What is your opinion of how Donald Trump is doing managing the Iran war

[ElmerMudd]

When you go to war you

How do you know those discussions didn't take place? Iran is/was the #1 state sponsor of terrorism, so you have to assume they were a topic of discussion. THey certainly had those discussion with our Middle Easter Allies.

He obviously does. THey've war gamed the closing of the strait for decades

You have an awful lot of "what if" questions. My question to you was what mistakes do you believe he's made managing the war. All of your "what/if" questions seem to question going to war at all.

You think about what ifs before you go to war. Not to is a huge mistake

 

[Rawley]

I am concerned Trump's leadership will reduce the chances of a positive outcome.
We need competent people to run the war, not Trump or Hegseth.

You think we're losing the war? WTF. Where's their navy, where's their air force, where's their ballistic program, where's their nuke program. Where's their leadership?

It's been a little over a month. We've run 9,000 sorties and have lost 2 planes to enemy fire. That' a 99.98 success rate. God blaess their souls, we've only lost a little over a dozen soldiers.

Where the incompetence?

 

[Dorian Mode]

And jail Trump supporters.

The modern dumocrap party has evolved into something that is only disruptive and destructive, nothing else. They actually don't contribute anything to making their own country better. All they do is complain and then make up more shit to complain about. What was the last thing a dumocrap contributed to this country?

 

[Rawley]

When you go to war you

You think about what ifs before you go to war. Not to is a huge mistake

SO you can't point to a single mistake. Didn't think so.

They have thought though every single one of your what ifs. It's was they've been planning for decades. The media you watch seems to have convinced you that Trump and Hegseth just did this on a whim after a Saturday night bull session.

 

[ElmerMudd]

In decades past campaigning on the scale, and level of missions flown would have seen several more aircraft lost.
Our flag commanders seem to have learned the past lessons.

Trump isn't pouring over the map table moving individual battalions here. Most of this war is managed by generals and admirals.
Trump is providing the goals and agenda.

ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT.

US Military Aircraft Hit in Iran War are First Shot Down by Enemy Fire in Over 20 Years​

US Military Aircraft Hit in Iran War are First Shot Down by Enemy Fire in Over 20 Years | Military.com

www.military.com

 

[Dorian Mode]

When you go to war you

You think about what ifs before you go to war. Not to is a huge mistake

What are your qualifications to pontificate war strategy?

 

[Stryder50]

Iran has regime change.
Iran gives up their enriched uranium.
The straits of hormuz is opened up.
Ceasefire now.

Sounds pretty close to what I think would be Trump's goals.
The ceasefire would be only after the three other conditions are achieved.
However, the regime change would have to be a non-theocratic if the other two are to happen.

I think it was Clausewitz who said "The purpose of war is a better peace"

 

[Rawley]

The state department and military leadership are running the war...

Jeebus, the brain rot from what these folks are being fed 24/7 in their media is frightening.

 

[Stryder50]

ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT.

US Military Aircraft Hit in Iran War are First Shot Down by Enemy Fire in Over 20 Years​

I'm referencing back further than twenty years.
Meanwhile document your claim (I believe it may be in error).

 

[playtime]

And other reports say it was opened last year.

uh-huh. then why didn't donny obliterate that bridge when he obliterated iran's nuke capabilities back in october?

Don't know, neither do you

right - just like the school girls weren't massacred either.

I didn't think you were an asshole. Oh well, I was wrong. You have a blessed day

lol ... saying asshole AND blessed in rapid succession.

priceless.

 

[Dorian Mode]

SO you can't point to a single mistake. Didn't think so.

They have thought though every single one of your what ifs. It's was they've been planning for decades. The media you watch seems to have convinced you that Trump and Hegseth just did this on a whim after a Saturday night bull session.

That just doesn't fit their fabricated narratives based on political propaganda. Everyone here has absolutely no clue what really happens in that behemoth of a federal government. But that doesn't stop these dumocraps from making up ridiculous stories that express their emotions, not their intellect.

 

[ElmerMudd]

Sounds pretty close to what I think would be Trump's goals.
The ceasefire would be only after the three other conditions are achieved.
However, the regime change would have to be a non-theocratic if the other two are to happen.

I think it was Clausewitz who said "The purpose of war is a better peace"

Trump has not been speciic. Everydy he changes. "We don't need to get the enriched uranium, we will ue satelites to keep an eye on it" "We don't need to worry about the straits of Hoemuz being open. Other people need it open. They can take care of it" Sme regime, but he says they are nicer people in the old regime"

 

[Stryder50]

When you go to war you

You think about what ifs before you go to war. Not to is a huge mistake

Except history shows that not all "what ifs" are known.
Surprise is a common event that commanders train to learn how to deal with.

Another adage is that one often finds themself going to war with what they have, rarely with everything they'd want.

 

[ElmerMudd]

I'm referencing back further than twenty years.
Meanwhile document your claim (I believe it may be in error).

I did document it.

US Military Aircraft Hit in Iran War are First Shot Down by Enemy Fire in Over 20 Years | Military.com

www.military.com

 

[Stryder50]

Trump has not been speciic. Everydy he changes. "We don't need to get the enriched uranium, we will ue satelites to keep an eye on it" "We don't need to worry about the straits of Hoemuz being open. Other people need it open. They can take care of it" Sme regime, but he says they are nicer people in the old regime"

Trump is an experienced negotiator.
Unlike most of his critics, he realizes you don't show all your cards right at the start.
Also one needs to be flexible, adjust to developing situations.

One doesn't want or need to reveal all the specifics so that you can keep your enemy guessing on what they should do if they don't want to surrender.
When the day is done, Iran's theocracy surrendering is the real and final goal.

 

[Stryder50]

I did document it.

US Military Aircraft Hit in Iran War are First Shot Down by Enemy Fire in Over 20 Years | Military.com

www.military.com

I don't recall seeing that in your post when I replied,
... but whatever ...

 

[Stryder50]

I did document it.

US Military Aircraft Hit in Iran War are First Shot Down by Enemy Fire in Over 20 Years | Military.com

www.military.com

OIF is the last time we've engaged a nation with any sort of air defense system.
Until recent months.

 

[Independent thinker]

What is your opinion of how Donald Trump is doing managing the Iran war.

Should have made this a poll. Trump was right to hit them now BEFORE they became an imminent threat, because they absolutely were going to be an imminent threat. Democrats are all about negotiating nonstop until Iran finally did get nukes and the ballistic missiles to carry them to the US and then we would have had an impossible task at hand.

 

[Robert W]

What is your opinion of how Donald Trump is doing managing the Iran war.

I am glad that so far he has not sent in the infantry. Wonderful how he demolished Iran's navy, Airforce and harmed the infantry.

 

[BluesLegend]

What is your opinion of how Donald Trump is doing managing the Iran war.

You want us to compare Trump to Biden? That's not going to end well for Democrats.