To say “ it’s only a war if there are boots on the ground” is like saying “I’m not cooking because I’m not using the oven”

[0311]

The claim that we’re not at war with Iran, because USA and Iran are only killing each other by air is laughable and fringe.

Vladimir Putin used a “it’s not a war” claim under different pretenses. It’s what warmongers do to avoid embarrassment of being at war..

Equally, we can cook on the stove top, or outside with wood. And other ways.

Boots on the ground is a tactic, not a definition of war . War can be fought by air, sea or ground.

A country that bombs us by air would be committing an act of war. If we attack them and they attack us, and we attacked them, repeatedly, it’s still a war even by air.

There’s no standard of war nationally of internationally that says “boots on the ground” is a requirement. It’s a made up excuse by warmongers and the cult followers of their cult leader Donald Trump, Warmonger in Chief.

Just because I stepped out of the swimming pool dripping does not mean I was swimming.

 

[berg80]

You aren't one of them and I assure you they know where they are and what they are doing.

If they know what they're doing they have a leg up on Generalissimo trump, Pistol Pete, and Little Marco. I can assure you your answer is doing little to allay the fears of those with loved ones stationed at the US military bases in the ME marked on Iran's map by a bullseye.

 

[Bitterhook]

If they know what they're doing they have a leg up on Generalissimo trump, Pistol Pete, and Little Marco. I can assure you your answer is doing little to allay the fears of those with loved ones stationed at the US military bases in the ME marked on Iran's map by a bullseye.

Fears are fears, and all soldiers know what they signed up for (that's made clear to everyone before taking the oath).
I hope they can bring courage and valor to the battlefield and do what they are trained to do.

 

[Etymology gaslight]

That's what I think.

Or FarkeyStarkey, or any other mutilation of his avatar name.

Jake's legendary
Is he still around ?

The same guy that said hillary
will play the part of harriet tubman
also coined
"starkey will explain it."

It was a beautiful simpler time.

 

[martybegan]

Jake's legendary
Is he still around ?

He was almost as dumb as the Derp Lord, SHE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED.

 

[Etymology gaslight]

He was almost as dumb as the Derp Lord, SHE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED.

I'm ok with that..

 

[Etymology gaslight]

Just because I stepped out of the swimming pool dripping does not mean I was swimming.

It would be a war
if it weren't for stupid congress.

 

[berg80]

Fears are fears, and all soldiers know what they signed up for

It is the job of the CIC to only put our troops in harm's way when it is absolutely necessary. Military personnel trust that's what the CIC will do. Dotard violated that trust.

 

[Etymology gaslight]

It is the job of the CIC to only put our troops in harm's way when it is absolutely necessary. Military personnel trust that's what the CIC will do. Dotard violated that trust.

Nobody wants to fight,
But somebodies need to know how.

 

[0311]

Trump Threatens To Cut Off Trade With Spain Over Air Bases.​

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/trump-threatens-to-cut-off-all-relations-with-spain-00808978

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to halt trade with Spain and said he had instructed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to “cut off all dealings” with the country, amid a dispute over the use of jointly-operated military bases on Spanish soil.

“We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain,” Trump said during a sit-down with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office. “We don’t want anything to do with Spain.”

Spain is a member of the European Union, a 27-country bloc that operates a common trade policy, so any attempt to single out Madrid would create friction with other member states, like Germany, France and Italy.

While the bases are joint operated, Spain as a country has the right to decide IF it wants military strikes against Iran can be launched on Spanish Territory. That would have put into the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).

 

[Bitterhook]

It is the job of the CIC to only put our troops in harm's way when it is absolutely necessary. Military personnel trust that's what the CIC will do. Dotard violated that trust.

That's why they call it terrorism, because they want you to be afraid.
You have no business telling me what military personnel trust or think, because I am a veteran.

Been there, done that.

 

[Etymology gaslight]

That's why they call it terrorism, because they want you to be afraid.
You have no business telling me what military personnel trust or think, because I am a veteran.

Been there, done that.

Thank you for your excellent service,
I come from a Military family
Mostly ww2
Terrorism always gets top immediate publicity.

 

[Mac-7]

The claim that we’re not at war with Iran, because USA and Iran are only killing each other by air is laughable and fringe.

