Trump is going to get America involved in another Viet Nam like War!

[Superbadbrutha]

Compares to those "Wars" in what way Super?

Combat experience.

 

[Hafar1014]

None of those conflicts compare to WWII or Vietnam.

Yes because the threat today is nuclear

 

[Darkwind]

Your statement: At this point, our military has never had as many combat-experienced veterans of war.

Today's military as a WHOLE does not have the number of members with combat experienced as compared to military members after WWII or Vietnam.

Are they still in service, these WWII combat veterans?

When the war ended, the conscripts came back home.

That is not the case here, as we have a full volunteer force that remains and will remain to train subsequent troops.

You want to play semantic games, then answer the question.

What other military in the world TODAY has more combat experience than the US, and is comparable to our force?

Answer that and then move on.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Are they still in service, these WWII combat veterans?

When the war ended, the conscripts came back home.

That is not the case here, as we have a full volunteer force that remains and will remain to train subsequent troops.

You want to play semantic games, then answer the question.

What other military in the world TODAY has more combat experience than the US, and is comparable to our force?

Answer that and then move on.

Your question wasn't what other military in the world, you said OUR troops. I served with men that served in Vietnam and Korea and the majority of service members today do not have that level of combat experience.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Yes because the threat today is nuclear

Ok.

 

[Darkwind]

Your question wasn't what other military in the world, you said OUR troops. I served with men that served in Vietnam and Korea and the majority of service members today do not have that level of combat experience.

OUR troops are more hardened combat troops of any nation on the planet. It is YOU who wanted to go back to a war that was 80 years ago.

The fact remains, no other nation on Earth has a more capable, ready, and battle-tested military on the planet.

Time to move on Your deflection has been answered.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

OUR troops are more hardened combat troops of any nation on the planet. It is YOU who wanted to go back to a war that was 80 years ago.

Ok, now you are moving the goalpost.

The fact remains, no other nation on Earth has a more capable, ready, and battle-tested military on the planet.

Time to move on Your deflection has been answered.

You changed the criteria when I proved you wrong.

 

[TruthSeeker112125]

"

"Combat experience.", is still broad.

Combat veterans of WW2, would not be technologically as experienced as Combat veterans of Viet Nam, and that would absolutely apply to the Technological Experience to Combat veterans since 9-11.

But, if Fighting a War, was the "Experience", then I Believe that the one with the most "Numbers" would be WW2.

 

[Hafar1014]

Ok.

Iran has a stated policy to detonate a nuke in Israel and America. They will if we let them. It wont be rocket it will be in a suitcase or back pack by a suicide bomber.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Iran has a stated policy to detonate a nuke in Israel and America. They will if we let them. It wont be rocket it will be in a suitcase or back pack by a suicide bomber.

Post it.

 

[TruthSeeker112125]

Iran is the center of "Shia Islam".

"The Shia Sect of Islam" is looking for the "Mahdi", which in Islam, is comparable to the Biblical "Messiah"/"Christ". The Biblical End times Prophecies, are practically identical to those in the Quran, at least in the Belief that the "End Times" will be Horrifically Unprecedented.

The problem here, is that both the "Shia", & "Sunni" Muslims, believe that one who dies when making War, or "Jihad" upon the "Infidel/Unbeliever", is not only a Martyr, (Think Saint), but also that the more violent the World is, the sooner the "Mahdi" will come. The "Shia Muslims, believe that they are to strive to bring these Horrific Times upon the Earth.

The "Shia & Sunni Muslims", have No Fear of Death, which explains their not objecting in a Moral Sense, to one being a Suicide Bomber, etc.

In fact, a Muslim, having died while making "Jihad/War" upon the "Unbeliever/Infidel", is a High Honor embraced by the "Jihadists" Family members, & Friends.

The "Christian West", does not comprehend this "Mindset", and it largely believes that once an Enemies Military Power has largely been broken, that the "War/Battle", is successfully over.

