haele

(15,581 posts)

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

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #10)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:13 PM

Mar 7

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

(58,368 posts)

11. Russia is providing targeting intelligence to Iran.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:43 AM

Mar 7

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

(85,330 posts)

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

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:23 AM

Mar 7

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

Renew Deal

(85,330 posts)

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

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:21 AM

Mar 7

Last edited Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:15 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

(49,014 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, 09:58 AM

Mar 7

Renew Deal

(85,330 posts)

17. Agree

Reply to Autumn (Reply #16)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:16 AM

Mar 7

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

(69,550 posts)

18. This entire war is a big mistake.

Reply to Autumn (Reply #16)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:19 AM

Mar 7

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

Autumn

(49,014 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, 10:31 AM

Mar 7

A big difference.

yardwork

(69,550 posts)

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

Reply to Autumn (Reply #19)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:52 AM

Mar 7

When have "we taken out their facilities before?"

Autumn

(49,014 posts)

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

Reply to yardwork (Reply #20)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:59 AM

Mar 7

yardwork

(69,550 posts)

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

Reply to Autumn (Reply #21)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 12:45 PM

Mar 7

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

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

Autumn

(49,014 posts)

25. Other than the first bombing by us I have seen a very few stills of the bombing Iran is doing

Reply to yardwork (Reply #24)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 01:39 PM

Mar 7

to our facilities and the other places Iran is bombing

womanofthehills

(11,024 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, 09:31 AM

Mar 7

Link to tweet

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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