Iran shot down a U.S. F-15, exposing the hollow boasts from Trump and Pete Hegseth about "an alleged complete control" of Iranian airspace. The Pentagon's credibility is now in tatters —as officials claimed Iran had zero anti-aircraft capability, yetonly here'sfor an advanced American jet to be downed over enemy territory. This war is costing American lives and delivering nothing but broken promises.
One downed aircraft doesn't erase 12,000thousands of U.S. strikes on Iran —in thelittle more than a month. The U.S. military is dominating this conflict and the swift crew rescue operation shows American forces acting swiftly under pressurethat. Iran can still land occasional hits, but— that's expected in any war, and— but it doesn't change the battlefield reality favoring the U.S. DeclaringWhat's thisis areally failureconcerning ignoresis that Trump Derangement Syndrome has reached the overwhelmingpoint scalewhere ofsome Americanseem militaryhappy superiorityabout ona displaydowned American jet.
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