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re: Official US/Israel vs Iran war thread

Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:16 am to
Posted by AGGIES
Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:16 am to
Opposition felt the prior deal was inadequate.

So now we’ve spent a lot to destroy their military infrastructure to persuade them to make a better deal.

Let’s see if a new deal ends up being better or about the same.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:19 am to
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Opposition felt the prior deal was inadequate.


Felt? There is no felt. Iran was running circles around that deal. It's not up for the debate because all the parties seemingly admit to it.

I don't know how anyone could agree Iran has Uranium enriched past 80% and also believes the deal was working.

quote:

Let’s see if a new deal ends up being better or about the same.


This is a valid concern because if it's about the same we're fricked.
This post was edited on 5/8/26 at 11:21 am
Posted by AGGIES
Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:24 am to
Ok so any democrat besides the ones you named are also discounted as liars?

I’m already getting a sense that it doesn’t matter to you.

Would republicans be discounted also?
Posted by BayouBengal51
Forest Hill, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:30 am to
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Pakistan can frick off IMO. They are part of the reason this shite keeps getting drug out.
Posted by jeffsdad
Member since Mar 2007
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:32 am to
So.............. in reality, we didn't.
Posted by BayouBengal51
Forest Hill, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:34 am to
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So.............. in reality, we didn't.


Going by the result, essentially nothing got done other than arming a bunch kurdish cousin frickers in Iraq.
Posted by demtigers73
Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:34 am to
Isn’t a clock about to run out for the sixth time or something on Iran deal today?

When do our missiles start flying again?
Posted by wdhalgren
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:37 am to
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I’m already getting a sense that it doesn’t matter to you.

Would republicans be discounted also?


First you said they attended briefings and said the plan was incomplete. I asked who said that and you changed it to "no plan". I'd discount the words of anyone who said the latter, because it's obviously false. I normally discount the words of anyone who opposes everything that Trump does, which is most Democrats. I've seen no indication they'll agree with him on things that are obviously good for the country, so why give them the benefit of the doubt on anything they say?

I tried to search for who might have said there's no plan in Iran. Couldn't find it, so I'll just file that with all the other unverifiable message board banter.
This post was edited on 5/8/26 at 11:43 am
Posted by BayouBengal51
Forest Hill, Louisiana
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:46 am to
Posted by AGGIES
Member since Jul 2021
12268 posts
Posted on 5/8/26 at 12:03 pm to
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I tried to search for who might have said there's no plan in Iran. Couldn't find it, so I'll just file that with all the other unverifiable message board banter.


If you’re only interested is parsing words, you don’t need to do any research. But you can try Googling:

Mike Rogers
Nancy Mace
Don Bacon
Tom Barrett
Ryan Mackenzie
Roger Wicker

To get a general sentiment about how complete the information provided was or how well defined a plan has been.

Then you can follow that up with democrats as well:

Chris Murphy
Chris Van Hollen
Jacky Rosen
Mark Warner

You’ll see phrases such as “Incoherent and incomplete”, “complete incoherence”.
This post was edited on 5/8/26 at 12:09 pm
Posted by wdhalgren
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 12:10 pm to
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Mike Rogers
Nancy Mace
Don Bacon
Tom Barrett
Ryan Mackenzie
Roger Wicker


Did any of them say there was "no plan" for the war in Iran. If so, that's useful info to me because that would be an obvious lie. If that's parsing words, I'm guilty.
Posted by AGGIES
Member since Jul 2021
12268 posts
Posted on 5/8/26 at 12:19 pm to
One said there would be consequences if the Pentagon did not provide more information and that lawmakers were being “left in the dark”

Another said, “the lack of clarity was deeply troubling”

Another said, “I don’t know the plan”

Another wanted clear mission objectives

Then there are Republican Senators who wanted a “credible plan”, criticized “limited information”, and were still looking for a “defined strategy”
Posted by CitizenK
BR
Member since Aug 2019
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 12:37 pm to
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Good question. Does the military believe the IRGC would slaughter the civilians?

Maybe the math doesn’t work?

Got to have a plan for this before the war starts.


There is a lot of talk within Iranian community that weapons have been sent but timing is key. There are also claims that Ukrainian spec ops teams are in Iran training the populace just like those who went to Syria and Libya/Sahel to beat Russian backed forces. Much of it is FPV training with lessons learned in Ukraine and the other areas mentioned.
Posted by wdhalgren
Member since May 2013
5222 posts
Posted on 5/8/26 at 12:39 pm to
quote:

One said there would be consequences if the Pentagon did not provide more information and that lawmakers were being “left in the dark”

Another said, “the lack of clarity was deeply troubling”

Another said, “I don’t know the plan”

Another wanted clear mission objectives

Then there are Republican Senators who wanted a “credible plan”, criticized “limited information”, and were still looking for a “defined strategy”


Okay, at least you responded. These are people who have, at various times expressed reservations or concerns about duration/cost, etc., but not necesarily come out in opposition to the war or been directly critical of Hegseth having no plan. You call this parsing words, but words are all we have here. Over the course of several posts, you went from this:

quote:

The plan Hegseth devised was limited in scope.
1. Bomb Iranian military
2. Iran capitulates
3. ????
4. Profit


To this:
quote:

You can google to find where they said there was “no plan”.


I was just trying to discern if you were being serious, or using standard message board hyperbole. Now that you've elaborated, I can see that what you meant was, "Some people aren't confident in the plan they've seen so far". My response to them, and you, would be "time will tell".
This post was edited on 5/8/26 at 12:41 pm
Posted by TulsaSooner78
Member since Aug 2025
2735 posts
Posted on 5/8/26 at 12:48 pm to
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Congress didn’t authorize a war. And they attended the classified briefings and said it was an incomplete plan.


You may remember, way back around the beginning of March right after all the shooting began, Rubio flat out admitted that we weren't ready to go, but that Israel forced our hand.
Posted by TulsaSooner78
Member since Aug 2025
2735 posts
Posted on 5/8/26 at 12:50 pm to
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But I'm asking you to tell us which congressperson said that. Was it pro-regime activist Ilhan Omar? Or maybe noted war plan analyst Ms. Cortez? Because I have a hard time believing there was no plan. I'd probably go as far as calling whoever said that a liar.


Go back to the beginning of March. Rubio said we were not ready to attack yet, but Israel forced us to act.
Posted by TulsaSooner78
Member since Aug 2025
2735 posts
Posted on 5/8/26 at 12:53 pm to
I'm expecting that pretty soon we'll be hearing "Hey, look over there. Cuba!!!", and the Iran issue will become a 2nd thought.
Posted by AGGIES
Member since Jul 2021
12268 posts
Posted on 5/8/26 at 12:53 pm to
Well I’m working on being less snarky because it’s not a joking matter at the end of the day.

It’s painfully obvious that all they had a plan for was to drop bombs.

We’ve been in the “now what” stage for weeks/months. Because the admin and negotiators have been absolutely baffled about how to accomplish a peace deal.

And if the answer is, they had a great and comprehensive plan, but they just decided not to stick to the plan or follow through with the plan, then I don’t give a shite how great the plan was supposed to be.
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 12:55 pm to
You’re a simp
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