Donald John Trump’s Big Beautiful Holes in Iran

Lloyd Lofthouse
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The US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, including Operation Midnight Hammer, involved a significant deployment of resources. For example, seven B-2 stealth bombers, each valued at approximately $2.1 billion, participated in the mission. Over 125 US aircraft were involved in total, including bombers, fighters, tankers, surveillance aircraft, and support crews.

The bombs dropped during the strikes, such as the fourteen bunker-buster GBU-57s, cost upwards of $5 million each.

Cost to US taxpayers, about $70 million for the fourteen bunker buster bombs

Over two-dozen Tomahawk missiles, were fired from a submarine during the operation, cost approximately $2.4 million each.

Cost to US Taxpayers, about $60 million for the Tomahawk missiles

The cost of flying the B-2 bombers can be around $130,000 to $150,000 per hour. Each of the seven B-2 bombers flew for 37 hours there and back. That is two hundred and fifty-nine hours at $130,000 to $150,000 per hour.

Cost to US taxpayers, about $33,670,000 to $38,850,000

No telling how much over 125 US aircraft involved in the raid cost, which, included bombers, fighters, tankers, surveillance aircraft, and support crews.

The BBC reports, “Hassan Abedini, the deputy political director of Iran’s state broadcaster, claimed the three sites targeted by the US had been evacuated a “while ago”, and that Iran “didn’t suffer a major blow because the materials had already been taken out. Both Saudi Arabia and the UN’s nuclear watchdog said there had been no increase in radiation levels after the attack.”

If the more than 800 pounds of 60% refined uranium had been located at any of the bombed sites, there would have been an increase in radiation levels in those areas after the attack.

Lloyd Lofthouse is the author of the Josh Kavanagh Military Thriller series

Responses to “Donald John Trump’s Big Beautiful Holes in Iran”

  1. rawgod Avatar
    rawgod

    The only real hope for this world, as this Canadian observer sees it, is to bomb 5he capitol cities of every strongarm so-called leader in every fascist state in the world, when said leaders are known to be in residence.

    No, I do not want to see innocent people die, bit it seems no one can get close to any of these assholes. Guided smartbombs might do the trick but who can afford them?

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    1. Lloyd Lofthouse Avatar
      Lloyd Lofthouse

      Learn from Ukraine how to accomplish “the only real hope for this world” on the cheap. That operation may have cost millions, but the cost of the drones was low per drone, compared to smart bombs.

      https://www.reuters.com/graphics/UKRAINE-CRISIS/DRONES-RUSSIA/mypmjzayyvr/

      In war, collateral damage is inevitable. It cannot be avoided. Before there were rules about bombing innocent people there was World War II. That war was won by bombing Geramy and Japan back to the stone age. Firebombing cities killing hundreds of thousands of civilians, because the leader the German and Japanese people could not or would not get rid of refused to surrender.

      Even with the modern rules of warfare, millions who don’t want to fight still die in wars. In Vietnam. Korea, Afghanistan, et al. Fanatical terrorists like MAGA know they can sometimes hide in sight of their enemies by surrounding themselves with innocent people, focusing on women and children, because those kills look bad in headlines.

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  2. acflory Avatar
    acflory

    Great post, Lloyd. I’m going to reblog it in the hope that it reaches a few undecided people. Sometimes, money is the only thing that ‘talks’. 😦

    Reply
    1. Lloyd Lofthouse Avatar
      Lloyd Lofthouse

      Thank you.

      Reply
      1. acflory Avatar
        acflory

        No thanks needed. 🙂

  3. Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt Avatar
    Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt

    The bigger the weapon, the smaller the you-know-what – strong men don’t have to blow up other people, and strong women would think it’s a ridiculous waste of money from the very beginning, and, like, you know, I mean – feed the hungry, take care of children in our and other countries, help people invest in shelter…

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    1. Lloyd Lofthouse Avatar
      Lloyd Lofthouse

      Trump is an ignorant malignant narcissist, a sadistic sociopath, with a damaged/twisted brain due to his lifestyle choices. There is also evidence of dementia. Mix all that together, and the world has a dangerous terrible-two brain in an out of shape, aging man baby, who, from what I’ve read over the years, hates to exercise and often bursts into angry rages when things don’t go the way he wants, which is often, because he’s so dumb.

