Subject: Whether it worked or not …
Whether the raid was effective or not is one thing, and there are claims both ways, I have to say the *execution* of the raid was impressive. Details from the WSJ:

U.S. Strike on Iran Began With a Ruse
A feint to the west drew attention, while stealth bombers and submarines maneuvered for the attack

Saturday morning, flight trackers picked up a host of stealthy U.S. B-2 bombers that took off from their Air Force base in Missouri and headed west over the Pacific. It was a ruse.

Meanwhile, a group of B-2s quietly made their way east, going on to attack Iran’s most important nuclear sites, defense officials said. They hit well-defended facilities where giant U.S. bunker busters were thought to have the greatest chance of success. President Trump said U.S. submarines firing cruise missiles joined in the attack, striking other key nuclear facilities.

The move allowed the U.S. to get its bombers over Iran faster and with a lower risk of detection. The timing also helped hide the mission’s aim. In the past few days, Trump has said he would take up to two weeks to decide whether to attack to give diplomacy a chance to work. There had been no order given to ready a B-2 strike, officials said Saturday morning.

The net effect of the maneuvers and communications was the impression that Iran had more time before the bombs came.

“Decoy indeed,” one of the defense officials said of the westward feint that masked the bombers that carried out the attack. “‘Hiding’ them and preserving the element of surprise was critical.”

https://www.wsj.com/politics/n...