How long will hardcore MAGAs stomach Trump's Forever War in the Middle East?

[jacksonlamb]

Simple question for you, Jackson. What are they going to pay WITH? Their currency is worthless. One US dollar is worth 1,834,000 Rials.

They have what the world wants. They will find away, and American patience has worn then.

 

[jacksonlamb]

No, he hasn't.

Did Trump muse about "boots on the ground" in Iran?

Yes — Trump did publicly acknowledge the possibility of putting “boots on the ground” in Iran, but he also repeatedly said the U.S. was “nowhere near” doing so.

What Trump actually said​

Multiple news reports show that Trump did not rule out sending U.S. ground troops into Iran, even though he emphasized it was not imminent.

1. Trump told the New York Post he was “nowhere near” sending troops​

In March 2026, Trump said the U.S. had made no decision about putting boots on the ground and was “nowhere near it,” though he acknowledged the option remained available if needed to secure nuclear material.

2. Trump told reporters he “possibly” could order ground forces​

On Air Force One, Trump said he might send special forces into Iran “for a very good reason,” again leaving the door open.

3. Officials echoed that the option was not off the table​

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. “reserves the right” to use ground troops if necessary.

What this means​

Trump did muse about the possibility of boots on the ground — not as a declared plan, but as an option he might use under certain conditions

thehill.com/homenews/administration/5775319-trump-iran-ground-troops/?utm_source=copilot.com

 

[toomuchtime_]

Did Trump muse about "boots on the ground" in Iran?

Yes — Trump did publicly acknowledge the possibility of putting “boots on the ground” in Iran, but he also repeatedly said the U.S. was “nowhere near” doing so.

What Trump actually said​

Multiple news reports show that Trump did not rule out sending U.S. ground troops into Iran, even though he emphasized it was not imminent.

1. Trump told the New York Post he was “nowhere near” sending troops​

In March 2026, Trump said the U.S. had made no decision about putting boots on the ground and was “nowhere near it,” though he acknowledged the option remained available if needed to secure nuclear material.

2. Trump told reporters he “possibly” could order ground forces​

On Air Force One, Trump said he might send special forces into Iran “for a very good reason,” again leaving the door open.

3. Officials echoed that the option was not off the table​

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. “reserves the right” to use ground troops if necessary.

What this means​

Trump did muse about the possibility of boots on the ground — not as a declared plan, but as an option he might use under certain conditions

thehill.com/homenews/administration/5775319-trump-iran-ground-troops/?utm_source=copilot.com

The US has already put boots on teh ground in Iran when rescuing that pilot, and these troops did engage Iranians troops to protect the pilot, but if you look at the kind of troops that have been sent to the ME for this war, it ic clear that no large scale invasion to take and hold ground was ever contemplated. If the US again puts boots on the ground in Iran, it will be to accomplish specific missions and then leave.

 

[Man With A Plan]

They have what the world wants. They will find away, and American patience has worn then.

They have no way to get it past the US blockade! What part of that don't you get?
They literally have a couple more weeks and then their storage facilities will be full and they'll be forced to shut down their oil wells. That is a catastrophe. Shutting them down means that when they try to get them running again they're going to lose an estimated 500,000 barrels of oil per day in production. We're not talking about YEARS here, Jackson! This is damage that's going to be done to the Iranian economy in a matter of weeks!

 

[jacksonlamb]

They have no way to get it past the US blockade! What part of that don't you get?
They literally have a couple more weeks and then their storage facilities will be full and they'll be forced to shut down their oil wells. That is a catastrophe. Shutting them down means that when they try to get them running again they're going to lose an estimated 500,000 barrels of oil per day in production. We're not talking about YEARS here, Jackson! This is damage that's going to be done to the Iranian economy in a matter of weeks!

Sure, they will. They will not let the USA drive the world into a Great Recession.

 

[Man With A Plan]

Sure, they will. They will not let the USA drive the world into a Great Recession.

How? How do the Iranians break the blockade?

 

[Seymour Flops]

It took a while for the increasingly-unpopular incompetent to discover how he could pervert the U.S. military to serve his egomaniacal whims, taxpayer dollars being of no concern.

