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Boots on the ground. Necessary evil?
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:17 am
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:17 am
Sounds more and more like boots on the ground at least along the straight is going to happen. What’s the other option other than declaring war and ending this “hoping” that Iran will allow traffic again?
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Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:20 am to sidewalkside
Don’t care what any Israel first boomers or trump homers say - boots on the ground would be a huge L for Trump admin.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:20 am to sidewalkside
Iranians are about to quit. They don't want to die and not get their virgins. Allah is all out of virgins.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:20 am to sidewalkside
No. Have you looked at a map? We have no business being in a ground war in Iran. This all should have been thought through before we started this. If the Israelis want it so bad, let them send their troops.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:24 am to sidewalkside
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Necessary evil?
None of this was necessary. Are we still asking “what war?”
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:28 am to sidewalkside
Necessary for what? I'm fine with what has been accomplished without boots. If the Iranians step up, take over, form a new government then that's just gravy. If they don't, then let shite settle down or work itself out. We might be there ensuring security until things do settle down, but the rest of the world wants the Strait of Hormuz to be available for legal traffic. As much as they might hate the US, their neighbors would eventually force them to stop any shenanigans which is Irish tomfoolery and has no business in the Middle East.
EDIT: I wish I understood the reason for the downvotes. Do the down voters believe we must have boots on the ground because the Iranian people can’t/won’t take over? If they can’t, then maybe the USA somehow enables them but that doesn’t require boots on the ground.
EDIT: I wish I understood the reason for the downvotes. Do the down voters believe we must have boots on the ground because the Iranian people can’t/won’t take over? If they can’t, then maybe the USA somehow enables them but that doesn’t require boots on the ground.
This post was edited on 3/20/26 at 10:52 am
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:28 am to RollTide4547
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Iranians are about to quit. They don't want to die and not get their virgins. Allah is all out of virgins
Wrong.
Iranians want to Die and get their virgins.
You can’t negotiate/deal with/or trust people in earth that believe in martyrdom and are this fanatical about the existence of a place one would go when they die which may or may not exist.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:28 am to SloaneRanger
quote:I've done things in my life where I "had a plan" and where I "had no plan". Never have I had this level of success, with or without a plan. I trust that there most certainly WAS a plan and that plan has worked out FANTASTIC (though not perfect, as nothing ever is). Let's hold the outrage and see how this turns out.
SloaneRanger
This post was edited on 3/20/26 at 9:31 am
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:30 am to Covingtontiger77
quote:If there is no virgins in the cupboard, they don't get em.
Iranians want to Die and get their virgins.
quote:Ever heard of sarcasm?
You can’t negotiate/deal with/or trust people in earth that believe in martyrdom and are this fanatical about the existence of a place one would go when they die which may or may not exist.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:30 am to eddieray
quote:Who cares what you call it? It's destroying shite and killing people.
Are we still asking “what war?”
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:57 am to RollTide4547
I am an engineer and have developed hundreds of sets of “plans”. Once the project is constructed we make record drawings or “as-builds” because the plan always evolves based on actual conditions or unforeseen circumstances.
No plan survives first contact with the enemy.
The point is your plan is a general philosophy of what you want to achieve. A set of guidelines of achieving those goals, but are always subject to change. We seem to be on the way to destroying their nuclear capacity, knocking out their missiles and adapting to the drone attacks. The other side does not cooperate with your plans. We will wait to see if the people of Iran will rise up but we have no control over that.
So yes there is an evolving plan. This is not random action.
No plan survives first contact with the enemy.
The point is your plan is a general philosophy of what you want to achieve. A set of guidelines of achieving those goals, but are always subject to change. We seem to be on the way to destroying their nuclear capacity, knocking out their missiles and adapting to the drone attacks. The other side does not cooperate with your plans. We will wait to see if the people of Iran will rise up but we have no control over that.
So yes there is an evolving plan. This is not random action.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:06 am to SloaneRanger
Taking any territory in Iran proper comes with a lot of challenges. Places like Kharg would not be a big deal, but going in at Bandar Abbas is going to take a lot of manpower.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:09 am to sidewalkside
Israel wants regime change. Let ‘em have at it with IDF boots on the ground. It never works.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:09 am to RollTide4547
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Iranians are about to quit. They don't want to die and not get their virgins. Allah is all out of virgins.
I don't think you understand the worldview of an islamist.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:16 am to sidewalkside
Yup.
If needed to secure a uranium site or the Straits, do it.
For the record, I'm against a full scale invasion.
If needed to secure a uranium site or the Straits, do it.
For the record, I'm against a full scale invasion.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:20 am to sidewalkside
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Necessary evil
It most certainly is not necessary. We could just...not.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:24 am to RollTide4547
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Iranians are about to quit. They don't want to die and not get their virgins. Allah is all out of virgins.
Religious fanatics don't quit, and the administration was completely oblivious to this fact.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:28 am to RoyalWe
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Who cares what you call it? It's destroying shite and killing people.
Let us know when your period bleeds out.
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