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BumRushDaShow

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15. China hasn't actually been "at war" with anyone except some border skirmishes here and there and their practice drills

Reply to ancianita (Reply #13)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 11:59 AM

Jun 22

Iran has had several wars over the years with Iraq and has been supplying their surrogates in Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen... and of course more recently, Russia. Russia had been getting some somewhat inferior weapons from North Korea but they took what they could get from anyone offering!

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The US military used a 30,000-pound bunker-buster bomb for the first time in combat in strikes on Iranian nuke sites [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 22 OP

Trump just had to prove that he's the alpha male instead of the historically ignorant fool. Lonestarblue Jun 22 #1

Once these bombs became a big part of the conversation, it was D. Spaulding Jun 22 #2

Trump did something similar in 2017 with a 21,600 lbs MOAB weapon on Afghan caves IronLionZion Jun 22 #5

Gee, I wonder.... ShazzieB Jun 22 #22

The real threat to the US is in the White House or at Taco-lago. twodogsbarking Jun 22 #3

Bunker buster bombs are necessary for at least 3 reasons: ancianita Jun 22 #4

But then Iran has been supplying Russia with weapons (drones, etc) to attack Ukraine BumRushDaShow Jun 22 #6

I see. Makes sense. I've also read that Russia gets some weapons from China, too, and that Russia ancianita Jun 22 #13

China hasn't actually been "at war" with anyone except some border skirmishes here and there and their practice drills BumRushDaShow Jun 22 #15

Exactly. It's more short/long term profitable to be the supplier country than the warring country. ancianita Jun 22 #16

China is busy with their "Belt and Road" initiative BumRushDaShow Jun 22 #17

Yep, that's the name of it. ancianita Jun 22 #18

China profits in the background manicdem Jun 22 #19

Bunker buster bombs are needed to stop Iranian attacks on Israel once and for all, ancianita Jun 22 #7

"once and for all" speak easy Jun 22 #8

Of course, no reprisals or vengeance - Maine-i-ac Jun 22 #12

With B-2 bombers hitting deep underground centrifuges, Israel could at least get some respite from the 15 ancianita Jun 22 #14

Thank you for putting this in perspective question everything Jun 22 #20

Lunatics. Passages Jun 22 #9

He wanted to use nukes, but they wouldn't let him. malthaussen Jun 22 #10

if they build it the war will come stillcool Jun 22 #11

Well strike up the freakin' band and have a parade. The US built a giant bomb and exploded it. twodogsbarking Jun 22 #21