Political fallout and arguments regarding the US-Israeli action against Iran 022824

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Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

You seem to be convinced of that. I am not.

What are you not understanding?

Do you understand the concept of grand strategy? Do you understand that Israel has wanted Iran neutralized for decades? Because they have regional ambitions and Iran is in the way of that. What happens if Iran agrees to all our terms (unconditional surrender is what Trump called it once)? Iran is disarmed and their air space opens. Then Israel just bombs them at will (see Syria).

Sorry, forgot it was all bout The Jews. I think I see the misconnect.

No I don't think BiBi is assembling the 12 tribes for great Armageddon between the children of Abraham.

Can we consolidate all the Jewish conspiracy theories into one thread so as not to derail all others on the "it's The Jews" narrative being pushed daily by a select few?

Bro- Netanyahu has been calling for regime change in Iran for decades. Are you not aware of that? You just got done writing a screed about how well informed you are.

Bro, I am supposed to get excited about BiBi wanting leadership in Iran to be something other than the one who has called the world to eliminate every last Jew and the state of Israel?

Newsflash, regime change was called for regarding Nazi and Adolf.

Scooby Jew has no time for you. It's not a grand conspiracy when it's the only obvious answer.

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flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

You seem to be convinced of that. I am not.

What are you not understanding?

Do you understand the concept of grand strategy? Do you understand that Israel has wanted Iran neutralized for decades? Because they have regional ambitions and Iran is in the way of that. What happens if Iran agrees to all our terms (unconditional surrender is what Trump called it once)? Iran is disarmed and their air space opens. Then Israel just bombs them at will (see Syria).

Sorry, forgot it was all bout The Jews. I think I see the misconnect.

No I don't think BiBi is assembling the 12 tribes for great Armageddon between the children of Abraham.

Can we consolidate all the Jewish conspiracy theories into one thread so as not to derail all others on the "it's The Jews" narrative being pushed daily by a select few?

Bro- Netanyahu has been calling for regime change in Iran for decades. Are you not aware of that? You just got done writing a screed about how well informed you are.

Bro, I am supposed to get excited about BiBi wanting leadership in Iran to be something other than the one who has called the world to eliminate every last Jew and the state of Israel?


Yeah, I know it excites you. And that is fine. But don't come at me saying it's some "Jewish conspiracy" when Netanyahu has been calling for it for decades. I don't appreciate that and I have tried to be respectful with you.
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Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

You seem to be convinced of that. I am not.

What are you not understanding?

Do you understand the concept of grand strategy? Do you understand that Israel has wanted Iran neutralized for decades? Because they have regional ambitions and Iran is in the way of that. What happens if Iran agrees to all our terms (unconditional surrender is what Trump called it once)? Iran is disarmed and their air space opens. Then Israel just bombs them at will (see Syria).

Is this where you get your "What happens when Israel nukes Iran" weird theoretical? And what exactly are you thinking are these Israeli ambitions that aren't satisfied with a non-existence threatening regime in place?
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Wanting regime change does not mean the US or Israel have aggressive ambitions in the Middle East. Are you predicting Israel needs Lebensraum?
flown-the-coop
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Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

You seem to be convinced of that. I am not.

What are you not understanding?

Do you understand the concept of grand strategy? Do you understand that Israel has wanted Iran neutralized for decades? Because they have regional ambitions and Iran is in the way of that. What happens if Iran agrees to all our terms (unconditional surrender is what Trump called it once)? Iran is disarmed and their air space opens. Then Israel just bombs them at will (see Syria).

Sorry, forgot it was all bout The Jews. I think I see the misconnect.

No I don't think BiBi is assembling the 12 tribes for great Armageddon between the children of Abraham.

Can we consolidate all the Jewish conspiracy theories into one thread so as not to derail all others on the "it's The Jews" narrative being pushed daily by a select few?

Bro- Netanyahu has been calling for regime change in Iran for decades. Are you not aware of that? You just got done writing a screed about how well informed you are.

Bro, I am supposed to get excited about BiBi wanting leadership in Iran to be something other than the one who has called the world to eliminate every last Jew and the state of Israel?


Yeah, I know it excites you. And that is fine. But don't come at me saying it's some "Jewish conspiracy" when Netanyahu has been calling for it for decades. I don't appreciate that and I have tried to be respectful with you.


