The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread
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Exceptionally good analysis by Andrew Fox, former British Army paratrooper and lecturer in war studies at Sandhurst. A tough, tough read in places.
I was unaware of Erdogan's role. We had commented here on 'what happened to arming the Kurds?' but never had a good answer.
There's a lot here, highly recommended.
Exceptionally good analysis by Andrew Fox, former British Army paratrooper and lecturer in war studies at Sandhurst. A tough, tough read in places.
I was unaware of Erdogan's role. We had commented here on 'what happened to arming the Kurds?' but never had a good answer.
There's a lot here, highly recommended.
From my TARS robot:
Failed Strategic Objective: The U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran based on a maximalist plan targeting regime collapse, but the operation failed to trigger a popular internal uprising or a successful Kurdish ground front.
The Turkish Veto: A planned ground invasion from Iraqi Kurdistan was abruptly halted and abandoned after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intervened and pressured President Trump, exposing a critical vulnerability in the war plan.
The Hormuz Oil Shock: Iran retaliated by effectively closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz, threatening a massive global oil shock that could have pushed U.S. gasoline prices well above $5 to $7 a gallon.
Depleted Missile Arsenals: Iran's highly accurate ballistic missile strikes inflicted significant regional damage and forced the U.S. to rapidly consume expensive interceptor stocks, creating dangerous ammunition shortages that now affect defense readiness for Europe and Taiwan.
A Rushed Ceasefire: To avoid a catastrophic domestic economic hit from soaring oil prices, the Trump administration rushed into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Switzerland—effectively conceding a ceasefire that leaves the Iranian regime intact, active in the field, and economically relieved.
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Rubio is not even giving thought to Iran. He is totally consumed with operation free Cuba.
None of these sycophants are very smart in the end. They don’t see how the future will present itself to them after all of their dastardly deeds. Marco Rubio will be wearing bright orange prison jumpers one day. His thought that he will be president one day? This is how un serious a person he is.
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Hey @bachophile, how do you see his odds of getting reelected?
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Exceptionally good analysis by Andrew Fox, former British Army paratrooper and lecturer in war studies at Sandhurst. A tough, tough read in places.
I was unaware of Erdogan's role. We had commented here on 'what happened to arming the Kurds?' but never had a good answer.
There's a lot here, highly recommended.
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The real problem with modern day wars is they are like boxing matches where only jabs are allowed. And that even includes Gaza, despite the destruction and loss of life.
Pussyfooting about instead of demanding and ensuring unconditional surrender by every means.We've had nearly 50 years of this internationally murderous Iranian regime and can only look forward to it continuing.
Any funds released to it will certainly end up in the hands of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.I'm going to buy an electric car.
Over the last few decades the whole professional British military has been reduced to the point where can now fit inside a football stadium!Meanwhile on a positive note, Ukraine are doing well against Russia, and Putin will be dead within a decade.
And China will soon be coming to terms with its young population crisis. So hopefully both countries will be less helpful towards Iran and N.Korea
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