War with Iran

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Anonymous wrote:It’s looking like US troops will be on the ground by this weekend. A10, Apaches, etc are precursor for invasion. Marines and 82nd most likely.

I’m sick to my stomach.

Yep. Me too. I have 3 draft aged sons sons. While I don’t think the US would utilize the draft again…Trump is crazy. Also, there are HUMANS in Iran and Lebanon (and Gaza, West Bank) being killed. Not “terrorists”. Can we stop with the dehumanizing language?

I watched 4-5 minutes of the CNN Town Hall on Iran tonight. OMG. Our administration’s knowledge of history goes to 1970s. No acknowledgment of what US involvement did to get to that point. Trump likes to call people “low IQ”. Ok. Fine. Well I am so upset our country is being run by people who are “low history”.

History majors, please run for office!!!

This is a war that no expert has said we can win. A ground invasion would require over 100,000 men. A sustained war campaign, many more. Remember we had over 500,000 men in Viet Nam concurrently in '68, and that was even with the SVN army supplying 800,000 and other countries 65,000 more.

And another thing. Not sure how draft exemptions would go, bone spurs notwithstanding. Since everyone has a hs degree now, it wouldn't be that hard for everyone to enroll at a degree conferring college in order to get a deferment.

You need somewhere north of 700,000 troops. Iran's population of 93 million people and mountainous topography will quickly consume troops. It is four times the size of Iraq. It would be like invading California to attack Denver.

Do you need to occupy the entire country? Isn’t there a corridor around the Strait that could be occupied to secure shipping?

The Strait is 60-100 miles long. Commercial ships aren't going to move unless risk is eliminated. You can't secure that strip with a relatively small number of troops, do anything to secure the Strait, and avoid being absolute sitting ducks themselves. This is insanity and dementia combined.

The Iranian drones have a range of 600-1,200 miles. Draw a 600 miles circle around the strait. That is the minimum occupation zone needed.

Or you shoot them down as Ukraine does.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s looking like US troops will be on the ground by this weekend. A10, Apaches, etc are precursor for invasion. Marines and 82nd most likely.

I’m sick to my stomach.

Yep. Me too. I have 3 draft aged sons sons. While I don’t think the US would utilize the draft again…Trump is crazy. Also, there are HUMANS in Iran and Lebanon (and Gaza, West Bank) being killed. Not “terrorists”. Can we stop with the dehumanizing language?

I watched 4-5 minutes of the CNN Town Hall on Iran tonight. OMG. Our administration’s knowledge of history goes to 1970s. No acknowledgment of what US involvement did to get to that point. Trump likes to call people “low IQ”. Ok. Fine. Well I am so upset our country is being run by people who are “low history”.

History majors, please run for office!!!

This is a war that no expert has said we can win. A ground invasion would require over 100,000 men. A sustained war campaign, many more. Remember we had over 500,000 men in Viet Nam concurrently in '68, and that was even with the SVN army supplying 800,000 and other countries 65,000 more.

And another thing. Not sure how draft exemptions would go, bone spurs notwithstanding. Since everyone has a hs degree now, it wouldn't be that hard for everyone to enroll at a degree conferring college in order to get a deferment.

You need somewhere north of 700,000 troops. Iran's population of 93 million people and mountainous topography will quickly consume troops. It is four times the size of Iraq. It would be like invading California to attack Denver.

Do you need to occupy the entire country? Isn’t there a corridor around the Strait that could be occupied to secure shipping?

The Strait is 60-100 miles long. Commercial ships aren't going to move unless risk is eliminated. You can't secure that strip with a relatively small number of troops, do anything to secure the Strait, and avoid being absolute sitting ducks themselves. This is insanity and dementia combined.

The Iranian drones have a range of 600-1,200 miles. Draw a 600 miles circle around the strait. That is the minimum occupation zone needed.

Or you shoot them down as Ukraine does.