You are making zero sense. Israel wants regime change in Iran is a grand revelation? Anyone with two brain cells to rub together between their ears understands regime change is the only lasting outcome for peace with Iran. It's why the JCPOA was monumentally naive and poorly conceived.

It's why Trumps objectives are very clearly. No nukes, ever. No enrichment, ever. Give us every speck of nuclear test.

If not, bombings will continue until morale improves.

Why folks need to work in Israel wanting regime change as anything other than an obvious outcome is just bizarre
To me.
Who?mikejones!
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Its irrelevant. Thats the point.

If iran chooses to not take our terms because they think Israel will continue to bomb them, thats their problem. In that case, both the usa and Israel will continue to bomb them until theres no choice for them to make.
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Who?mikejones! said:

Its irrelevant. Thats the point.

If iran chooses to not take our terms because they think Israel will continue to bomb them, thats their problem. In that case, both the usa and Israel will continue to bomb them until theres no choice for them to make.

Correct. Or we are forced to put boots on the ground
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I think k the big picture here is Iran is not friendly to either the Western world or their Arab neighbors.

A nuclear armed Iran could close the strait at will and would be much more difficult to deal with. Which will have the same, if not worse, impact than what's happening now. Most useless democrats and delusional idiots think they can negotiate with these terrorists.

It comes down to now or never.

We do not need regime change. We need to eliminate their capacity to wage war, destroy existing stockpiled, decapitate leadership and find, remove nuclear material and all of their nuclear infrastructure.

Them let the locals rise up and take their nation back.
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Keyno
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flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

You seem to be convinced of that. I am not.

What are you not understanding?

Do you understand the concept of grand strategy? Do you understand that Israel has wanted Iran neutralized for decades? Because they have regional ambitions and Iran is in the way of that. What happens if Iran agrees to all our terms (unconditional surrender is what Trump called it once)? Iran is disarmed and their air space opens. Then Israel just bombs them at will (see Syria).

Sorry, forgot it was all bout The Jews. I think I see the misconnect.

No I don't think BiBi is assembling the 12 tribes for great Armageddon between the children of Abraham.

Can we consolidate all the Jewish conspiracy theories into one thread so as not to derail all others on the "it's The Jews" narrative being pushed daily by a select few?

Bro- Netanyahu has been calling for regime change in Iran for decades. Are you not aware of that? You just got done writing a screed about how well informed you are.

Bro, I am supposed to get excited about BiBi wanting leadership in Iran to be something other than the one who has called the world to eliminate every last Jew and the state of Israel?


Yeah, I know it excites you. And that is fine. But don't come at me saying it's some "Jewish conspiracy" when Netanyahu has been calling for it for decades. I don't appreciate that and I have tried to be respectful with you.


You are making zero sense. Israel wants regime change in Iran is a grand revelation? Anyone with two brain cells to rub together between their ears understands regime change is the only lasting outcome for peace with Iran. It's why the JCPOA was monumentally naive and poorly conceived.

It's why Trumps objectives are very clearly. No nukes, ever. No enrichment, ever. Give us every speck of nuclear test.

If not, bombings will continue until morale improves.

Why folks need to work in Israel wanting regime change as anything other than an obvious outcome is just bizarre
To me.

No its not a grand revelation. It is the reason Iran is not going to unconditional surrender to us. It would leave them totally defenseless. Remember when you asked me how I know what Iran will or will not agree to (and asked for evidence)? I have been trying to explain it to you (clearly unsuccessfully).
Keyno
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BQ78 said:

Wanting regime change does not mean the US or Israel have aggressive ambitions in the Middle East. Are you predicting Israel needs Lebensraum?

I think that's debatable. There are Israeli officials who believe in the concept of Greater Israel. Israel absolutely does have regional ambitions to be the uncontested power. And why wouldn't they? This is grand strategy stuff.
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Okay. No one would force us to do anything. We might choose to do so, but we're the ones calling the shots.

It appears there might be some limited engagement from ground forces, probably along the islands and coasts from where anti ship missles and drones are launched. I've got absolutely no problem with that.

Or, we just continue an air war and decapitation strikes until a leader emerges who doesnt want to die for the cause.


All that- what Israel wants outta this conflict and what the usa want outta this conflict are not the same and that is reflected in 14 point plan we gave.