Vladimir Putin used a “it’s not a war” claim under different pretenses. It’s what warmongers do to avoid embarrassment of being at war..

Equally, we can cook on the stove top, or outside with wood. And other ways.

Boots on the ground is a tactic, not a definition of war . War can be fought by air, sea or ground.

A country that bombs us by air would be committing an act of war. If we attack them and they attack us, and we attacked them, repeatedly, it’s still a war even by air.

There’s no standard of war nationally of internationally that says “boots on the ground” is a requirement. It’s a made up excuse by warmongers and the cult followers of their cult leader Donald Trump, Warmonger in Chief.

It is a war

 

[HikerGuy83]

A country that bombs us by air would be committing an act of war.

So, which country did we declare war on after 9/11?

 

[Seymour Flops]

The claim that we’re not at war with Iran, because USA and Iran are only killing each other by air is laughable and fringe.

Vladimir Putin used a “it’s not a war” claim under different pretenses. It’s what warmongers do to avoid embarrassment of being at war..

Equally, we can cook on the stove top, or outside with wood. And other ways.

Boots on the ground is a tactic, not a definition of war . War can be fought by air, sea or ground.

A country that bombs us by air would be committing an act of war. If we attack them and they attack us, and we attacked them, repeatedly, it’s still a war even by air.

There’s no standard of war nationally of internationally that says “boots on the ground” is a requirement. It’s a made up excuse by warmongers and the cult followers of their cult leader Donald Trump, Warmonger in Chief.

Words can mean different things in different situations and to different people. That is one reason that we have laws: to clarify meanings of word . . . or to provide ways to work around the fact that if a hundred people are asked to define a word, there would likely be at least fifty definitions.

In the case of whatever is happening between the U.S. and Iran, we have the War Powers Act to guide us. It is working quite well.

If an invading force landed on our beaches in California, and the president sent the Army and Air Force to repel them, would that be a war? The philosophers and definition sophists can debate that all they like, but while they do that, the President must act.

Or would you prefer that he wait for the Senate to declare "War," before protecting our western side?

 

[Mac-7]

It is a war

And we are winning

All across Iran reports are positive from every news source

The islamic dictatorship if falling

 

[Clipper]

It is a war

And we are winning

All across Iran reports are positive from every news source

The islamic dictatorship if falling

What reports? From who? Trump & his lackeys keep saying that only 20% of Iranians support the current regime. Know what Congress' approval rating was last year? Less then 20%!

Ask Trump's bootlickers like Lindsey Graham & Lyin Ted about THAT poll.

 

[Etymology gaslight]

Words can mean different things in different situations and to different people. That is one reason that we have laws: to clarify meanings of word . . . or to provide ways to work around the fact that if a hundred people are asked to define a word, there would likely be at least fifty definitions.

In the case of whatever is happening between the U.S. and Iran, we have the War Powers Act to guide us. It is working quite well.

If an invading force landed on our beaches in California, and the president sent the Army and Air Force to repel them, would that be a war? The philosophers and definition sophists can debate that all they like, but while they do that, the President must act.

Or would you prefer that he wait for the Senate to declare "War," before protecting our western side?

Always waiting on the upper house
That's pure genius
from a quarter of a millennium ago.

 

[Frankeneinstein]

The claim that we’re not at war with Iran, because USA and Iran are only killing each other by air is laughable and fringe.

Vladimir Putin used a “it’s not a war” claim under different pretenses. It’s what warmongers do to avoid embarrassment of being at war..

Equally, we can cook on the stove top, or outside with wood. And other ways.

Boots on the ground is a tactic, not a definition of war . War can be fought by air, sea or ground.

A country that bombs us by air would be committing an act of war. If we attack them and they attack us, and we attacked them, repeatedly, it’s still a war even by air.

There’s no standard of war nationally of internationally that says “boots on the ground” is a requirement. It’s a made up excuse by warmongers and the cult followers of their cult leader Donald Trump, Warmonger in Chief.

so? why is this even a topic?

 

[Seymour Flops]

Always waiting on the upper house
That's pure genius
from a quarter of a millennium ago.

Yes, they also never anticipated one party actually hating America and Americans and still sometimes having a majority in the Senate.