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    Five-O Diehard Ute's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by U-Ute View Post
    The runways themselves are intact. That's the key thing. Mechanical items are easy to replace; runways are hard to build.
    And the US likely knew in advance the runway wouldn't be damaged. The Tomahawk is not the weapon of choice to go after a hard target like a runway


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    Quote Originally Posted by Diehard Ute View Post
    And the US likely knew in advance the runway wouldn't be damaged. The Tomahawk is not the weapon of choice to go after a hard target like a runway
    It's possible this was more of a severe warning shot than an effort to do real damage. Who knows? The Donald likes to be unpredictable. There's a lot to be said for that, I think. (Nixon's motto was "Don't tell them what

    Quote Originally Posted by U-Ute View Post
    The runways themselves are intact. That's the key thing. Mechanical items are easy to replace; runways are hard to build.
    I don't know but I wonder if warplanes are easy to replace?

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    Quote Originally Posted by LA Ute View Post
    It's possible this was more of a severe warning shot than an effort to do real damage. Who knows? The Donald likes to be unpredictable. There's a lot to be said for that, I think. (Nixon's motto was "Don't tell them what



    I don't know but I wonder if warplanes are easy to replace?
    Well it sounds like the planes were moved.

    And that's one expensive warning shot.


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