I’ll repeat my earlier stance… I believe that if Iran had touched off even just a dirty bomb in Tel Aviv or a US shipping port, people would feel very different about this conflict.
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July 24, 2026, 10:02 AM
chellim1
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“It is easier to start a war than to end it.” — Gabriel García Márquez
That about sums it up...
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor
July 24, 2026, 10:50 AM
jaaron11
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Originally posted by parabellum: I'm beginning to think they like being bombed.
There is a lot of truth to this statement. The IRGC hardliners and clerics who control the government have wanted a holy war with the "Great Satan" for years. Dying as martyrs for the cause is the greatest victory they can achieve, in their minds. There is no rational discourse or negotiation with an opponent like that. They love the war and want it to last forever.
The background questions are, 1) do the majority of the Iranian people agree with that position, and 2) if not, can we apply pressure that would make them want to overthrow their government without radicalizing them against us in the process. If there is no internal help from the Iranian people, there is no chance for lasting victory short of a full-on ground invasion. Bombing bridges and the energy grid isn't likely to win any hearts and minds.
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July 25, 2026, 06:06 AM
4MUL8R
I recommend that we
1. Carpet bomb a donut around Pickaxe to remove any iranians and continue to do so during the following actions 2. Air assault one 4000-man brigade combat team to the mountain site 3. Air assault another bct to the nuclear nanantz site 4. Helo in the iaea technologists 5. Enter the facilities 6. Film the truth 7. Remove any enriched using helo heavy lift 8. Set charges on equipment inside and exit 9. Blow equipment in place 10. Reenter and verify destroyed 11. Set charges for interior rooms and access tunnels 12. Blow up all interior spaces 13. Remove all bct personnel by helo
Much easier to write than to do.
------- Trying to simplify my life...
July 25, 2026, 07:44 AM
coyotedude
First things first....regain control of the SOH. Without it, Iran loses its most significant avenue of leverage.
July 25, 2026, 10:02 AM
Pipe Smoker
^^^^^ President Trump said that we would take out an Iranian bridge or power plant for each attack on a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. That will greatly reduce such attacks, I think.
Serious about crackers.
July 25, 2026, 10:08 AM
sigspecops
^^^ Yes, take full control of Hormuz, take away any and all leverage. We can’t keep doing this song and dance routine, now we have it, now they have it, ships are passing through, uh oh, now they’re not passing through.
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July 26, 2026, 10:07 AM
Gustofer
This guy is a breath of fresh air after having to deal with that morbidly obese piece of excrement Jon Tester for 18 years. So far, I'm happy I voted for him.
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July 26, 2026, 11:12 AM
Fed161
As has been widely reported, even though they deny it, the Russians are assisting the Iranians with targeting information to help kill Americans. The Russians are also providing weapons and drone technology to Iran. Iran is now angry with Ukraine because the Ukrainians are doing an effective job of attacking and sinking Russian shipping in the Caspian sea, including Russian weapons bound for Iran. That's a good thing.
I have never understood all of the American apologists for Putin and his thugs. I don't get it.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend and all that. Alllll because of the Bidens in Ukraine, they love Russia.
The corrupt and corruption in ukarine started long before the bidens.
"Practice like you want to play in the game"
July 26, 2026, 03:59 PM
DanH
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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
The corrupt and corruption in ukarine started long before the bidens.
Yep. If they could be trusted with money, they would have been a NATO member years if not decades ago.
July 26, 2026, 05:11 PM
Mars_Attacks
NATO is spending all of their money importing muslim savages.
At least Ukraine and Russia know better.
Russia giving intel to Iran is exactly why we gave over the plans to build Patriot missile batteries.
My bets are still on Ukraine continuing to curb stomp Russia.
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July 26, 2026, 05:15 PM
nhtagmember
The Ukrainians can sink Russian ships faster than Russia can build them.
Good in my books. That’s really gotta piss Poutine off.
July 26, 2026, 05:19 PM
Gustofer
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Originally posted by old rugged cross:
The corrupt and corruption in ukarine started long before the bidens.
I tire of the complaint that Ukraine is corrupt. They may very well be, but there's's not a country in the world that can out-do the corruption of our own beloved country...the USA. It is human nature to do what they are doing for they're own survival.
And I agree with Mars...my money is on Ukraine holding off Ivan. May God bless the Ukrainian soldiers.
________________________________________________________ It is long past time for a Convention of States. The Founding Fathers gave us this tool to fix an out of control government and we need to use it.
July 26, 2026, 05:39 PM
sigfreund
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Originally posted by Gustofer: May God bless the Ukrainian soldiers.
“ One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. … Against stupidity we are defenseless. … [R]easons fall on deaf ears; facts that contradict one's prejudgment simply need not be believed … and when facts are irrefutable they are just pushed aside ….” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
July 26, 2026, 05:47 PM
old rugged cross
quote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
quote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
The corrupt and corruption in ukarine started long before the bidens.
corrupt. They may very well be, but there's's not a country in the world that can out-do the corruption of our own beloved country...the USA.
That we can agree on gus. Our corrupt leaders shovel it to them by the billions and they spend a lot of it on lavish luxury items in other countries while our corrupt politicians line their pockets and their donors pockets to the tune of billions of $'s. Mn. and Ca. are a tiny corruption scandal when compared to what has transpired in ukraine for years now.
"Practice like you want to play in the game"
July 26, 2026, 05:59 PM
Pipe Smoker
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Originally posted by nhtagmember: The Ukrainians can sink Russian ships faster than Russia can build them. <snip>
I don’t know about that, but last I heard Turkey wasn’t letting any warships enter the Black Sea, including Russian warships.
Serious about crackers.
July 26, 2026, 07:39 PM
nhracecraft
^^ How exactly is Turkey doing this? Russia has it's own port on the Black Sea, in Crimea, which was and is the home port of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet. The Russians have had a naval base in Crimea since 1783, so for the last 240 years!
If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 47....Making America Great Again! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die!
July 26, 2026, 07:50 PM
Mars_Attacks
Crimea is falling. Nothing moves in the Black sea unless it wants to sink.
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