Boots on the Ground in Iran by Mid-Terms?

[markef]

Crusader Hegseth should stop begging Congress for $200 billion of taxpayer money for Neynyahu/Trump's fiasco. They are already bearing the burden of Trump's soaring gas prices on top of the 90% of Trump's tariffs they are paying.

Give the U.S. military a break. Trump's goons who attacked Congress after he lost the 2020 election and couldn't handle it could hold a feisty reunion and re-enactment in Tehran!

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You have not said how you would deal with the Iranian mass murders if you disagree with how the Trump administration is handling the problem.

 

[markef]

The days of "cannon fodder" are over for advanced Western countries.

In the Old Days, we had a military draft and could bring in hordes of teenagers who were crazy enough to follow orders to take out a "machine gun nest," with their commanders knowing that a substantial number of them would end up being "casualties."

Those days are gone.

We have PFC's who are married with children, and every soldier, sailor, and airman represents a significant investment by the taxpayers. WHEN (not "if") we put Boots on the Ground, they will have specific objectives with high probability of success, and they will withdraw immediately after the objective is met. There will be casualties, but nowhere near the numbers we saw in Vietnam and prior engagements.

The current delay is in figuring out which possible engagements would have the greatest impact and probability of success. Any "occupations" will be limited scale and duration.

This is all partly because of the excessive demands of the Democrats and Media, who will treat each casualty as proof of defeat. Rational thought is not high on their asset list.

Democrats lost 1/4 of a million men in their failed war to keep slaves.

 

[markef]

I haven't seen any evidence of US planning that is likely to achieve a high probability of success in Iran, particularly because Iranians have been gaming this very conflict since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.

If the US ground force sustains 5%-15% casualty ratio before achieving its objectives, will your support diminish?

The thugs in illegal control of Iran have not only lost their supreme wicked leaders but the overwhelming majority of Iranians are clamoring for regime change.

 

[schmidlap]

You have not said how you would deal with the Iranian mass murders if you disagree with how the Trump administration is handling the problem.

I do not pretend to wield power. I observe the consequences of Trump's "little excursion" with Benny who now controls its duration, and its cost to Americans.

I recognize that Iran presented no imminent threat to the U.S., and that advocating for a more enlightened foreign policy is futile. It's too late for nearly 200 young school girls for me to warn that slashing funding for military intelligence has consequences.

Hegseth ignored military officials when he slashed offices that limit risk to civilians​

Top military officials warned the Pentagon unsuccessfully last year not to gut oversight offices that limit risk to civilian casualties and investigate responsibility for their deaths, such as the recent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed hundreds of children.​

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Then-Central Command chief Erik Kurilla and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. C.Q. Brown pushed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth not to slash the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence and other similar initiatives at American command posts, according to Wes Bryant, the Pentagon’s former chief of civilian harm assessments and two other people familiar with the matter.​

 

[markef]

I do not pretend to wield power. I observe the consequences of Trump's "little excursion" with Benny who now controls its duration, and its cost to Americans.

I recognize that Iran presented no imminent threat to the U.S., and that advocating for a more enlightened foreign policy is futile. It's too late for nearly 200 young school girls for me to warn that slashing funding for military intelligence has consequences.

Hegseth ignored military officials when he slashed offices that limit risk to civilians​

Top military officials warned the Pentagon unsuccessfully last year not to gut oversight offices that limit risk to civilian casualties and investigate responsibility for their deaths, such as the recent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that killed hundreds of children.​

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Then-Central Command chief Erik Kurilla and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. C.Q. Brown pushed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth not to slash the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence and other similar initiatives at American command posts, according to Wes Bryant, the Pentagon’s former chief of civilian harm assessments and two other people familiar with the matter.​

Your individual opinion is not widely shared by the experts in government.

 

[georgephillip]

The current delay is in figuring out which possible engagements would have the greatest impact and probability of success. Any "occupations" will be limited scale and duration.

What sort of casualties would you expect from this bit of MAGA stupidity?

 

[schmidlap]

Your individual opinion is not widely shared by the experts in government.

Please document your claims. Name your "experts" and quote their words in the matter.