I don't believe that America/Trump is prepared for what has been unleashed in Iran.

 

[georgephillip]

POTUS Donald Trump, who thought that he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize, without declaring War, bombed Iran.​

Then, instead of intercepting suspected drug running boats in American waters, & showing what these boats were carrying to the American people, he ordered American Forces to blow them up, In International Waters, which is An Act of War, and against International Law via the United Nations, which America is still a member of.

Now, Trump is apparently preparing to attack Venezuela, with American forces.

This "Wannabe, Nobel Peace Prize Winner" is apparently using George Orwell's book "1984" as Guide book.

"Peace is War"
===============

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Trump Declares Airspace Above Venezuela "To Be Closed In Its Entirety"​

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" President Trump said on Saturday on X that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela will "be closed in its entirety."

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Fast-forward four months, and Trump has won again in Iran

"For a winning-obsessed president, the modern military offers a game that never ends, that can be won again and again and again.

"If you eliminate the ruler of Venezuela, there’s always that cartel leader in Mexico to bump off.

"And once you’ve done that, there’s always the new leader of Venezuela you can bully.

"And after that, there’s Iran’s ruler.

"Then the new ruler…and on and on.

"'We’ve already won in many ways, but we haven’t won enough,' Trump said at his press conference yesterday.

"'We go forward more determined than ever to achieve ultimate victory.'"

Trump Declares Iran War Over

 

[luiza]

Back in the real world

The huge outside consensus is that as expected Iran is winning its fight with the Zionist Terrorists and that Trumpfy has badly lost control over any narrative other than dropping bombs as something to do .
Meanwhile the valiant Hooty Tooty Freedom Fighters have control over the world's economy by blocking Hormuz and Tehran is steadily flattening Israel with US bases right across the ME in ruins .

A few Oreshniks and /or Cluster warhead missiles on Israel's five de-salination plants should just about wrap up immediate matters nicely .

How much longer can the American braggarts shout out their nonsense without being laughed at throughout their imminent bankruptcy proceedings ?
Will Trumpfy win this year's award for funniest stand-up comedian?

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[TruthSeeker112125]

"Risk Of Attack Is Too High": US Navy Refuses To Provide Escorts To Ships Transiting Hormuz Strait​

by Tyler Durden
Authored...
One week after Trump announced that the US would cover insurance for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and would provide them with US navy escorts, Reuters reports that the US Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now.

The U.S. Navy has held regular ⁠briefings with shipping and oil industry counterparts and has said during those briefings it is unable to provide escorts for the time being, three unnamed shipping industry sources told Reuters. They added that the shipping industry has been making requests almost daily during the calls for naval escorts through the strait. One of the sources said the Navy’s assessment during Tuesday’s briefing had not changed and that escorts would only be possible once the risk of attack was reduced, which judging by images like the one below of a container ship in the Gulf today won't happen any time soon.

Insane image from the bridge of a container ship arriving at the Port of Salalh in Oman earlier today, as flames engulf multiple port facilities and oil tanks at the MINA Petroleum Facility, resulting from several impacts by one-way attack drones launched by Iran. pic.twitter.com/ePFkxNpOEf

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 11, 2026

The ‌Navy's assessments spell continued disruption to Middle East oil exports and reflect a stark divergence from President Donald Trump’s statements that the U.S. is prepared to provide naval escorts whenever needed to restart regular shipments along the key waterway.

Shipping along the narrow strait has all but halted since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran more than a week ago, preventing exports of around a fifth of the world’s oil supply and sending global oil prices surging to highs not seen since 2022. Some ships - mostly Iranian VLCCs and Chinese tankers carrying embargoed products - have resumed transits with Iran vowing it would only attack western-linked ships, we reported earlier.