Much to your and others dismay, Israel is indeed not calling the shots nor is this Israel's war we jumped into. It is mutually beneficial.
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Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

You seem to be convinced of that. I am not.

What are you not understanding?

Do you understand the concept of grand strategy? Do you understand that Israel has wanted Iran neutralized for decades? Because they have regional ambitions and Iran is in the way of that. What happens if Iran agrees to all our terms (unconditional surrender is what Trump called it once)? Iran is disarmed and their air space opens. Then Israel just bombs them at will (see Syria).

Sorry, forgot it was all bout The Jews. I think I see the misconnect.

No I don't think BiBi is assembling the 12 tribes for great Armageddon between the children of Abraham.

Can we consolidate all the Jewish conspiracy theories into one thread so as not to derail all others on the "it's The Jews" narrative being pushed daily by a select few?

Bro- Netanyahu has been calling for regime change in Iran for decades. Are you not aware of that? You just got done writing a screed about how well informed you are.

Bro, I am supposed to get excited about BiBi wanting leadership in Iran to be something other than the one who has called the world to eliminate every last Jew and the state of Israel?


Yeah, I know it excites you. And that is fine. But don't come at me saying it's some "Jewish conspiracy" when Netanyahu has been calling for it for decades. I don't appreciate that and I have tried to be respectful with you.


You are making zero sense. Israel wants regime change in Iran is a grand revelation? Anyone with two brain cells to rub together between their ears understands regime change is the only lasting outcome for peace with Iran. It's why the JCPOA was monumentally naive and poorly conceived.

It's why Trumps objectives are very clearly. No nukes, ever. No enrichment, ever. Give us every speck of nuclear test.

If not, bombings will continue until morale improves.

Why folks need to work in Israel wanting regime change as anything other than an obvious outcome is just bizarre
To me.

No its not a grand revelation. It is the reason Iran is not going to unconditional surrender to us. It would leave them totally defenseless. Remember when you asked me how I know what Iran will or will not agree to (and asked for evidence)? I have been trying to explain it to you (clearly unsuccessfully).

I don't think you understand the concept of "unconditional surrender". Perhaps that's the issue.

You are not explaining anything. You are saying that you believe that Iran is bargaining from some sort of position of leverage. It's fine you think that and it's fine you think that means boots on the ground or we fail to achieve objectives you claim to understand.

What is being explained to you is that unconditional surrender means just that. They get to set none of their own conditions. Period.

You keep strawmanning as if the Emperor of Japan was going to demand Hawaii be given to the Empire or they were going to stomp their feet on the deck of the Missouri and go home.

You are wrong in that assessment, in my opinion of course.
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They've already achieved the status of the greatest regional power..

Saying because some fringe Israelis want more land is akin to like saying America wants Communism because we have Antifa types.
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Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

You seem to be convinced of that. I am not.

What are you not understanding?

Do you understand the concept of grand strategy? Do you understand that Israel has wanted Iran neutralized for decades? Because they have regional ambitions and Iran is in the way of that. What happens if Iran agrees to all our terms (unconditional surrender is what Trump called it once)? Iran is disarmed and their air space opens. Then Israel just bombs them at will (see Syria).

Sorry, forgot it was all bout The Jews. I think I see the misconnect.

No I don't think BiBi is assembling the 12 tribes for great Armageddon between the children of Abraham.

Can we consolidate all the Jewish conspiracy theories into one thread so as not to derail all others on the "it's The Jews" narrative being pushed daily by a select few?

Bro- Netanyahu has been calling for regime change in Iran for decades. Are you not aware of that? You just got done writing a screed about how well informed you are.

Bro, I am supposed to get excited about BiBi wanting leadership in Iran to be something other than the one who has called the world to eliminate every last Jew and the state of Israel?


Yeah, I know it excites you. And that is fine. But don't come at me saying it's some "Jewish conspiracy" when Netanyahu has been calling for it for decades. I don't appreciate that and I have tried to be respectful with you.


You are making zero sense. Israel wants regime change in Iran is a grand revelation? Anyone with two brain cells to rub together between their ears understands regime change is the only lasting outcome for peace with Iran. It's why the JCPOA was monumentally naive and poorly conceived.

