Kind of off topic, but I've seen the the Ford carrier in Virginia before and it is HUGE. It's crazy how big this ship is. It's like the Empire State Building tilted sideways. When you see it irl, it really puts in perspective just how powerful one ship can get.
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Theoretically... what would happen if Iran or someone else happens to magically sink this thing, fighter jets and all?
Could be used as another USS Liberty, though I'd assume they would go for a cheaper carrier, and it looks like Israel is getting all the support from USA it needs.
If it looks like something that could happen again, rather than a one-off fluke, USA would have to change their whole naval doctrine. The strategic arms balance of all countries would need to be reassessed.
It will probably trip and fall then jump saying it's OK. Gerald Ford actually like Dana Carvey's portrayal of him.
Do we really need to bomb Iran again?
Can’t we just… not?
We're still looking for the WMDs.
There used to be a satirical musical group called the Capitol Steps that sang a song called "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Iran" sung to the tune of the Beach Boys Barbara Ann. This was at 20 years ago. Unfortunately, Covid killed the group (as in made it no longer viable because people quit coming to see them, not actually killing them).
I wish they'd try to make a comeback.
yeah US Senator John McCain of Arizona himself loved to sing that little ditty
trump can’t reply as he’s deep throating netanyahu
while getting banged from behind by putin.
Nah Putin is watching from the cuck chair
Hey, what you don't trust me?
I'd love to see the end of the Ayatollahs myself.
Many people do, but there are legitimate concerns about
- if an invasion could even actually achieve this,
- the humanitarian cost of it (aka A LOT of innocent people dying or losing everything),
- the long term effects of destabilizing a whole region and
- the damage to the rules based global order caused by yet another war of aggression from a side that is supposed to support and not undermine that order.