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[TruthSeeker112125]

Oil Soars As 2 Oil Tankers Explode In Persian Gulf, Iraq's Oil Ports Stop Operations​

by Tyler Durden
Authored...
Top headlines of conflict

• Oil prices surge as two oil tankers are attacked and explode in Iraqi waters, forcing Iraq to stop operations at its oil ports and sending oil toward $100/bbl.
• 'Largest wave of missiles since hostilities began' launched into northern Israel by Hezbollah
• The US Navy said it was 'too dangerous' to escort tankers through still.
• President of Iran demands reparations and guarantees against future aggression.
• Trump says the war with Iran will end soon, as there is 'practically nothing left to target."
• Yet U.S. and Israeli officials plan at least two more weeks of strikes
• U.S. forces destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
• Iran's drone production has been significantly degraded.
• The IEA is preparing its largest-ever emergency crude oil release to counter surging Brent and WTI prices.
• Casualty estimates: over 1,200 killed in Iran from U.S./Israeli strikes (plus civilian reports), 13 deaths in Israel from Iranian retaliation, and 140 U.S. service members wounded (mostly minor).

* * *

Update (1850ET): As night fell across the Middle East, Hezbollah launched a huge wave of at least 150 rockets rained down on northern Israel (Times Of Israel):

Lebanese terror group Hezbollah showered rockets and drones at northern Israel for hours, repeatedly sending hundreds of thousands of Israelis to shelters on Wednesday evening.

It marked the largest Hezbollah attack on Israel since hostilities intensified earlier this month, as the terror group began attacks to support its sponsor, Iran, which is under intense attack from a joint US-Israel air campaign that began on February 28.

An opening salvo of 100 rockets was launched around 8 p.m. as a missile from Iran targeted the central region of the country, in what Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said was a coordinated attack. More Iranian missiles targeted the north and south of the country.

Footage shows Hezbollah's large rocket barrage on northern Israel this evening. Around 100 rockets were fired, according to IDF assessments. pic.twitter.com/8wuG6J8kgg

— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) March 11, 2026

This was followed by reports that two oil tankers have been hit by 'explosive boats' and were on fire in the Persian Gulf.

حريق كبير في ناقلة نفط قرب ميناء أم قصر جنوبي العراق. ترجيحات بأن النيران ناتجة عن استهداف مباشر للناقلة. pic.twitter.com/sc2rnsk8vd

— MUSTAFA SAADOON (@SaadoonMustafa) March 11, 2026

BREAKING: One of the oil tankers that was attacked by Iranian explosive boats in the Persian Gulf belongs to US based company @safeseagroup pic.twitter.com/4ogzMJLnae

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) March 11, 2026

Apparently there are two unknown foreign tankers that have caught fire in Iraq’s territorial waters.

Stay connected, follow @MOSSADil. https://t.co/rI2C2thgfv pic.twitter.com/fHBP6tbWPO

— Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) March 11, 2026

Two foreign tankers carrying Iraqi fuel oil have been subjected to unidentified attacks within Iraqi territorial waters, causing both vessels to catch fire, according to security sources cited by Baghdad Today and according to the State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO). The tankers are

• Tanker SAFESEA VISHNU, flying flag of Marshall Islands and chartered by one of Iraqi companies contracted with SOMO
• Tanker ZEFYROS, flying flag of Malta and carrying condensate produced by Basra Gas Co.

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[Hafar1014]

"Risk Of Attack Is Too High": US Navy Refuses To Provide Escorts To Ships Transiting Hormuz Strait​

by Tyler Durden
Authored...
One week after Trump announced that the US would cover insurance for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and would provide them with US navy escorts, Reuters reports that the US Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now.

The U.S. Navy has held regular ⁠briefings with shipping and oil industry counterparts and has said during those briefings it is unable to provide escorts for the time being, three unnamed shipping industry sources told Reuters. They added that the shipping industry has been making requests almost daily during the calls for naval escorts through the strait. One of the sources said the Navy’s assessment during Tuesday’s briefing had not changed and that escorts would only be possible once the risk of attack was reduced, which judging by images like the one below of a container ship in the Gulf today won't happen any time soon.