U.S. troops have no business going to Iran. It’s unpatriotic to be so careless with their lives.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s looking like US troops will be on the ground by this weekend. A10, Apaches, etc are precursor for invasion. Marines and 82nd most likely.

I’m sick to my stomach.

Yep. Me too. I have 3 draft aged sons sons. While I don’t think the US would utilize the draft again…Trump is crazy. Also, there are HUMANS in Iran and Lebanon (and Gaza, West Bank) being killed. Not “terrorists”. Can we stop with the dehumanizing language?

I watched 4-5 minutes of the CNN Town Hall on Iran tonight. OMG. Our administration’s knowledge of history goes to 1970s. No acknowledgment of what US involvement did to get to that point. Trump likes to call people “low IQ”. Ok. Fine. Well I am so upset our country is being run by people who are “low history”.

History majors, please run for office!!!

This is a war that no expert has said we can win. A ground invasion would require over 100,000 men. A sustained war campaign, many more. Remember we had over 500,000 men in Viet Nam concurrently in '68, and that was even with the SVN army supplying 800,000 and other countries 65,000 more.

And another thing. Not sure how draft exemptions would go, bone spurs notwithstanding. Since everyone has a hs degree now, it wouldn't be that hard for everyone to enroll at a degree conferring college in order to get a deferment.

You need somewhere north of 700,000 troops. Iran's population of 93 million people and mountainous topography will quickly consume troops. It is four times the size of Iraq. It would be like invading California to attack Denver.

Do you need to occupy the entire country? Isn’t there a corridor around the Strait that could be occupied to secure shipping?

The Strait is 60-100 miles long. Commercial ships aren't going to move unless risk is eliminated. You can't secure that strip with a relatively small number of troops, do anything to secure the Strait, and avoid being absolute sitting ducks themselves. This is insanity and dementia combined.

The Iranian drones have a range of 600-1,200 miles. Draw a 600 miles circle around the strait. That is the minimum occupation zone needed.

Or you shoot them down as Ukraine does.

Well that would mean you would have to actually work with the Ukrainians. The US is working with the Russians and they do not share. In fact they treat us like an enemy.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s looking like US troops will be on the ground by this weekend. A10, Apaches, etc are precursor for invasion. Marines and 82nd most likely.

I’m sick to my stomach.

Yep. Me too. I have 3 draft aged sons sons. While I don’t think the US would utilize the draft again…Trump is crazy. Also, there are HUMANS in Iran and Lebanon (and Gaza, West Bank) being killed. Not “terrorists”. Can we stop with the dehumanizing language?

I watched 4-5 minutes of the CNN Town Hall on Iran tonight. OMG. Our administration’s knowledge of history goes to 1970s. No acknowledgment of what US involvement did to get to that point. Trump likes to call people “low IQ”. Ok. Fine. Well I am so upset our country is being run by people who are “low history”.

History majors, please run for office!!!

This is a war that no expert has said we can win. A ground invasion would require over 100,000 men. A sustained war campaign, many more. Remember we had over 500,000 men in Viet Nam concurrently in '68, and that was even with the SVN army supplying 800,000 and other countries 65,000 more.

And another thing. Not sure how draft exemptions would go, bone spurs notwithstanding. Since everyone has a hs degree now, it wouldn't be that hard for everyone to enroll at a degree conferring college in order to get a deferment.

You need somewhere north of 700,000 troops. Iran's population of 93 million people and mountainous topography will quickly consume troops. It is four times the size of Iraq. It would be like invading California to attack Denver.

Do you need to occupy the entire country? Isn’t there a corridor around the Strait that could be occupied to secure shipping?

The Strait is 60-100 miles long. Commercial ships aren't going to move unless risk is eliminated. You can't secure that strip with a relatively small number of troops, do anything to secure the Strait, and avoid being absolute sitting ducks themselves. This is insanity and dementia combined.

