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CincyDem

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5. I've watched enough spy movies to take a different point of view...
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 11:20 AM
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Simply put, Iranians can be customers of this service too. Why help them with timely data on tactical US resource movement.

This is a delay, not a cessation of imagery.

To be clear, I’m a million percent against these attacks and even more against the idea of boots on the ground. And, at the same time, I think most of us would say we have zero percent interest in putting those boots in harms way. (I know…best way is to NOT send them but once they’re there, protect them).

Net, I’m ok with this. I’ll wait four days to get the story of what happened where. I’ll don my hard hat and safety glasses now.

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Didn't fit the narrative. marble falls Sunday #1
Exactly SheltieLover Sunday #3
Of course. dalton99a Sunday #2
They are not hiding damage assessments from the Iranians, who know perfectly well what they hit Prairie Gates Sunday #4
Of course ForgedCrank Sunday #10
I've watched enough spy movies to take a different point of view... CincyDem Sunday #5
Iran is already getting the realtime images from the same kind of service from Russian and Chinese satellites LiberalArkie Sunday #6
I seriously doubt they are getting all the imagery they want when they want it EX500rider Sunday #7
Really? Then why is Iran's targeting substantially better this time around then it was in the 12 Day War? China is artemisia1 Sunday #8
Having target locations and having timely accurate battle damage assessment are 2 different things EX500rider Sunday #9
Chinese spy ships are in the Arabian Sea near the Gulf of Oman which, being near U.S. bases in the GCC States artemisia1 Sunday #12
Iran does not require spy ships or recent Russian satellite imagery to know where highly visible... EX500rider Sunday #14
see post 5, Cincy Dem NJCher Sunday #15
My mistake. Apologies. artemisia1 Sunday #17
UHH..A Chinese ship near the Gulf of Oman is reportedly giving real-time intelligence to Iran. LiberalArkie Sunday #11
Thanks. Real research trumps learning from "spy movies"... /nt artemisia1 Sunday #13
Hope is not a method. China and Russia will not miss the opportunity to screw us. Maru Kitteh Sunday #16
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