It's why Trumps objectives are very clearly. No nukes, ever. No enrichment, ever. Give us every speck of nuclear test.

If not, bombings will continue until morale improves.

Why folks need to work in Israel wanting regime change as anything other than an obvious outcome is just bizarre
To me.

No its not a grand revelation. It is the reason Iran is not going to unconditional surrender to us. It would leave them totally defenseless. Remember when you asked me how I know what Iran will or will not agree to (and asked for evidence)? I have been trying to explain it to you (clearly unsuccessfully).

Your reasoning is flawed. Them being defenseless is not (short term) negotiable. Whether it is them in charge while they are defenseless is what is negotiable. That is why you keep saying Regime Change as if that is a main goal of anyone. It isn't, but Results Change is. If the regime has to change to get the results change, then that is what it takes, but it isn't necessary. We'd gladly go down the list of people hiding in their brother in laws garage to find someone willing to make the results change, even within the current regime. Israel would take the same.
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flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

Keyno said:

flown-the-coop said:

You seem to be convinced of that. I am not.

What are you not understanding?

Do you understand the concept of grand strategy? Do you understand that Israel has wanted Iran neutralized for decades? Because they have regional ambitions and Iran is in the way of that. What happens if Iran agrees to all our terms (unconditional surrender is what Trump called it once)? Iran is disarmed and their air space opens. Then Israel just bombs them at will (see Syria).

Sorry, forgot it was all bout The Jews. I think I see the misconnect.

No I don't think BiBi is assembling the 12 tribes for great Armageddon between the children of Abraham.

Can we consolidate all the Jewish conspiracy theories into one thread so as not to derail all others on the "it's The Jews" narrative being pushed daily by a select few?

Bro- Netanyahu has been calling for regime change in Iran for decades. Are you not aware of that? You just got done writing a screed about how well informed you are.

Bro, I am supposed to get excited about BiBi wanting leadership in Iran to be something other than the one who has called the world to eliminate every last Jew and the state of Israel?


Yeah, I know it excites you. And that is fine. But don't come at me saying it's some "Jewish conspiracy" when Netanyahu has been calling for it for decades. I don't appreciate that and I have tried to be respectful with you.


You are making zero sense. Israel wants regime change in Iran is a grand revelation? Anyone with two brain cells to rub together between their ears understands regime change is the only lasting outcome for peace with Iran. It's why the JCPOA was monumentally naive and poorly conceived.

It's why Trumps objectives are very clearly. No nukes, ever. No enrichment, ever. Give us every speck of nuclear test.

If not, bombings will continue until morale improves.

Why folks need to work in Israel wanting regime change as anything other than an obvious outcome is just bizarre
To me.

No its not a grand revelation. It is the reason Iran is not going to unconditional surrender to us. It would leave them totally defenseless. Remember when you asked me how I know what Iran will or will not agree to (and asked for evidence)? I have been trying to explain it to you (clearly unsuccessfully).

I don't think you understand the concept of "unconditional surrender". Perhaps that's the issue.

You are not explaining anything. You are saying that you believe that Iran is bargaining from some sort of position of leverage. It's fine you think that and it's fine you think that means boots on the ground or we fail to achieve objectives you claim to understand.

What is being explained to you is that unconditional surrender means just that. They get to set none of their own conditions. Period.


Well, that's not exactly completely true. For Iran it would mean they stop fighting with no guarantees or concessions. But is also means the United States sets all of the conditions- including how they are punished, whether they remain occupied by us, everything they must give up, etc.

The position of leverage Iran has is their missile and drone stockpile. Also their army, and huge fortress-like landmass. Presumably their enriched uranium is also leverage if they decided to turn it into a weapon.
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Yeah, for some reason no one is talking about the 60% enriched U anymore. That seems strange to me. Maybe Iran moved it into a population center.
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BQ78 said:

They've already achieved the status of the greatest regional power..

Saying because some fringe Israelis want more land is akin to like saying America wants Communism because we have Antifa types.

Their regional power is all underwritten by the US. If the US were to disappear, Israel would be swamped.
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2/3rds of their missile and drone stockpiles have been destroyed along with 2/3rds of the production facilities.

The update today is that 3 more weeks of the continued action the the US and Israel will completely eliminate the remaining capability.

