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re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread

Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:35 pm to
Posted by OldManRiver
Prairieville, LA
Member since Jan 2005
7676 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:35 pm to
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While paused, the underlying U.S. military presence and focus on ensuring, as officials describe it, the safe navigation of commercial vessels remains in place as diplomatic efforts continue.

So we paused the operation that was created to ensure the safe navigation of commercial vessels, but while paused the safe navigation of commercial vessels will continue?

I think your AI is broke
Posted by TurkeyBaconLeg
Member since Jul 2018
2093 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:37 pm to
I dont like this pause of Project Freedom.
Posted by BayouBengal51
Forest Hill, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2006
10630 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:42 pm to
I don't even know why we are still talking to the IRGC at this point. We have proven they will not budge. At this point, it would go much faster if we would just finish them off. We most likely know where the are hiding now. Mossad DEFINITELY knows where they are holed up.

Go and take out Ahmad Vahidi, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, Abbas Aragchi, and anyone else we know that is running things over there and turn them into blood and mud. It is time to end the Islamic Republic of Iran and the IRGC.

If anything, take the cuffs off of Israel and let them finish the fight if we don't want to risk it anymore.
This post was edited on 5/5/26 at 7:43 pm
Posted by ninthward
Boston, MA
Member since May 2007
22939 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 7:54 pm to
We need to finish this and destroy the irgc
Posted by ItTakesAThief
Scottsdale, Arizona
Member since Dec 2009
10813 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 8:43 pm to
Lower the temperature. Let the rats come out of hiding. Locate them.
Posted by Victor R Franko
Member since Dec 2021
3895 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 8:51 pm to
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I can't see the USA leveling Tehran and most of the cities in Iran. Maybe, I'm wrong. Or is the use of a dirty bomb open the door for "no such thing as proportional response in nuclear weapon use"?

US response might be to break out some neutron bombs?
Posted by TroutGuy
Member since Mar 2026
412 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 8:55 pm to
Take out their power plants AND the South Pars natural gas facilities that power those plants and Iran will be in the dark for years. That is exactly Israel's plan and I hope they carry it out even if we don't. The tens of billions Iran spends to rebuild this damage will be money they can't spend on nukes and missiles.
This post was edited on 5/5/26 at 8:57 pm
Posted by TrueTiger07
Madison, MS
Member since May 2007
3162 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 8:59 pm to
Trump starting to have egg on his face by not striking back. This is ridiculous.
Posted by Jbird
Shoot the tires out!
Member since Oct 2012
91787 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:00 pm to
Egg

Ohmergawd!
Posted by Spaceman Spiff
Savannah
Member since Sep 2012
20510 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:05 pm to
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Trump starting to have egg on his face by not striking back. This is ridiculous.


Are you fricking retarded?
Posted by DiamondDog
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2019
13349 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:07 pm to
Apparently we’re determined to look foolish. None of this whole charade has made any sense since we quit bombing them.

Blind leading the blind.
Posted by hwyman108
Member since Nov 2016
2429 posts
Posted on 5/5/26 at 9:52 pm to
You’re assuming the commanders in charge of these operations are not well informed on what’s going on inside the IRGC and what the next move is. And you also must think they need to be total transparent on strategic planning.

We can play devils advocate’s. If you was in charge of the IRGC military that would make you pretty much the man in charge. You have all the weapons and power to take out anyone that opposes you for power and control.

What would you do now that your military has all but been destroyed to wage war. What’s left to give yourself any leverage to stay in control over the Iranian people that you’ve murdered and executed without mercy for almost 50yrs? When the end is near what would you do knowing your a dead man either making a deal or fighting to the end?

Lay waste to every thing and leave nothing intact. Cause as much damage to recovery as humanly possible and burn it all down without any remorse what so ever. That’s what radicals do. That what Saddam did when his army was wipe off the face of the earth

Maybe that’s what’s going on right now and maybe we’re stalling also to give the citizens a chance to get organized, maybe covertly arming them as much as possible to have a fighting chance and instill some courage in them with clandestine units that’s been in place helping organize it.