U.S. Intelligence Saw No Change in Iran’s Missile Capabilities Before War​

Gabbard avoids answering whether Iran posed an 'imminent threat'​

If you can't don't bother trying.

 

[Failzero]

Cuba has a population ranging between 9.5-11 million people with an active duty military of approximately 50,000.
GoogleAI Overview:
"As of 2026, the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) maintain an active-duty strength of approximately 49,000 to 50,000 personnel. While its conventional forces have downsized significantly since the Cold War, Cuba relies on a massive paramilitary and reserve network designed for asymmetric territorial defense.
"Personnel Breakdown

Active Duty Personnel	~49,000 – 50,000
Military Reserves	~39,000 – 40,000
Paramilitary Forces	~1,145,000 – 1,146,500"

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Do you imagine Cubans have not been waiting generations to reclaim Gitmo?

They have wanted to sneak in and seek asylum

 

[markef]

What sort of casualties would you expect from this bit of MAGA stupidity?

I am convinced most democrats don't have a clue what should be done in Iran and will lie against Trump if they think it serves the needs of the democrat party.

 

[markef]

Please document your claims. Name your "experts" and quote their words in the matter.

U.S. Intelligence Saw No Change in Iran’s Missile Capabilities Before War​

Gabbard avoids answering whether Iran posed an 'imminent threat'​

If you can't don't bother trying.

Is that the same intelligence that convinced Hillary that Saddam was hiding WMDs? The same intelligence that declared the Steele dossier was sufficient evidence to authorize and activate widespread spying on President Trump and high-ranking republicans? The same intelligence that swore Hunter's laptop was not real?

 

[georgephillip]

I am convinced most democrats don't have a clue what should be done in Iran and will lie against Trump if they think it serves the needs of the democrat party.

It seems obvious to me that Democrats in the US Congress believe this war in Iran will work to their advantage in next November's mid-terms; they seem to be operating under the principal never interrupt your enemies when they are committing political/economic suicide.

 

[Zincwarrior]

You have not said how you would deal with the Iranian mass murders if you disagree with how the Trump administration is handling the problem.

Leave the entire region, forever.

 

[Vrenn]

I am convinced most democrats don't have a clue what should be done in Iran and will lie against Trump if they think it serves the needs of the democrat party.

You don't have to convince me that Drump has no idea how to get up and down very short stairs. Since you worship the crap trail he leaves, you don't have any idea either. You are trusting a Madboy to do a Man's job. I am looking forward to rebuilding the GOP back to the Fiscal Conservative Party it once was.

 

[markef]

It seems obvious to me that Democrats in the US Congress believe this war in Iran will work to their advantage in next November's mid-terms; they seem to be operating under the principal never interrupt your enemies when they are committing political/economic suicide.

There is no doubt deranged democrats are fighting like hell against Trump and the American people on the war of liberation of the Iranian people, but democrats try to stupidly turn every popular Trump policy into some kind of supposed threat to democracy.

 

[markef]

Leave the entire region, forever.

Do you think the Iranian mass-murderers would not have turned the billions of dollars of US democrat funding into WMDs to use against its declared enemies the US and Israel?

 

[Lockback]

There is no doubt deranged democrats are fighting like hell against Trump and the American people on the war of liberation of the Iranian people, but democrats try to stupidly turn every popular Trump policy into some kind of supposed threat to democracy.

It's all they have. They're just pathetic.

 

[markef]

You don't have to convince me that Drump has no idea how to get up and down very short stairs. Since you worship the crap trail he leaves, you don't have any idea either. You are trusting a Madboy to do a Man's job. I am looking forward to rebuilding the GOP back to the Fiscal Conservative Party it once was.

Conservative Americans do not follow Trump. He has wisely followed them which is why he beat the pants off the two democrat wannabe presidents who didn't give a damn about conservative American views and values.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Do you think the Iranian mass-murderers would not have turned the billions of dollars of US democrat funding into WMDs to use against its declared enemies the US and Israel?

Thats not coherent. We are talking about NOW.

 

[markef]

It's all they have. They're just pathetic.

 

[Lockback]

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That's perfect!