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#1: Pinguinite    To: Horse (#0)

Well, Iraq is essentially an ally of Iran, and Iran is in a delicate situation where it wants to punish the US but doesn't want Iraq to suffer any collateral damage or injuries, so it would make sense for Iran to warn Iraq. Or maybe Iran wants to prove that they are better friends than the US, because the US did not warn Iraq when they carried out their bombings.

Iraq informing the US, if they did so, would be because Iraq has no national pride. The US can break their agreement and kill even high ranking Iraqi military commanders, and the Iraq leadership doesn't care. They still bow down to the USA.

But realistically, the US military should have detected the launches immediately. I guess there were no Patriot missile batteries on hand to intercept the missiles.

Pinguinite posted on 2020-01-08 23:49:04   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Horse    To: Pinguinite (#1)

uess there were no Patriot missile batteries on hand to intercept the missiles.

No Army sets up that many men without air defenses. They did not use the Patriot because it is embarrassingly bad.

Horse posted on 2020-01-09 03:15:50   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Lod    To: Horse (#2)

embarrassingly bad

Perfect description.

Lod posted on 2020-01-09 07:39:14   Reply   Private Reply

#4: Pinguinite    To: Horse (#2)

No Army sets up that many men without air defenses. They did not use the Patriot because it is embarrassingly bad.

It certainly has a horrible history, but I don't know if any improvements in the last 15 years has made any difference.

Pinguinite posted on 2020-01-09 16:35:14   Reply   Private Reply