Iran's drones hit America's Achilles heel
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25 points
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October 09, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
iAMkenough
Coining the phrase “drone terrorism” after a decade-long history of drone strikes with civilian casualties is rich. You can’t claim terrorism after starting a war that killed 100+ school children on the first day of military strikes. It’s just retaliation as part of the war you started.
thomasjeff1
Trump fucked around and found out
fugaziboutit
An airbase seems more like the tip of Achilles' spear. America's true Achilles heel, history tells us, is very tall commercial office buildings.