IDF achieved a huge win taking out the Iran navy (and the surrounding leadership with him). They have not let up on the human targets and they stated today they are attacking the organizations not just from the top down, but the middle out as Biden liked to say.

These things are very fluid and very complex. Which is why people keep saying it's ridiculous to get hung up on an oversimplified term like regime change and boots on the ground.

There are so many varying degrees of those terms that it's more practical and wise to talk in specific cases / conditions.
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MagnumLoad said:

Yeah, for some reason no one is talking about the 60% enriched U anymore. That seems strange to me. Maybe Iran moved it into a population center.

It's mentioned in every update and is part of my 3 points and Trumps 14/15.

There will be no end to this conflict that does not result
In the US seizure of all enriched uranium from Iran.
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Good. It has to be number 1 in my book for any deal. The military thread does not discuss it. When i did, my post was deleted. Wrong thread maybe, but it seemed like important military strategy to me.

I haven't read or heard that we bombed it. Which is why I suggested it might be stored in a city.
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Believe there is indication that some / most was buried by the impact of Midnight Hammer and part of the timing of Epic Fury was that evidence was shown they were digging it out.

Witkoff gave an update at the start of the cabinet meeting discussing this stuff, but I missed it and have not gone back.

Trump has been very clear the nuclear dust is a core part of any resolution.
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FIDO_Ags said:

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In reality, I think this is simply him adjusting to the current outcome and reality of where they are in the conflict. Which is exactly how he typically operates


That's just spin. AirPower alone has never won a war. If he thought that Iranians were going to rise up and overthrow the govt, then that was a miscalculation.

Maybe rank and file Iranians will rise up, but that is yet to be determined, and if they do, there will most likely be a civil war as factions fight for control which at some point will require boots on the ground.


It's not spin at all. I'm merely stating how Trump operates a lot of the time. And I'm not saying that's necessarily a good thing all of the time either.

The guy sets objectives and then changes things on the fly if the plan gets punched in the mouth. Most war plans do.
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Worth watching.

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I did not vote for a ground war with Iran.
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OldArmy71 said:

I did not vote for a ground war with Iran.

Me neither. And I'm not looking forward to my children inheriting Trump's $100,000,000,000,000 debt.
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Who?mikejones! said:

Okay. No one would force us to do anything. We might choose to do so, but we're the ones calling the shots.

It appears there might be some limited engagement from ground forces, probably along the islands and coasts from where anti ship missles and drones are launched. I've got absolutely no problem with that.

Or, we just continue an air war and decapitation strikes until a leader emerges who doesnt want to die for the cause.


All that- what Israel wants outta this conflict and what the usa want outta this conflict are not the same and that is reflected in 14 point plan we gave.

Much to your and others dismay, Israel is indeed not calling the shots nor is this Israel's war we jumped into. It is mutually beneficial.

I know it's reassuring to think "we are the ones calling the shots", but unfortunately we are being led.

Yes there is going to be "limited engagement from ground forces" (that's always the best way to sell it).

This is Israel's war unfortunately. What's in the best interests for THE UNITED STATES is regional stability. Under the JCPOA, we had something like that with Iran. And the Israeli's HATED Obama for making that deal. Wars and toppling regimes does the opposite of regional stability. What is in ISRAELS best interest is regional dominance with no enemies or competitors. It is not "mutually beneficial" whatsoever.
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OldArmy71 said:

I did not vote for a ground war with Iran.

If it was up to a vote, we would never go to war ever. We vote for people to make those decisions for us. Republic, not democracy.
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Phatbob said:

OldArmy71 said:

I did not vote for a ground war with Iran.

If it was up to a vote, we would never go to war ever. We vote for people to make those decisions for us. Republic, not democracy.

Not true at all. Are you kidding me? Are you saying we would vote to NOT go to war with Japan after Pearl Harbor? Are you saying we would vote NOT to go to war against Al-Qaeda after 9/11?

Given a legit casus belli, Americans will absolutely support war. We do not have that in this case.
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Keyno said:

Given a legit casus belli, Americans will absolutely support war. We do not have that in this case.