      Throwing ketchup at walls could easily escalate to World War III.

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      1. Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt Avatar
        Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt

        Which I am powerless to oppose.

        Though I do my tiny bit by commenting and reposting where I can. But not to people who have access to the necessary changing.

      2. Lloyd Lofthouse Avatar
        Lloyd Lofthouse

        Most of us, me included, have little power to stop what’s happening. We can peacefully protest. We can vote. That’s about it.

        Those who hold some power are using it to challenge the MAGA-Trump regime in court and have been winning more than 90% of the cases.

        California filed more than 120 lawsuits against Trump 1.0 and more than 20 so far in 2.0. California is continuing to challenge the federal government in court on issues like illegal cuts and firings at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the halting of offshore wind energy development projects.

        Lawrage is keeping track with the Trump Administration Litigation Tracker.

        At this time:

        Litigation Tracker Includes:

        298 active cases, including 9 suits by the Trump administration challenging state or local laws

        39 dismissed suits or appeals

        10 Supreme Court stays or order to vacate lower court orders

        1 Supreme Court affirmation of lower court order

        18 suits where judges granted summary judgment or a permanent injunction

      3. Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt Avatar
        Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt

        We rest our hope with the people DOING THEIR JOBS, and thank them. Some must be terrified, and do it anyway.

      4. Lloyd Lofthouse Avatar
        Lloyd Lofthouse

        There isn’t much courage left in the Republican Party.

      5. Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt Avatar
        Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt

        Or any other human virtue: integrity, compassion, protection of the weak, you name it!

        And some of these people have children whom they’re rearing with the same values by example (if nothing else). Ouch!

      6. Lloyd Lofthouse Avatar
        Lloyd Lofthouse

        How many of the elected/appointed cowards or fascists in the Republican Party are actually raising their children? They may be so full of themselves, that they think childrearing is beneath them.

        If their children are being raised by nannies and immigrant servants, they may not grow up to turn out like their parents. Without a doubt, I do not think Trump took an active role in raising his children. He’s too busy cheating at golf, cheating on his wives, cheating at business, and lying all the time and birds of a feather tend to flock together.

        I asked Google… This was the answer:

        “Donald Trump’s children were raised by their respective mothers. His first three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric, were raised by their mother, Ivana. Tiffany Trump was raised by her mother, Marla Maples, after her parents divorced. Barron Trump, the youngest, was primarily raised by his mother, Melania. Donald Trump’s parenting style has been described as distant and uninvolved, with a focus on success and ambition. He has five children with three women and has been known to publicly praise their achievements while also making critical remarks. Some of his children have publicly acknowledged a lack of closeness and a demanding presence in their upbringing.”

      7. Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt Avatar
        Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt

        They’re a bundle of contradictions, these Republicans – that’s for sure.

        But children aren’t stupid: they learn from observing who has the power in the adults around them. They’re steeped in it.

        Lack of good parenting is an excellent way to produce the kind of adults they are, while they loudly proclaim ‘family values’ for everyone else that they don’t follow.

      8. Lloyd Lofthouse Avatar
        Lloyd Lofthouse

        Trump and his regime’s values are based on power, greed, lies, et al. Most of the working class are more focused on family, teaching their children about hard work, honesty, et al.

  4. Susan Lee Schwartz Avatar
    Susan Lee Schwartz

    Hey Lloyd Put Frank Melchior

    Reply
    1. Lloyd Lofthouse Avatar
      Lloyd Lofthouse

      Where do you want me to put Frank Melchior?

      Reply

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