The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread

[Renauda]

America’s very own Dim Philby.

[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

My understanding is strategic reserves across the west have a lot of overall capacity but are rate-limited in how much they can deliver per day thus can’t make up for a closed SoH.

[Doctor Phibes]

Remember when Trump thought that using up the strategic reserve was almost as stupid as invading middle-eastern countries?

In other news, we have always been at war with eastasia.

[jon-nyc]

I remember when he wanted to sell half the reserves in the first term.

[Mik]

[Renauda]

@Axtremus said in The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread:

@Renauda said in The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread:

@Mik said in The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread:

Yeah, I don't know how one could torture the words otherwise.

They could try to sell it as a Special Military Operation.

Doubt if anyone with half a brain would buy it.

Well ... we are talking about the MAGA folks after all.

I see Trump is trying to sell it as “an excursion”.

[Mik]

"See the Straits of Hormuz! Lots of fireworks!"

[89th]

At this point, should we just expect a complete ecological disaster in SoH if these oil tankers get blown up?

[taiwan_girl]

[taiwan_girl]

Has anybody gotten a clear understanding of what the overall plan in Iran is?

I know it is kind of a buzzword/cliche question, but....

How do we measure success in the Iran campaign?
kill the leader - check
get a new leader installed - 1/2 check
bomb the country - check
get a US friendly govt??
other?

[89th]

I think the plan is:

• Bomb them and kill their leadership (multiple times)
• Hope the people use the opportunity to protest and create real electoral change
• Say we won
• Not call it a war
• Not realize this is just a version of what happened Libya

[Renauda]

@89th

Not call it a war

As I already noted above, Trump calls it an excursion.

Reminds me of a field exercise I participated in when I was a serving reservist, Operation Whisky Jaunt.

[Mik]

Special Military Operation. Originality is overrated.

[jon-nyc]

My fear is that Trump will just declare victory when the political cost gets too high for him to continue, then basically paint a bullseye around the state of things at that moment.

[Mik]

The key is the guard.

[89th]

@jon-nyc said:

My fear is that Trump will just declare victory when the political cost gets too high for him to continue, then basically paint a bullseye around the state of things at that moment.

In a speech this morning or yesterday he actually already said we won. He said "we won after the first hour."

He never lies btw

[AndyD]

Success for businesman Trump?

•Win bet on when Iran scuffle will start
•Create drone companies for family members
•Make incredibly fortuitous investment deals on oil prices
•Win bet on when Iran bombing will end