A regime that shouts "Death to America", funds terror cells, and is seeking to become a nuclear power seems like a pretty good case.
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People support actions taken, not pre-approve action ahead of time. If those actions were put up to a vote ahead of time before we acted, even after Pearl Harbor or after 9/11, I don't think there would have been an approved action based on the election. No one is going to personally be the one voting to send their kids or neighbors to die, that is different than supporting a leaders decision.
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NoahAg said:

Worth watching.




The more this guy talks, the less credible. This was months in the planning. No one was rushed. No one interviewing him is looking at what he says for consistency with the facts. And they certainly aren't trying to vet his real involvement in the details or planning on this.

The basic argument for this guy is "11 deployments, green beret". Every form of critical thinking is suspended at that point.

I would also point out to the always pearl clutching boots on the ground crowd, the forces being sent to the ME are not capable of sustained operations. The 82nd Airborne IRF has maybe 4 days before requiring relief by heavier forces. We haven't mobilized heavier forces. There are no ships with armor on the way to the ME.

The MEU gets 2 weeks before requiring heavier sustainment support which, also, has not been activated. All these are doctrine.

“It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice. Anybody could do it; it required no brains at all. It merely required no character.”
Joseph Heller, Catch 22
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Slicer97 said:

Keyno said:

Given a legit casus belli, Americans will absolutely support war. We do not have that in this case.

A regime that shouts "Death to America", funds terror cells, and is seeking to become a nuclear power seems like a pretty good case.

The "Death to America" chant is not a casus belli and if you understood the history and meaning of the phrase, that much is clear. The funding of "terror cells" (Hezbollah and Hamas) is certainly a threat to Israel. They have a legit casus belli absolutely. The "seeking to become a nuclear power", was not occurring according to IAEA inspectors. These claims come entirely from foreign intelligence. Much like the "Saddam has WMDs" thing.
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Keyno said:

Who?mikejones! said:

Okay. No one would force us to do anything. We might choose to do so, but we're the ones calling the shots.

It appears there might be some limited engagement from ground forces, probably along the islands and coasts from where anti ship missles and drones are launched. I've got absolutely no problem with that.

Or, we just continue an air war and decapitation strikes until a leader emerges who doesnt want to die for the cause.


All that- what Israel wants outta this conflict and what the usa want outta this conflict are not the same and that is reflected in 14 point plan we gave.

Much to your and others dismay, Israel is indeed not calling the shots nor is this Israel's war we jumped into. It is mutually beneficial.

I know it's reassuring to think "we are the ones calling the shots", but unfortunately we are being led.

Yes there is going to be "limited engagement from ground forces" (that's always the best way to sell it).

This is Israel's war unfortunately. What's in the best interests for THE UNITED STATES is regional stability. Under the JCPOA, we had something like that with Iran. And the Israeli's HATED Obama for making that deal. Wars and toppling regimes does the opposite of regional stability. What is in ISRAELS best interest is regional dominance with no enemies or competitors. It is not "mutually beneficial" whatsoever.





Im sorry youre so deluded with Israel you cant see through the forest for the trees.

Israel doesnt control us and sure as **** don't control Trump. Israel will no doubt will gian great benefit from iran being demolished, or at least the radical leaders losing their lives, organizations and military.

Iran is the 2nd leg of a greater strategy- first was maduro/Venezuela, second is Iran, third is cuba, 4th is greenland.

This action, no matter how much you want to blame the jews, has little to do with them beyond regional concerns
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Leftists:


"the USA should be actively supporting Ukraine against a nuclear power even though they are on a different continent far away from the USA"

Also leftists:

"the USA should not be supporting UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iraq, and the Iranian citizens against a power which is not yet a nuclear power- even though they are on a different continent far away from the USA"
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Keyno said:

Slicer97 said:

Keyno said:

Given a legit casus belli, Americans will absolutely support war. We do not have that in this case.

A regime that shouts "Death to America", funds terror cells, and is seeking to become a nuclear power seems like a pretty good case.

The "Death to America" chant is not a casus belli and if you understood the history and meaning of the phrase, that much is clear. The funding of "terror cells" (Hezbollah and Hamas) is certainly a threat to Israel. They have a legit casus belli absolutely. The "seeking to become a nuclear power", was not occurring according to IAEA inspectors. These claims come entirely from foreign intelligence. Much like the "Saddam has WMDs" thing.

Yes, yes, it all goes back to Israel, we know... all the red yarn leads there. Iran has just been minding their own business.
 
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