The ‌Navy's assessments spell continued disruption to Middle East oil exports and reflect a stark divergence from President Donald Trump’s statements that the U.S. is prepared to provide naval escorts whenever needed to restart regular shipments along the key waterway.

Shipping along the narrow strait has all but halted since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran more than a week ago, preventing exports of around a fifth of the world’s oil supply and sending global oil prices surging to highs not seen since 2022. Some ships - mostly Iranian VLCCs and Chinese tankers carrying embargoed products - have resumed transits with Iran vowing it would only attack western-linked ships, we reported earlier.



The status quo may soon change, however: on Tuesday General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the US military has started looking at options to potentially escort ships through the strait, should it be ‌ordered to do ⁠so. "We're looking at a range of options there," Caine told reporters at the Pentagon.

A U.S. official told Reuters the U.S. military has not yet escorted any commercial ships through the strait. Earlier in the day, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright deleted a post on X in which he said the Navy had successfully escorted one through.

While there have been some voyages through the waterway in recent days, the majority of shipping traffic remains on hold with hundreds of ships anchored.

Meanwhile, Trump has said repeatedly in recent days that the United States is prepared to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz when necessary.

"When the time comes, the U.S. Navy and its partners will escort tankers through the strait, if needed. I hope it's not going to be needed, but if it's needed, we'll escort them right through," he said on Monday during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

For its part, Iran remains adamant: a senior official with Iran's Revolutionary Guards has said the strait is closed and Iran will fire on any ship trying to pass, Iranian media reported last week. Several ships have already been hit.

Indeed, earlier in the day, a Thai ship attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the bulk carrier Mayuree Naree, was struck by projectiles while travelling about 18km north of Oman.


Never afraid of wading neck-deep in irony, just a few hours after photos of the latest ship to be attacked in the SoH circled the globe, Trump said "you can see great safety in the Strait of Hormuz", when asked how he’s going to ensure the safety of oil following through it.

When asked by a reporter if Iran laid mines in the Strait of Hormuz, “we don’t think so,” President Trump replied, all signs to the contrary.

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There has been no refusal

 

[TruthSeeker112125]

Trump says he is ‘not afraid’ of another Vietnam in Iran​

18 March 2026 09:05 GMT

US President Donald Trump speaking from the Oval Office on Tuesday dismissed concerns that a land invasion could trap the United States in another protracted war.

When asked if he's afraid that it could be another Vietnam, Trump said "no" adding "I'm not afraid of anything."

Trump has previously said he would send troops if “necessary” and now there is growing concern that the US president might deploy troops in the country. Trump also raised the spectre of targeting Iran’s energy infrastructure.

Trump says he is ‘not afraid’ of another Vietnam in Iran

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[sartre play]

What ever is going on, see nothing positive for the average American.
Lots of money to be made by war profiters.

 

[PeterPilot]

Iran has a stated policy to detonate a nuke in Israel and America. They will if we let them. It wont be rocket it will be in a suitcase or back pack by a suicide bomber.

They (Iran) seems to be doing pretty damn well in the Tel Aviv area right now with conventional weapons. Thanks in large part to assistance from China and Russia. Ben Gurion is shut down.

 

[Delldude]

Trump says he is ‘not afraid’ of another Vietnam in Iran​

18 March 2026 09:05 GMT

US President Donald Trump speaking from the Oval Office on Tuesday dismissed concerns that a land invasion could trap the United States in another protracted war.

When asked if he's afraid that it could be another Vietnam, Trump said "no" adding "I'm not afraid of anything."

Trump has previously said he would send troops if “necessary” and now there is growing concern that the US president might deploy troops in the country. Trump also raised the spectre of targeting Iran’s energy infrastructure.

Trump says he is ‘not afraid’ of another Vietnam in Iran

www.middleeasteye.net

And?