• Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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      Officially? To liberate the Iranian people and bring them freedom and democracy, (in the same style we liberated the Iraqi, Libyan, Syrian, Afghan, and Palestinian people).

      In Trump’s words, “destroy them until they cry uncle, if there’s even anybody left to surrender”

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    When will the American nightmare be over ? Will I live long enough to see an end to American incursions? 🤔😞

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    I feel so bad for the troops.

    The vile child rapist and murdering slug will sit back and wait for the troops to be virtually annihilated. Then he will gleefully golf as Iran does a major attack on us soil. He will then enact the war bill (don’t know what it is called, I am not american) to stop voting.

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      He’d have to declare martial law to suspend voting.

      In theory, there would need to be a clear national emergency, such as a ground invasion of the United States or open rebellion to allow for martial law to be declared.

      I don’t think Iran is going to launch an amphibious assault against the United States any time soon.

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        Declaring martial law does not suspend voting. Nothing gives the president that power, and the constitution grants no condition for elections to be paused or not held. Full stop.

        Conceding on this AT ALL gives them leverage.

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      Every US soldier that is neutralized in Iran will not be there to fight in another unjust war… so, my sympathy to those people is limited.

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        Unfortunately it may also be the only way they can afford to get an education, via the G.I bill. I think anyone who signed up before the Trump re-election was not expecting to be ordered to kill innocents.

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    What the fuck is the 82nd Airborne Paratroopers gonna find if they touch down in Iran? This orange fucking moron doesn’t understand the only way to resolve this is to install somebody, to support the rebellion against Ayatollah’s factions, and they’re only polarizing candidates against them by bombing cities, putting boots on the ground, and allowing whatever the fuck Israel thinks its doing.

    And all but 2 GOP house members are completely on board. Every GOP senator. All of them.

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      Yes, I don’t think a ground invasion of Iran is highly unlikely anymore, it is just unlikely.

      I think it is trending towards “likely” every hour though. There are no offramps on the horizon here in my opinion.

      Here is the thing I don’t think the Trump will try to occupy Iran, I just think ground troops might be used to destroy parts of it more thoroughly.

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      support the rebellion against Ayatollah’s factions

      They’ve been doing that in Iran for half a century. We have dozens of examples, America supporting a puppet faction has never turned out better for the people.

      The best thing america can do for the iranian people is end all sanctions and fuck off. Their struggle isn’t advanced by being under siege.

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          So do you want to point to a single place that is better off after America armed a puppet faction?

          Or just shriek “tankie” and shut down?

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            Iran is already China’s Puppet faction like Syria was Russia’s. The resistance in Iran is very real, a push to end dictatorship, but clearly the USA under the orange fuck’s leadership is more interested in expanding Israeli borders.

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              China trading with Iran after America said nobody is allowed to and armed terrorists doesn’t make Iran a Chinese puppet, or Syria for that matter.

              But you still can’t name a place that is better off after America armed some faction.

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      They are intentionally targeting left leaning activists and politicians in their homes. They don’t want a stable government to take over, regardless of who it favors.

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          The Americans who have or will have any say in the matter don’t.

          Last time Iran had a left-leaning government, the US armed a puppet faction and got the Shah in power, who made things bad enough the people got behind the current government. Opposing socialism has bipartisan support in DC.

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      If I understand things correctly airborn troops are specialized in mobilizing quickly whether that be literally parachuting or not is different.

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        Sure, but after they land they’re in the middle of the mountains. Iran is very rugged terrain. Thry can parachute into where they need to be but they’re not going far or getting a supply line.

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        Any rapid deployed group requires logistics and support to maintain their position. D-Day succeeded because the airborne troops only had to hold for a few days until the link up with the Normandy beach forces could reach them.

        Market garden failed because that linkup failed to reach them. The British in particular lost a lot of troops.

        The other 2 gulf wars took months to build up material. I have no idea what build up there is now, but Iran is twice the size of Iraq. Lot of angry people there to greet the US

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    Reminds me of Market Garden except morally bankrupt and monumentally more ill-advised.