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> ...no boots on the ground. It'll end in two weeks Why do we never learn from history?

HauntingPin 8mo ago
Yes ... why do we never learn from history? What's with the selective memory? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_war The previous campaign lasted a whole 13 days and WW3 didn't start. I'm not sure why anybody thinks it'll be different now or why Russia or China would bother going to war for Iran. That makes zero sense.
- sekai 8mo ago
  > The previous campaign lasted a whole 13 days and WW3 didn't start. I'm not sure why anybody thinks it'll be different now or why Russia or China would bother going to war for Iran. That makes zero sense. We did not move 1/3 of operational USAF capacity and 33% of our deployable Navy for limited strikes.
  - HauntingPin 8mo ago
    Okay, and where's the army? I'm not sure what you're expecting without boots to put on the ground. Are the pilots gonna be ejecting to go hunt Khamenei? This argument is meaningless. Again, none of this can lead to WW3 and none of this can turn into a protracted war as in Ukraine-Russia. You can stop when you have no idea what you're talking about, you know.
    - shakna 8mo ago
      What do the three points of the navy trident represent?
    - JumpinJack_Cash 8mo ago
      You seem like a Trump voter who voted for no more wars doing damage control Boots on the ground can happen at any time if Iran manages to either hit one of the thousands of US assets in the region or worse they resort to terrorism with a theatrical attack like 9/11 which ended up costing so many lives , money and freedoms ranging from TSA literally up your ass to the destruction of privacy online and offline…..and of course as we all know boots on the ground
- TheAlchemist 8mo ago
  The big difference with previous campaign is that now, the Iranian regime is facing existential threat. While the previous war was more a of a show for respective domestic publics, this one feels like there is no coming back. Of course Russia or China won't go to war for Iran - nobody is saying that. They can get involved though, just as Europe is involved in Ukraine war.
  - viking123 8mo ago
    They will provide intel and weapons like NATO in Ukraine.
- AlecSchueler 8mo ago
  https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-military-campaign-against-iran-could-extend-for-four-weeks/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-military-... One day later and they've doubled their predictions already. > a whole 13 days and WW3 didn't start. Also you moved the goalposts here. The quote was "no boots on the ground, over in two weeks."
concinds 8mo ago
There are no ground ops and there is no possibility of any significant ground ops given current deployments.
- JasonADrury 8mo ago
  And if Iran gets incredibly lucky and sinks an aircraft carrier or lands a sufficiently lucky hit on a military base? Will there still be no possibility of ground deployments?
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Yes ... why do we never learn from history? What's with the selective memory? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_war The previous campaign lasted a whole 13 days and WW3 didn't start. I'm not sure why anybody thinks it'll be different now or why Russia or China would bother going to war for Iran. That makes zero sense.

sekai 8mo ago
> The previous campaign lasted a whole 13 days and WW3 didn't start. I'm not sure why anybody thinks it'll be different now or why Russia or China would bother going to war for Iran. That makes zero sense. We did not move 1/3 of operational USAF capacity and 33% of our deployable Navy for limited strikes.
- HauntingPin 8mo ago
  Okay, and where's the army? I'm not sure what you're expecting without boots to put on the ground. Are the pilots gonna be ejecting to go hunt Khamenei? This argument is meaningless. Again, none of this can lead to WW3 and none of this can turn into a protracted war as in Ukraine-Russia. You can stop when you have no idea what you're talking about, you know.
  - shakna 8mo ago
    What do the three points of the navy trident represent?
  - JumpinJack_Cash 8mo ago
    You seem like a Trump voter who voted for no more wars doing damage control Boots on the ground can happen at any time if Iran manages to either hit one of the thousands of US assets in the region or worse they resort to terrorism with a theatrical attack like 9/11 which ended up costing so many lives , money and freedoms ranging from TSA literally up your ass to the destruction of privacy online and offline…..and of course as we all know boots on the ground
TheAlchemist 8mo ago
The big difference with previous campaign is that now, the Iranian regime is facing existential threat. While the previous war was more a of a show for respective domestic publics, this one feels like there is no coming back. Of course Russia or China won't go to war for Iran - nobody is saying that. They can get involved though, just as Europe is involved in Ukraine war.
- viking123 8mo ago
  They will provide intel and weapons like NATO in Ukraine.
AlecSchueler 8mo ago
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-military-campaign-against-iran-could-extend-for-four-weeks/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-military-... One day later and they've doubled their predictions already. > a whole 13 days and WW3 didn't start. Also you moved the goalposts here. The quote was "no boots on the ground, over in two weeks."

concinds 8mo ago

There are no ground ops and there is no possibility of any significant ground ops given current deployments.

JasonADrury 8mo ago
And if Iran gets incredibly lucky and sinks an aircraft carrier or lands a sufficiently lucky hit on a military base? Will there still be no possibility of ground deployments?
- deleted 8mo ago
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