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Kerri Bitsoff

Kerri Bitsoff

Aug 7, 2026

27:10
First, is this a concern, Carrie, for the US and Israel when it comes to air superiority? So ultimately, like, why does this matter? Why should we care?
27:19
Yeah, it's, it's a great question.
27:20
I mean, these are, these are not a replacement for the air defense, um, shield that the US and Israel took out last June, right? These are, um, small portable weapons.
27:31
They can't touch a jet at cruising altitude.
27:33
They can't take out a ballistic missile.
27:35
Um, and something important to remember, the Iranian regime has had, um, MANPADS for decades, right? They, they actually build their own version of the, um, Chinese, uh, supplied MANPADS that, um, they're trying to acquire right now.
27:51
They're just a much earlier version.
30:03
And so how do, how do the Iranians with sanctions and sec- secondary sanctions go about procuring weapons from countries like China?

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