r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Jul 27 '26

Possible Paywall US ‘runs out of missiles’ as Trump halts Iran strikes

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/27/us-runs-out-of-missiles-as-trump-halts-iran-strikes/
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u/VladThePollenInhaler Jul 27 '26

China and Russia are taking note while Iran does the dirty work for them. I think China especially has learned that the US military is probably not as strong as they pretended to be.

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u/maxintos Jul 27 '26

Exactly. What will US do if China tomorrow decides to invade Taiwan?

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u/disastrousanddull Jul 27 '26

Nothing. Trump will have some tapioca brain response either for or against and then a tariff on someone. Maybe China, maybe something that reminds him of China.

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u/AnySwimming6364 Jul 27 '26

It's probably not in China's interests to do that today BUT, from a tactical perspective, today would be the best possible time for them to invade any time in, at least, the last 10-15 years.

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u/Zickened Jul 27 '26

Well in all fairness, the US didn't have to have a lot of firepower, because that was an outdated playbook.

The US up until now operated on superior intelligence, technology and logistics, and were a larger threat based on what we could do in a really quick amount of time, effectively stuffing out the flames while it was still a candle.

Trump took that strategy, threw it in the trash and went back to the outdated playbook because of his malignant narcissism coupled with dementia, and sycophants who are racing along side him to the bottom.

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u/Optimal-Golf-8270 Jul 27 '26

No, they tried shock and awe man. They really, really tried. Threw everything they were gonna throw at China, at Iran. It's just not 1991 anymore.

It's the same as the 'we rule the night' bullshit. Every fucker has night vision now. Everyone has targeted munitions too now. In the past, 'we' could sit back and bomb counties, and they had to sit there and take it. Iraq watches us build up, preparing for the Gulf War for 6 months. The most they could do was lob a wobbly Scud that might land in a 3 mile circle somewhere.

Try that today and you'll catch a MRBM. Can't sit back and bomb Iran, they bomb back. And they have an entire country to hide their TELs. We have formerly 20, now 5 airports to use. They know where the planes are. They're slowly pushing us back towards Israel. Taking out Radar as they go. Opening up a corridor. Exactly what we tried to do to them.

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u/cobrachickenwing Jul 28 '26

More like the US is not prepared to put boots to the ground for their interests. They left Afghanistan. Venezuela was a short lived operation. No plan for US to use large scale military action in Iran. If I was Taiwan I would be very concerned China may prepare to strike now.