Iran's failed strategy
Link to quote: The Iranian Ticking Bomb | The Washington Institute
For those who might not understand what the former Iranian president meant, he was declaring that one nuclear bomb could destroy the state of Israel where close to half the world's Jewish population was located. The regime in Iran is one of the evilest that the world has ever known.
Iran was recently defanged by President Trump. Israel had demolished Iran's proxies. Powerful sanctions had caused protests among the Iranian people. As bad as things were for the fanatical regime, they still had a very strong security force to suppress dissent even if it meant killing thousands of Iranian citizens. Iran also possessed thousands of ballistic missiles which acted as a great deterrence to all of its neighbors as well as the frightened nations of Europe.
In the meantime, the Iranian regime had a single strategy: to wait out the next 3 years. Once Trump was gone, maybe they would get another leftist proxy like Joe Biden or even better, maybe a fellow traveler like AOC or another squad member. Unfortunately for them President Trump wasn't going to let them get by. He is doing the hard work that others didn't have the fortitude to do. It is a tremendous gamble politically. The midterms are less than a year away. This President obviously wants to do what is best for the country and in this case, the world as well.
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Hoping? No.
Expecting? Maybe.
Pointing out the hypocrisy and entitlement definitely.
That is debatable.
Our forces will be supported by the vast majority. That they have been put in harm’s way as pawns in a game being played by an ineffectual leadership group does nothing but make their presence and sacrifice more worthy of that support. And the necessity of holding those responsible to account is to honor their service.
You are against the strike on Iran?
As initiated, sans consistent justification and lack of confidence in the ability of this administration to state, much less achieve ultimate goals should give everyone pause.
You don't think the US military can defeat Iran?
It is one thing to ‘carry a big stick’, vic.
The impossible challenge for this ‘commandeerer-in-chief’ lies in ‘speaking softly’, much less in eloquence or with any semblance of a plan.
Our faithful troops, our fatigued country, and our forgotten allies deserve better.
No, that's projection.
I'm worried that Trumpian ignorance has created decades of violence. It has become quite clear that Trump has miscalculated. Ali Khamenei wasn't a strongman. Khamenei held power that Trump does not understand. Khamenei wasn't a Saddam Hussein or a Nicolás Maduro. It may seem a subtle distinction; Khamenei was not a divine ruler but rather a ruler for the divine.
Shia Islam is not going to go away. Trump cannot defeat Shia Islam. The only thing Trump may possibly accomplish will be temporarily separating the theocracy from a state. But the theocracy won't go away. That's the resilient power of a theocracy.
That's how the Taliban returned to power after 20 years of war. The Taliban were defeated by every western measure of defeat. A new regime was installed that was subservient to the US. So how did the Taliban return from the dead?
It is kind of silly to worry about provoking a group that has already been attacking us since they came to power in 1979.
They are absolutely dedicated to the destruction of Israel and the US. They have even murdered thousands of their own people as well as Israelis and Americans.
The President had a choice: Allow them to have nuclear weapons aimed at all of us or to bring the regime to an end. He did what so many feared to do.
What surprises me (after all the rhetoric) is that Iran hasn't loaded their nuclear reactor waste onto missiles and drones and dirtied up all the oil terminals in the region. (The worst radiological weapons don't go bang.)
If you want me to cry for Ali Khamenei then you'll be disappointed. But if I'm expected to play as dumb as Trump about destabilizing a religion then the disappointment will be greater.
So, when do the deportations of Iranian ramp up? When can the American people expect sort of benefit from Trump's bad deal? We're paying for the damned war. We're stuck with higher gas prices. Trump's chump change checks won't even pay the rent. When does Trump stop pissing down people's backs and telling them they're winning?
Well, they aren't exactly geniuses. Remember that this operation began because they decided to have a meeting in which all the leadership would be in one place.
If you want me to cry for Ali Khamenei then you'll be disappointed. But if I'm expected to play as dumb as Trump about destabilizing a religion then the disappointment will be greater.
You think that Iran brought stability?
So, when do the deportations of Iranian ramp up? When can the American people expect sort of benefit from Trump's bad deal? We're paying for the damned war. We're stuck with higher gas prices. Trump's chump change checks won't even pay the rent. Wehn does Trump stop pissing down people's backs and telling them they're winning?
Which Iranians do you want to deport?
As far as gas prices (which the msm has suddenly become interested in) go, the great economist Arthur Laffler just said that any spike due to the military action won't last long. I think you should wait a few weeks before we get excited. I do appreciate the concern for the American people.
Why, the Iranians that don't belong here. Dearborn needs a revival. And north Texas could stand an Operation EPIC Cleansing. DHS has bought up a lot of warehouse space. Use it. Or was that just another Big Government waste of taxpayer money?
I'm curious about something. How can a comment be considered trolling if it is the first comment posted to an article? I thought it had to be aimed at a comment posted by another.
That is a very good question.
I wonder if anyone can answer that?
I wouldn't hold my breath.
Let us remain hopeful. Maybe we'll get some clarification.
Buzz,
Beyond the fact that this whole line of questioning is Meta, I'll answer. If the first comment is meant to tick people off, it is trolling. Trolling is the act of trying to tick people off, so that they get a ticket when they respond in an annoying or nasty way.
The word "it" ticks certain people off if the person who said it isn't part of a particular demographic.
Okay. And as well I knew I was bordering META with my comments. It appears to me that everyone is afraid to commit so it won't matter anyway.
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Oh goody, the video comes with a dancing lesson ... @!@
So it's another day that ends with a "Y".
We attacked Iran because Netanyahu demanded it . Rubio spilled the beans yesterday.
