[Cboldt]

-- I saw a post elsewhere where an anon extrapolated that there are anagrams throughout "Q" and thus "IRON EAGLE" was derived from "EAGER LION" - rather, I think, the mission name was chosen to match ... --

The mission EAGER LION is an annual event (training exercise) going back (under that same mission name) to 2010.

The reference to IRON EAGLE is thought to be to the movie, at least the early references, as the reference appears in a list of most likely to be movie references.

The Great Awakening.
Iron Eagle.
Godfather III.
The Hunt for Red October.

I think the general point there is that there are some movie plot parallels to real life, which should be no surprise. I personally don't spend much effort trying to figure out exact parallels because there are too many options, and ultimately guessing or finding the right one isn't worth much.

Figuring out EXACTLY what the real-life players are really up to is nearly impossible to do in advance. Real life is unpredictable. I don't see Q any more helpful there, than say a mix of CTH and "regular news." I see Q as potentially one more data point, and to me, seems to be a data point from somebody close to knowing how the shots are being called.

[STARLIT]

Iron Brigade-

Apr 29

"If the tanks succeed, then victory follows."

Heinz Guderian

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[JockoManning]

Well & accurately put, imho:

I think the general point there is that there are some movie plot parallels to real life, which should be no surprise. I personally don't spend much effort trying to figure out exact parallels because there are too many options, and ultimately guessing or finding the right one isn't worth much.

Figuring out EXACTLY what the real-life players are really up to is nearly impossible to do in advance. Real life is unpredictable. I don't see Q any more helpful there, than say a mix of CTH and "regular news." I see Q as potentially one more data point, and to me, seems to be a data point from somebody close to knowing how the shots are being called.

[ichabod1]

I think of Q as more like a laser pointer. And I don’t mean using it to distract a cat. I mean pointing at precision data points and letting the crowd fill in the blanks.