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The speaker argues the U.S. Air Force is designed for at most a two-week war, not a long war, because maintenance, wear and tear, pilot fatigue, and Iranian adaptation accumulate over time.
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US AIR Force
The speaker argues the U.S.
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"...shoot down a plane? And the answer is this. The US Air Force is not designed to fight a long war. It's designed to..."
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"the Iranians have to figure out how to strike back at you. Their radar systems don't really work, so what they use is heat..."
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