The Iranian drones have a range of 600-1,200 miles. Draw a 600 miles circle around the strait. That is the minimum occupation zone needed.

Or you shoot them down as Ukraine does.

U.S. troops have no business going to Iran. It’s unpatriotic to be so careless with their lives.

They have sworn an oath to Trump. They are his troops.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s looking like US troops will be on the ground by this weekend. A10, Apaches, etc are precursor for invasion. Marines and 82nd most likely.

I’m sick to my stomach.

Yep. Me too. I have 3 draft aged sons sons. While I don’t think the US would utilize the draft again…Trump is crazy. Also, there are HUMANS in Iran and Lebanon (and Gaza, West Bank) being killed. Not “terrorists”. Can we stop with the dehumanizing language?

I watched 4-5 minutes of the CNN Town Hall on Iran tonight. OMG. Our administration’s knowledge of history goes to 1970s. No acknowledgment of what US involvement did to get to that point. Trump likes to call people “low IQ”. Ok. Fine. Well I am so upset our country is being run by people who are “low history”.

History majors, please run for office!!!

This is a war that no expert has said we can win. A ground invasion would require over 100,000 men. A sustained war campaign, many more. Remember we had over 500,000 men in Viet Nam concurrently in '68, and that was even with the SVN army supplying 800,000 and other countries 65,000 more.

And another thing. Not sure how draft exemptions would go, bone spurs notwithstanding. Since everyone has a hs degree now, it wouldn't be that hard for everyone to enroll at a degree conferring college in order to get a deferment.

You need somewhere north of 700,000 troops. Iran's population of 93 million people and mountainous topography will quickly consume troops. It is four times the size of Iraq. It would be like invading California to attack Denver.

Do you need to occupy the entire country? Isn’t there a corridor around the Strait that could be occupied to secure shipping?

The Strait is 60-100 miles long. Commercial ships aren't going to move unless risk is eliminated. You can't secure that strip with a relatively small number of troops, do anything to secure the Strait, and avoid being absolute sitting ducks themselves. This is insanity and dementia combined.

The Iranian drones have a range of 600-1,200 miles. Draw a 600 miles circle around the strait. That is the minimum occupation zone needed.

Or you shoot them down as Ukraine does.

U.S. troops have no business going to Iran. It’s unpatriotic to be so careless with their lives.

They have sworn an oath to Trump. They are his troops.

They didn't swear an oath to Trump, they swore it to the US Constitution.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s looking like US troops will be on the ground by this weekend. A10, Apaches, etc are precursor for invasion. Marines and 82nd most likely.

I’m sick to my stomach.

Yep. Me too. I have 3 draft aged sons sons. While I don’t think the US would utilize the draft again…Trump is crazy. Also, there are HUMANS in Iran and Lebanon (and Gaza, West Bank) being killed. Not “terrorists”. Can we stop with the dehumanizing language?

I watched 4-5 minutes of the CNN Town Hall on Iran tonight. OMG. Our administration’s knowledge of history goes to 1970s. No acknowledgment of what US involvement did to get to that point. Trump likes to call people “low IQ”. Ok. Fine. Well I am so upset our country is being run by people who are “low history”.

History majors, please run for office!!!

This is a war that no expert has said we can win. A ground invasion would require over 100,000 men. A sustained war campaign, many more. Remember we had over 500,000 men in Viet Nam concurrently in '68, and that was even with the SVN army supplying 800,000 and other countries 65,000 more.

And another thing. Not sure how draft exemptions would go, bone spurs notwithstanding. Since everyone has a hs degree now, it wouldn't be that hard for everyone to enroll at a degree conferring college in order to get a deferment.

You need somewhere north of 700,000 troops. Iran's population of 93 million people and mountainous topography will quickly consume troops. It is four times the size of Iraq. It would be like invading California to attack Denver.

Do you need to occupy the entire country? Isn’t there a corridor around the Strait that could be occupied to secure shipping?

