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WSJ: White House Shocked at Scale of Iranian Aerial Attack
Vinnews ^ | 4/21/24 | Joseph Feldman

Posted on 04/21/2024 11:34:23 AM PDT by hardspunned

JNS) – The White House was shocked at the scale of the Iranian missile and drone attack against Israel on the night of April 13, according to a Sunday report in The Wall Street Journal detailing how the Biden administration handled the unprecedented event.

According to the article, President Joe Biden cut short his vacation at Rehoboth Beach, Del., and rushed back to Washington the evening before the attack where he was briefed on Tehran’s plans.

Even with advanced warning of the attack, administration officials told the Journal that the senior officials gathered in the White House Situation Room were horrified at the hundreds of projectiles launched from Iranian soil and by Tehran’s terrorist proxies hurtling towards the Jewish state.

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These were the throwaway drones and lesser missiles sent to identify the radars and launchers for a real Iranian attack. The few high end missiles sent easily hit their targets after evading the best, most layer air defense in the world.

For any brave enough to look past the Western narrative, fifteen minutes of your time here will tell what actually happened and why it was such a game changer.

https://youtu.be/-yk08rSj5Tc?si=Wa0OiPA-nHB0Brn4

1 posted on 04/21/2024 11:34:23 AM PDT by hardspunned
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https://youtu.be/-yk08rSj5Tc?si=Wa0OiPA-nHB0Brn4


2 posted on 04/21/2024 11:34:43 AM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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White House shocked.

Biden: Omigosh. I was worried they’d hit Persia but now here they go attacking Iran. I can’t keep up.


3 posted on 04/21/2024 11:39:23 AM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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Wait did Trump just say he was for supporting Ukraine ? so now the democrats will be against it ,LOL


4 posted on 04/21/2024 11:39:24 AM PDT by butlerweave
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why should the Obama Biden White House be shocked at the scale of Iran's Israel raid?? They paid for it.
5 posted on 04/21/2024 11:42:07 AM PDT by llevrok (“In a time of deceit telling, the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell)
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Wait until Ezekiel 38 comes, boys

I'm shocked at the Godless Reprobate Biden Administration

2 Peter 3:10-13
King James Version

10 But the Day of the Lord will come as a Thief in the Night; in the which the Heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the Earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the Day of God, wherein the Heavens being on Fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for New Heavens and a New Earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.


https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Peter%203%3A10-13&version=KJV
6 posted on 04/21/2024 11:42:18 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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Yeppers


7 posted on 04/21/2024 11:42:36 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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The Russians also got a good look at the USA, UK and French air defence in operation.


8 posted on 04/21/2024 11:44:50 AM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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It was costly intercepting all those missiles. The estimated cost to Israel was $1.3 billion and that doesn’t count what it cost the US and UK who took down 50% of them. Iran said it cost them only $35 billion. (2% of what it cost Israel) If they do this a few more times the West is gonna run out of anti-missile missiles. Iron Dome can’t take down the ballistic missiles Iran has only the much more expensive Patriot missiles can take them down.


9 posted on 04/21/2024 11:45:52 AM PDT by jimwatx
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Maybe BiXiden and Winkyn’ Blikyn’ should shut down The Mullahs’ nuke operations?

Nah, 0bama wants it and besides, what could possibly go wrong?


10 posted on 04/21/2024 11:48:48 AM PDT by Paladin2
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It was costly intercepting all those missiles.

I guess it's time to de-capitate the government of Iran. Not many on the streets of Tehran would cry.

11 posted on 04/21/2024 11:51:20 AM PDT by SamuraiScot
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Getting rid of the Mullahs is the way to go. The Iranian people themselves are more interested in aligning with the West.


12 posted on 04/21/2024 11:59:30 AM PDT by jimwatx
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The Iranians now have a nuclear option! They have proven to the U.S. and Israel that Dimona cannot be protected from their ballistic missiles. The Iranians can put enough of their hypersonics on Israel’s nuclear site to take it out and probably contaminant most of Israel in the process.


13 posted on 04/21/2024 12:12:43 PM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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Nothing new about trying to overwhelm an air defense network by throwing lots of targets at it.

The Israelis mainly prioritize protecting civilian vs. military targets, so it's not surprising the air base got hit with something given the volume of fire.

The Arrow exoatmospheric ballistic missile defense is now proven tech, and the first destruction of ballistic missile warheads above the Karman line have taken place.

There always seems to be a lot of hype about Russian, Chinese, or non-Western weaponry. But Western weapons like the Patriot, IRIS-T, or even the old Gepards seem to outperform their specs. The Kinzhals and Iskanders were supposed to be impossible to intercept but are shot down regularly.

14 posted on 04/21/2024 12:14:31 PM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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Like I said, if you get up enough nerve to stop parroting the Western narrative, I have provided you a resource with which to educate yourself as to what the situation actually is.


15 posted on 04/21/2024 12:17:25 PM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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Israel is just going to have to learn to live with an Iranian bomb.

Iran produces as many engineering graduates as the USA.

It has uranium ore to mine.

The Big Daddy USA is not going to make the Iran bomb go away. It doesn’t have the capability.

Israel and Iran are just going to have to learn to live in deterrence, just like we did in the Cold War, and like India and Pakistan do now.


16 posted on 04/21/2024 12:17:27 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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Then the Iranians will take out Dimona. Checkmate!


17 posted on 04/21/2024 12:18:30 PM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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It doesn't take much to surprise this White House.

The were surprised that withdrawing US forces from Afghanistan led to the victory of the Taliban, were surprised that stopping the Saudi war against the Houthis led the Houthis to attack everyone, surprised that appeasing Iran led to Hamas' attack on Israel, surprised that their unparalleled display of weakness and appeasement led Putin to invade Ukraine.

They believe their self-righteous virtue signaling provides an invincible defense. In brief, they are ideologically committed fools.

18 posted on 04/21/2024 12:19:05 PM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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Iran produces as many engineering graduates as the USA.

Are there even any white male native-born Americans in our Engineering schools these days?

19 posted on 04/21/2024 12:20:18 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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How could they be shocked when they knew in advance this was going to happen?
The Iranians told Turkey and they told us and we gave them the go ahead.


20 posted on 04/21/2024 12:20:40 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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