Things are being done on a surgical level it seems. And that requires patience sometimes instead of brut force. I’m not saying that’s what’s happening but there’s also more going on than we know.
Posted by moontigr
Dark Side of the Moon
Member since Nov 2020
7740 posts
Posted on 5/6/26 at 1:43 am to
Trump keeps saying how he'll wipe Iran off the face of the Earth and use weapons they can't even imagine etc, and they keep daring him to do it, and he hasn't. We're up to a Triple Dog Dare at this point.
Posted by Goforit
Member since Apr 2019
8870 posts
Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:55 am to
Trump is listening to the wrong advisors.
Posted by Victor R Franko
Member since Dec 2021
3895 posts
Posted on 5/6/26 at 2:55 am to
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Take out their power plants AND the South Pars natural gas facilities that power those plants and Iran will be in the dark for years.

Doing the above will kill millions of innocent civilians, INSANE.
No President, or sane person, would want the death of millions on their hands and conscience.
No drinking water, no sanitation, no transportation, no refrigeration, no hospitals or medical care, even routine....you're crazy.
Posted by ApisMellifera
SWLA
Member since Apr 2023
787 posts
Posted on 5/6/26 at 3:02 am to
I have to assume at this point that Trump is doing his absolute best to separate any past actions as part of Epic Fury and any future actions as part of a new operation to get around the war powers time limit. He knows if it goes to vote, congress won't give him an extension so he has to make it absolutely clear that the previous operation has ended and anything else would fall under a different engagement, ultimately resetting the clock.
Posted by Victor R Franko
Member since Dec 2021
3895 posts
Posted on 5/6/26 at 3:09 am to
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Maybe that’s what’s going on right now and maybe we’re stalling also to give the citizens a chance to get organized, maybe covertly arming them as much as possible to have a fighting chance and instill some courage in them with clandestine units that’s been in place helping organize it.

I'm thinking this also. Seems like we're purposely stalling for time now. Seems like war powers act is out of play now and something else is brewing.
I'm guessing that the super duper AI quantum computers the military uses may be gaming out an alternative ending.
I'm also certain weapons and ammunition are getting to places the IRGC is the weakest, outside of Tehran and the larger cities.

The new Iranian revolution will start outside the larger cities and eventually reaches the IRGC centers in the larger cities. Same way the Aztecs were taken out by 400 Spaniards and hundreds of thousands pissed off oppressed locals.

BTW hwyman108, Excellent post and agree 100%!
This post was edited on 5/6/26 at 3:14 am
Posted by TulsaSooner78
Member since Aug 2025
3365 posts
Posted on 5/6/26 at 5:46 am to
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Gotta be honest. Having to stop escorts and defense of navigation in order to get a deal signed, one that would necessarily include freedom of navigation through the Strait, seems like a non sequitur. What does it have to do with anything?


something something art of the deal something something
Posted by TulsaSooner78
Member since Aug 2025
3365 posts
Posted on 5/6/26 at 5:54 am to
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Trump keeps saying how he'll wipe Iran off the face of the Earth and use weapons they can't even imagine etc, and they keep daring him to do it, and he hasn't. We're up to a Triple Dog Dare at this point.


It's all part of his 8-dimensional underwater chess strategy.
Posted by TulsaSooner78
Member since Aug 2025
3365 posts
Posted on 5/6/26 at 5:57 am to
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I have to assume at this point that Trump is doing his absolute best to separate any past actions as part of Epic Fury and any future actions as part of a new operation to get around the war powers time limit. He knows if it goes to vote, congress won't give him an extension so he has to make it absolutely clear that the previous operation has ended and anything else would fall under a different engagement, ultimately resetting the clock.


Marco Rubio said this yesterday during his presser:

quote:

“The operation is over – Epic Fury – as the president notified Congress. We’re done with that stage of it.”
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