Baghdad's Air Defense Learns from Karosta Canal Bridge — Almost Everything Intercepted
While the US embassy was counting missiles like we count trams in Liepāja — three made it through, one is still waiting.
Baghdad's security services yesterday demonstrated air defense skills reminiscent of Liepāja's Karosta canal bridge operation — almost everything gets where it needs to go, but there's always an exception. Of four missiles fired at the US embassy, three were successfully intercepted, but one decided to crash at an air base because, as one security source said, "it was already tired."
This kind of statistics has been familiar in Liepāja for years. Just like with our legendary Karosta canal bridge, which divides the city in two and creates drama every time someone tries to cross on time — it almost always works out, but sometimes you have to wait. "Look, three out of four — that's 75 percent, they'd pay double salaries for results like that in Riga," comments local expert Valdis Ķirbis, who worked in Karosta for 20 years and knows what an "almost perfect" result means.
Security sources give somewhat contradictory explanations of the incident details — one says all missiles were shot down, another claims one still fell. We recognize this kind of information precision in Liepāja as "tram schedule syndrome" — theoretically everything is clear, but in practice there are always nuances.
While Baghdad was counting missiles, Liepāja port successfully "intercepted" all fishing boats in yesterday's storm, except one that decided to stay at sea a bit longer. "We have air defense against seagulls here every day," says port worker Jānis, "and the statistics are about the same — 75 percent successful results."
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