The Strait is 60-100 miles long. Commercial ships aren't going to move unless risk is eliminated. You can't secure that strip with a relatively small number of troops, do anything to secure the Strait, and avoid being absolute sitting ducks themselves. This is insanity and dementia combined.

The Iranian drones have a range of 600-1,200 miles. Draw a 600 miles circle around the strait. That is the minimum occupation zone needed.

Or you shoot them down as Ukraine does.

U.S. troops have no business going to Iran. It’s unpatriotic to be so careless with their lives.

They have sworn an oath to Trump. They are his troops.

Commissioned Officers only swear an oath to uphold the Constitution. They do not swear an oath to the President (CIC) nor the Officers above them.

Which is why senior Officers need to stand trial for war crimes if they do not retire or refuse illegal orders. For example, 4 Star Admiral Alvin Holsey, who refused to murder fishermen in Venezuela.


https://www.army.mil/values/officers.html

"I ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God."

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Anonymous wrote:Trump lifting sanctions on Iran has given that country a bigger windfall than the pallet of cash Obama gave to Iran in exchange for control over their nuclear program.

That windfall is now being used to kill American troops and strangle the global economy.

4-D chess!

Obama did not give Iran a pallet of cash. He returned Iran's own cash that the USA was holding and refusing to return to them. Why any country would put all its money into the American system after that is crazy. Now with that said, I don't understand the part of Trump's lifting of the Iran sanctions to sell oil to certain countries, but then state that Iran would not have access to the money. Why would Iran sell to those countries? Iran is better off sticking to their deal with China and getting paid in the yuan.

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Anonymous wrote:Trump lifting sanctions on Iran has given that country a bigger windfall than the pallet of cash Obama gave to Iran in exchange for control over their nuclear program.

That windfall is now being used to kill American troops and strangle the global economy.

4-D chess!

Oh it gets worse that. Trump has effectively turned the Persian Gulf into an Iranian lake. When shipping resumes, Iran will require fees from every tanker seeking safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. That is a very lucrative source of revenue. And they can close that Strait at will. Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar all export 100 percent of their oil and LNG through the strait. They will be told to close all US bases and expel all US troops if they want to access global markets. Long term, Iran holds all the cards as Trump likes to say.

Is that equivalent to the Panama Canal, where Panama charges a fee?

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Trump says he wants to wind down the war. Let’s translate that.

The US is out of interceptor, out of tomahawks, losing a plane a day, can not protect their bases, the F-35 can not fly over Iran, carriers are forced 500 miles out to sea, etc. and now has to commit ground troops.

We lost.

Can we brush off the Afghanistan and Benghazi threads and use the same arguments against Trump and republicans?

Remember those patriots attacked Biden for the tactical deployment of a squad in Afghanistan. Clinton who was Secretary of State was attacked for not deploying US military assets. Let’s hear what they have to say about Trump’s Iran disaster- his deployment of squads, friendly fire, etc.

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Non-commissioned enlisted soldiers are different. Their oath is to follow the orders of the CIC and the Officers above them, along with defending the Constitution. They deserve at least an ounce of Grace. They are not lawyers, there is a chain of command, and their lives will be ruined if they disobey orders. They're also the ones who die or have PTSD when they're forced to participate on either side of a meat grinder.

And history in America has shown that Officers who commit crimes are cowards when it comes to a mea culpa and it's the soldier that goes to prison for disobeying orders.


https://www.army.mil/values/oath.html

"I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God."

[Anonymous]

Word is Trump will give all personal that participate in this war the Medal of Honor.

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Anonymous wrote:We know there are going to be a ton of causalities and hurt us citizens, why else would Walter reed not be admitting patients on basis that they need to be ready for hurt soldiers from Iran war.

What are you talking about? Provide a source.

