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  • AxtremusA Axtremus

    @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.

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    Renauda
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    #823

    @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”.

    Elbows up!

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    • MikM Away
      MikM Away
      Mik
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      #824

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

      "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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      • 89th8 Online
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        89th
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        #825

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

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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

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          @jon-nyc said:

          The International Energy Agency is working worldwide to get oil released, not only from the US but from from places like Japan, India, etc.

          They want to get 400 million barrels released, out of about a total of 1.2 billion total reserves around the world.

          But that is only about 20 supply of oil from the middle east. Plus it will take time for these reserves to get moved to where they need to be moved. I think the US has said it will take 120 days to complete teh transfers.

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            wrote last edited by
            #827

            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?

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            • 89th8 Online
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              89th
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              #828

              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
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              • 89th8 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
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                wrote last edited by
                #829

                @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.

                Elbows up!

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                • MikM Away
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                  Mik
                  wrote last edited by
                  #830

                  Special Military Operation. Originality is overrated.

                  "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                    wrote last edited by
                    #831

                    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.

                    The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                    • MikM Away
                      MikM Away
                      Mik
                      wrote last edited by
                      #832

                      The key is the guard.

                      "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                      • jon-nycJ 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.

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                        @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

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                          wrote last edited by AndyD
                          #834

                          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

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                          • MikM Mik

                            Special Military Operation. Originality is overrated.

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                            Renauda
                            wrote last edited by
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                            @Mik said:

                            Special Military Operation. Originality is overrated.

                            War.

                            Elbows up!

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