The infamous Jesus impersonator apparently saw it as an opportunity to festoon himself with vicarious glory - the conquest of Greenland (or "Iceland" as he sometimes calls it) being of insufficient consequence, apparently.

One would have assumed that shifting desert sands would have obliterated the footprints of the hapless Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld, but the blowhard has stumbled into them, and is hot on their trail.

The blind faith of the cult is being tested.

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His media cheerleaders with an instinct for self-preservation have ceased flailing the pom-poms.

Would anyone care to speculate when, if ever, his most incorrigible camp followers will decamp?

Trump will have the war ended well before midterms. The world will be better off, especially our many middle-eastern allies who are jumping into the fight.

Only the Gaylords of Europe will have a setback, having shown their true colors. Spoiler alert: mainly yellow with a little pink.

 

[toobfreak]

How long will hardcore MAGAs stomach Trump's Forever War​

Too funny. Now it is Trump's 'Forever War,' meantime, it has actually lasted fewer days than the Democrat's failed and pointless shutdown of our government destroying millions of vacations and harming our national security.

But now democrats are tapping their feet impatient for Trump to defeat the 6th largest army in the world eliminating our #1 nuclear threat all while only losing about 13 Americans.

Democrats have joined with the EU in trying to make the Iran War drag on hoping to put another EU-friendly democrat in office. Democrats try to block it here while the EU refuses to lift a finger in help.

You know, the same issue Joe Biden could have addressed five years ago but never even mentioned much less started on in four years.

 

[jacksonlamb]

How? How do the Iranians break the blockade?

They won't have to.

 

[Man With A Plan]

They won't have to.

Then how do they sell their oil? Duh?
Right now they're begging for a deal and Trump is laughing at them. He knows they're screwed.

 

[jacksonlamb]

Then how do they sell their oil? Duh?

Watch and learn, grasshopper.

 

[Man With A Plan]

Watch and learn, grasshopper.

Explain it to me. You really can't...can you?

 

[jacksonlamb]

Explain it to me. You really can't...can you?

You have no idea, do you?

 

[kyzr]

You have no idea, do you?

You don't either. Trump's blockade is the game winner, along with seizing Iran's bank assets.

 

[jacksonlamb]

The regime is still in control, Iran still has enriched uranium and the straits of Homuz are heavily restricted.

But it has lost?

 

[Man With A Plan]

The regime is still in control, Iran still has enriched uranium and the straits of Homuz are heavily restricted.

But it has lost?

It's lost in a massive way, Jackson! The country is literally imploding. Trump's blockade was the master stroke. They have no answer for it. Not only can they not bring any of their oil to market...they're running out of storage to hold what they are pumping and once that's full they'll have no choice but to shut down pumping and that's going to damage their oil industry for years to come.
The Straights are now going to start transiting those ships that have been stuck and when the Iranians send out their tiny little boats to try and stop that...they're going to be slaughtered.
It's checkmate, Jackson and Trump has done it WITHOUT boots on the ground!

 

[Man With A Plan]

You don't either. Trump's blockade is the game winner, along with seizing Iran's bank assets.

That's another master stroke. They're going after the money that the Mullahs and the IRGC big shots have tucked away in banks out side of Iran. The longer the leaders of this regime wait before fleeing Iran...the greater the chance that the money they've stolen from the Iranian people won't be there for them! Trust me...they're thinking long and hard about that.

 

[jacksonlamb]

It's lost in a massive way, Jackson! The country is literally imploding. Trump's blockade was the master stroke. They have no answer for it. Not only can they not bring any of their oil to market...they're running out of storage to hold what they are pumping and once that's full they'll have no choice but to shut down pumping and that's going to damage their oil industry for years to come.
The Straights are now going to start transiting those ships that have been stuck and when the Iranians send out their tiny little boats to try and stop that...they're going to be slaughtered.
It's checkmate, Jackson and Trump has done it WITHOUT boots on the ground!

Calm down, sonny. The regime is intact, the Strait is open, and Iranian oil will start moving again.

Not a bad "destruction."