My mom went to Walter reed er they told her they weren’t admitting (if needed) because they were closing off floors and reserving for injuries and causalities. If she needed to be admitted she’d be transferred to another hospital. So either we have more injuries and causalities than expected already or they expect it.

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Anonymous wrote:Word is Trump will give all personal that participate in this war the Medal of Honor.

Who cares about a medal? 🏅 I would rather be alive.

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Anonymous wrote:We know there are going to be a ton of causalities and hurt us citizens, why else would Walter reed not be admitting patients on basis that they need to be ready for hurt soldiers from Iran war.

What are you talking about? Provide a source.

My mom went to Walter reed er they told her they weren’t admitting (if needed) because they were closing off floors and reserving for injuries and causalities. If she needed to be admitted she’d be transferred to another hospital. So either we have more injuries and causalities than expected already or they expect it.

It’s only prudent that all US military hospitals prepare for casualties. This is a major war that Trump has launched. It sounds like standard operating procedure. I’m sure they did the same thing when we invaded Iraq 23 years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Iran has been bombing perhaps 10 countries for over two weeks, everyday, firing thousands of missiles and drones under heavy attacks, aiming for targets hundreds and thousands of kilometers away -

Didn't hit one school.

Aww. Those sweet Iranians. Forget the fact that they’ve murdered thousands of their own citizens. They’re just so upstanding and moral.

Why do Zionists keep quoting thousands without any independent reference?

More gaslighting? Links (real links, not fake propaganda) have been provided throughout this thread - from actual Iranian sources. So telling that you refuse to admit to Iran’s history of atrocities. To include their recent hangings of protesters. You are defending monsters, making YOU a monster.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9mzn7k722o
https://time.com/7357635/more-than-30000-killed-in-iran-say-senior-officials/
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/27/iran-protests-death-toll-disappeared-bodies-mass-burials-30000-dead

Saudi Arabia lured and American resident and journalist into another country's embassy and proceeded to torture and saw him into little pieces. Why aren't we at war with Saudi Arabia?

Annnd… more deflection. Amazing how you refuse to address the actual topic in each post and instead resort to constant whataboutism. At least you’re consistent.

It's not deflection. I'm not that person but it's you liars who have the nerve to gaslight ppl into believing that you give a damn about protesters and using the same God damned script you used w/ Iraq. "Saddam killed his own ppl."

Israel has killed hundreds of thousands over years funded by AMERICA, why in the hell would you call that a "deflection" when the entire point of defending this war is lying about the reasons we went to war just like you did w/ Iraq.

Cut the BS. This war has less than nothing to do with protesters because Hegseth just got hard had killing little Muslim girls in a school. Stop mentioning the protesters to justify the real reason for this war because Isr and the US would just as happily kill those protesters if the weren't servile to Isr.

DP. Although I'm a different poster, nope. No, we will not stop mentioning the thousands of innocent Iranian protesters who were mass murdered by the Iranian regime. Trying to silence us? Think again. I'm glad the mere mention of Iran's atrocities embarrasses you. It should.

Iran recently hung three protesters after torturing them into falsely confessing. One of them was 19 yrs. old. Here are many credible sources detailing Iran's massacre of its own people, to include Iranian sources speaking out. You never have any credible sources - just fake news and AI propaganda.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/world/middleeast/iran-executed-wrestler-mohammadi-hanging-protests.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9mzn7k722o
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/27/iran-protests-death-toll-disappeared-bodies-mass-burials-30000-dead
https://abcnews.com/International/iranians-detail-deadly-crackdown-after-internet-blockade/story?id=129536428
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r4957rq8ro
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/middleeast/iran-protesters-crackdown-pressure-intl
https://time.com/7357635/more-than-30000-killed-in-iran-say-senior-officials/

This war has nothing to do with Iran’s actual actions, just like any other state like Ethiopia conducting a massacre does not interest the US.

This is about oil and Israel. The Iranian civilians mean nothing to the posters on this cite.