The point about civil servants changing positions within the organisation too frequently is well made; but it applies equally to service personnel in the MoD as to civilians. The MoD fails to understand the importance of project lifecycle experience, believing variety is more important. It isn't. Senior MoD personnel, whether military or civil, interfacing with industry wreak havoc by bringing with them their own strongly-held views, often significantly different from those of their predecessors, expecting industry to say how high rather than however. Chaos, misdirection, money poorly spent.
Incidentally it is refreshing to see the acknowledgement that WW2 was an economic disaster for Britain. It went from a front rank economic power to, at best, second rank.
In short, it was a Pyrrhic victory...but treated otherwise.
Israel has never lost a war? It rather depends on the definition of "win", surely...
Both Israel and the USA are currently losing the present one against Iran, in that Iran survives, there is no regime change, and Iran hasn't been "bent to the will" of its attackers.
This isn't a win in any meaningful use of the word.
I don't "willfully" miss any point. I look at evidence, such as is available (the MSM being obviously biased) and then take a view accordingly.
Iran still exists and therefore by your own parameters (Israel still exists...) it has won. I really don't think anyone can reasonably believe Israel and the USA have won this one.
Hamas has certainly been driven back; obliterated...very doubtful. The same for Hezbollah. And the Houthis are still there too.
Both Israel and the USA expected an "easy win"...and both have bitten off more than they can chew. The limits of both are obvious to all and duly noted...which isn't "a good thing".
For the avoidance of doubt, and to forestall the inevitable accusations, I have no axe to grind for any group or state in the Middle East. They must work out their differences themselves...and not in Britain, thanks a lot.
That Israel has never lost a war is demonstrated by its continued existence.
It’s rarely at peace either, and the fall out of cleansing Gaza of Hamas and south Lebanon of Hezbollah has led to the engagement with Iran. That engagement was doubly necessary as a nuclear armed Iran ie an existential threat to Israel.
For Israel this is not a war of choice, it’s yet another one of survival. We don’t know directly what damage has been inflicted on Iranian weaponry.
For the US it is perhaps one of choice although supporting Israel is pretty much mandatory for any President.
Iran chose the war when it authorised the murderous attack of 7 Oct. It’s not winning either. The IRGC may currently have a tighter hold, but it’s more vulnerable than it thinks.
So at some sate Israel will go again. An Iranian nuke is an existential threat and the IRGC isn't far behind.
The point about civil servants changing positions within the organisation too frequently is well made; but it applies equally to service personnel in the MoD as to civilians. The MoD fails to understand the importance of project lifecycle experience, believing variety is more important. It isn't. Senior MoD personnel, whether military or civil, interfacing with industry wreak havoc by bringing with them their own strongly-held views, often significantly different from those of their predecessors, expecting industry to say how high rather than however. Chaos, misdirection, money poorly spent.
Thr arviternof outcome is Israel.
If Iran keeps its uranium the "peace" wont last long. I fear that bombing the IRGC baxk to the stone age is the next step.
Incidentally it is refreshing to see the acknowledgement that WW2 was an economic disaster for Britain. It went from a front rank economic power to, at best, second rank.
In short, it was a Pyrrhic victory...but treated otherwise.
Israel has never lost a war? It rather depends on the definition of "win", surely...
Both Israel and the USA are currently losing the present one against Iran, in that Iran survives, there is no regime change, and Iran hasn't been "bent to the will" of its attackers.
This isn't a win in any meaningful use of the word.
Israel's wars.have all been ones of sirgival and, as at 2100 GMT 13 June it still exists.
Hamas jhas been obliterated and Hezbollah is heading the same way, although that's a work in progress.
I fear you are wilfully missing the fundamental point.
I don't "willfully" miss any point. I look at evidence, such as is available (the MSM being obviously biased) and then take a view accordingly.
Iran still exists and therefore by your own parameters (Israel still exists...) it has won. I really don't think anyone can reasonably believe Israel and the USA have won this one.
Hamas has certainly been driven back; obliterated...very doubtful. The same for Hezbollah. And the Houthis are still there too.
Both Israel and the USA expected an "easy win"...and both have bitten off more than they can chew. The limits of both are obvious to all and duly noted...which isn't "a good thing".
For the avoidance of doubt, and to forestall the inevitable accusations, I have no axe to grind for any group or state in the Middle East. They must work out their differences themselves...and not in Britain, thanks a lot.
That Israel has never lost a war is demonstrated by its continued existence.
It’s rarely at peace either, and the fall out of cleansing Gaza of Hamas and south Lebanon of Hezbollah has led to the engagement with Iran. That engagement was doubly necessary as a nuclear armed Iran ie an existential threat to Israel.
For Israel this is not a war of choice, it’s yet another one of survival. We don’t know directly what damage has been inflicted on Iranian weaponry.
For the US it is perhaps one of choice although supporting Israel is pretty much mandatory for any President.
Iran chose the war when it authorised the murderous attack of 7 Oct. It’s not winning either. The IRGC may currently have a tighter hold, but it’s more vulnerable than it thinks.
If only your last sentence was right. It's not what I hear from inside Iran.
Tyrannical regimes are often at their strongest (internally) before they collapse.
Whatever thr Iranian regime sought to achieve on 7 October, l dont think it was this....
So far it looks like Iran gets some of its money back...and keeps it's uranium.
Rather a decent deal for it considering the presumed war aims of the USA and Israel.
And it obviously keeps it's hefty arsenal of missiles...so won't be attacked again probably...risks too high.
All in all an extremely bad result for the West.
I don't suffer from TDS...but this really isn't good.