Is infrastructure a viable target in a time of war?

[candycorn]

I see it all coming, like a train about to plow into a car but can do nothing to stop it.

Iran is not going to agree to any terms with Trump. In fact, the more Trump wants them to agree to something, the more they will insist that they will not. So, Trump is now faced with going through with his threat to target infrastructure within Iran, simply because he has no more viable military targets to pursue.

We’ve become a rogue state. I agree with you; your blob has painted himself (and us) into a corner so now all we can do is bomb civilian targets. A sane leader wouldn’t have allowed him to get boxed in so easily.

Personally, I would tell the world what he said before, if you want their oil come get it. And if they don't let you have it by opening the Straits of Hormuz, why not if they are only upset with Israel and the US? But Trump is too preoccupied on the negative effects on the world economy I reckon. Whatever. Really though, it is a prime chance to build a world consensus against Iran so that they all start coming after them, especially the countries that Iran indiscriminately attacked when the US and Israel attacked them.

You’re dreaming. We attack them unprovoked and then you expect the rest of the world to line up on our side?

But getting back to the topic of infrastructure as a valid military target, as in any war, infrastructure is targeted, such as knocking out bridges, and power stations, etc. The difference here is, there are no boots on the ground that this will benefit. How will this benefit the air only attacks on Iran, or is the thinking that it will help further delay them being able to build WMD's?

All I know is that it appears the DNC will take the House in the midterms, and when they do, they will try to impeach Trump for war crimes when he does take out their infrastructure, but does Trump care? Of course, I could be wrong, and they will try and impeach him for something else. I'm not even sure it matters what the reason is. They will either have control of the Senate as well so that they can throw him out after they impeach him or it will be as last time, they will impeach him to help aid their wet dreams. Then again, perhaps the lunatic Left don't even need a reason, so I'm not sure this even matters in that respect. All I know is that the vote in the midterm is only over whether you want Trump impeached or not, as nothing else will get done so vote "D" if you want this to happen or vote "R" if you don't. It really is that simple.

Not sure how to respond to that incoherent rambling.

The sad truth is, at the political level, this debate will never be handled to get at the truth, rather, as always those discussing it in the Swamp will have hyper partisan reasons for their political position on the matter. In fact, I'm not even sure you can have a dialogue here about it for the same reason, but it is an interesting topic to discuss.

Ahh...I see “the swamp” myth is back. LOL

The blob attacked Iran to detract from a failed domestic agenda. Prices have not come down, deportations were not erradicating all brown people from the countryside as was advtertised, the tariffs were not working and were rejected by SCOTUS, the nation is angrier, less healthy (measels outbreaks in 32 states), and the administration isn’t able to form a coherent message on anything. So he did what Bush Sr. did and what W did...attack people who didn’t attack us because of oil. Its incredibly unpopular because we’ve done this 3 times in 40 years--all under GOP presidents. He went to the well once too often and he’s feeling the pinch.

 

[candycorn]

As we saw with Hamas, Hamas could openly target women and children for rape and murder and kidnapping, and film it all proudly as they do it, and no one in the international community seems to give a damn. But by God, if women and children die as they retaliate for the above genocide and war atrocity, only the US and Israel are portrayed as war criminals.

The difference is that HAMAS doesn’t invade nations with one hand and hold it’s self up as the lone hope for a peaceful tomorrow for all mankind as the other. As of January 20th, we became the nation that does that. We used to not invade nations without provocation. We no longer have any moral high ground.

But it does matter which administration is doing the war thingy and whether Europe is behind your war thingy. For example, Obama was told by the international community he needed to do something about Gaddafi, so he blew the country to bits and overthrew Gaddafi and got a Nobel Peace prize from the international community.

Nonsense.

 

[candycorn]

Yes he is, but even so, he is sadly 99% better than the circus he replaced, the same circus that is about to come in and impeach him for the 1000th time.

God help this country.

Nearly every measurable statistic disagrees with you.

 

[the watcher]

Cold war, hot war, police action, whatever you want to call it, Iran has been at war with Israel and the US since their revolution thingy. Neither the US nor Israel wanted such a war, but here it is anyway, so......................................

You just couldn't respond to it without summoning Israel, could you. You maybe tried but just couldn't do it.

 

[Failzero]

If Tanks and Mobile missile Launchers use the Roads / Bridges and Rail then yes and if the Factories making weapons of War use the Grid then Yes

 

[Lesh]

Attacking civilian infra structure is a war crime

It just is.

If he does this he will eventually answer to an international tribunal

 

[1srelluc]

Attacking civilian infra structure is a war crime

It just is.

If he does this he will eventually answer to an international tribunal

But the Ukes hitting bridges and refineries in Russia is just fine to you.