[billorites]

"but aren't landings really just dependent on the securing cables?"

Naval aircraft are designed and engineered differently. You couldn't land an IDF aircraft on a carrier.

They could recover to Iraq, couldn't they?

Wouldn't that get the Arabs and leftists panties in a bunch?

[FEARED MUTATION]

Naval aircraft are designed and engineered differently.

Oops, forgot that. Well, this is why I'm not a great strategic planner.