As of April 2026: Iran has destroyed 42 U.S. Military Aircraft in Op: Epic Fury(nationalsecurityjournal.org) |
As of April 2026: Iran has destroyed 42 U.S. Military Aircraft in Op: Epic Fury(nationalsecurityjournal.org) |
Feels like a considerable loss.
Let's pause a moment to think about this sentence alone.
They tend not to get shot down, even in enemy territory.
> In a stunning security breach that went largely unanswered, unidentified drones swarmed above the skies of America’s bomber base in Louisiana for days in March. Barksdale Air Force Base is home to B-52 bombers and nuclear weapons storage facilities, and command and control assets. According to ABC News, the drones arrived in organized waves of 12 to 15 at a time for hours each day for a week. This threat caused troops to shelter in place and the flight line to shut down.
Wow.
Americans acting like they have moral high ground is the staple of your international image, while in fact being a regular old Empire with everything that comes with it.
There is no innuendo. The only claim in this discussion is trying to cast doubt on semantics such as whether "destroyed" or "damaged" has a meaningful difference.
In the meantime, let's verify what the US government classifies as "damage".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyd07m7e1xo
This doesn't even fit the old "the front fell off" skit.