If this war is so popular and great let's hold the midterm elections later this week.
We don't go to war based on polls. This action was needed decades ago. This might just be the greatest foreign policy achievement of my lifetime
Gas prices are too high for ruralists to drive to the polls.
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What war?
Gas prices in rural NC are cheaper than the urban areas by almost $0.25.
Duh, rural overhead is cheaper than urban overhead.
Right now in Iran, they are comparing the assassination of their version of president and cabinet as their Pearl Harbor treachery.
We struck a Saturday morning business breakfast meeting while negotiations with the US & UN were scheduled to resume Monday.
This might be one of our lowest moments as far as morals and ethics are concerned.
So your comment is fictitious. Thanks for at least admitting it.
that's familiar territory for the criminal/traitor/child molester that occupies the oval office ...
I'm starting to think my 9 month 2009 stay in Winston-Salem was ficticious.
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You state that Netanyahu ordered us to attack Iran but that's not really what Rubio said.
Seems rather clear to me that the understanding in Washington was that Israel was going to attack Iran and if the US did nothing, our troops were still going to be attacked by Iran and the potential causalities could be higher. So the hard choice was to attack first to reduce potential casualties to our troops. Sort of flies in the face of the opinion that Washington doesn't care about the troops.
This whole CONFLICT was started on Oct7 by the Iranian proxy Hamas and continued by the Iranian proxy Hezbollah and the Iranian proxy the Houthies and then by Iran itself. One does not kill an octopus by damaging its tentacles, but when even the octopus joins in, it is necessary to kill the octopus.
It goes back almost 50 years.
It started long before then, and it's difficult to blame Israel for simply being fed up with their bullshit.
Which explains why Iranians all over the civilized world are dancing in the streets.
Out of curiosity, how do they describe Oct 7?
How do they explain their unwillingness to accept Palestinian refugees?
It's interesting that this is around the time that the Festival of Purim is celebrated around this time of the year, which comemmorates a long-ago relationship between Jews and Persians.
The Purim Story
LINK -> The Purim Story - The Book of Esther (Megillah) in Brief - Chabad.org
Initially. What for a few hours appeared to be the celebration of the Ayatollah's demise are now hope and prayer parties for the Crown Prince to return and set things right. That is a long shot.
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Deflect much?
Given that my original comment was yesterday;
I wonder if the regime or future Iranians will have some clever slogan about the missile strike on the girl's elementary school like "Remember the Alamo"
or now that, the USA, illegally sank the frigate Dena in international waters 40 minutes before shift change and sunrise, maybe that can be their version of
"Remember the USS Maine". Killing people in their sleep is such a class act.
I'm not sure what we were expecting. What's the normal dancing duration when a tyrant is killed? Is there supposed to be a three week festival or something?
I'm asking you. You seem to both care intently and have insider knowledge about how Iranians feel. Their government funded a mass murder, rape and abduction of innocent civilians. How do they feel about that?
Not at all.
The Israelis did far more to protect innocent lives in Gaza than Iran did. Explain again why we give a solitary shit how they view their Supreme Leader meeting Jesus.
Do we also now care about Pakistan being upset that we went in and got bin Laden?
Let's not forget how the present Iranian regime dealt with gays...
Well we can add that, but it seems to me the list is long enough already.
Hey stupid fat fuck Trump - if you want the people to support your war it would be better not to talk about your drapes, how much you love gold, and how the sound of hammers reminds you of money , until the war briefing/Medal of honor ceremony is over not in the middle of it.
What war?
Ah yes, as congress did not declare one, there isn't one. Orwell's Bigly Bro would be proud ... @!@.
And they don't need to for the operation that took place. You know, kind of like previous Presidents did. But I get it, because Trump did it you all have to stomp your feet and scream.
Right now my feet are being tickled and I'm laughing.
The military attack on Iran that your Dear Leader keeps calling a war. That war.
According to you and those like yourself, he's a liar and nothing he says can be trusted. Are you saying he's no longer a liar?
Are you saying he's lying?
That's not an answer.
Based on all objective criteria, Trump is a lying sack of shit. Apparently, you agree.
So selectively you don't think he's lying. Reality is, he's no different than any other politician.
Never gave indication either way.
They've had 40 years to plan for the day the US decided not to tolerate their killing of Americans and funding of terrorism worldwide.
I don't think they imagined it could possibly go this poorly and result in most of their neighbors pissed at them...
Even Hillary Clinton said she would decimate Iran if she were elected. Nancy Pelosi said in 2011 that Obama did not need Congressional approval to attack Syris....but here we are today. Democrats and their media operatives have totally forgotten about all that because one reason...it is Trump doing it.
It's about WHO made the call. Democrats make it they are silent and celebrate it. Anybody else, they scream, cry, stomp their feet. Glaring hypocrisy.
CDS, PDS and ODS all in one post. Seek help.
I was going to tell them good job on the trifecta!
I think they expected a continuation of the hand-outs like what they received from Obama and Biden. We see how that worked out.
If Trump changed his name to Obama and dropped pallets of cash into Iran, the left would be cheering him and demanding he get a third term.
Seems that NT members are taking sides, so I wonder which of these two nations the members here prefer to survive under their present leaderships - Iran or Israel. Many have already indicated their choice.
Nonsense.
I should have added "afraid to commit" as a choice.
I'm an American so I'm on America's side.
Seems to me there are Americans who are on Israel's side and Americans that are on Iran's side, but my question was to indicate which of those 2.
But hey, good news, the price of gas is going to skyrocket!!!!!
oh goody, that makes the cost of everything else in america go down, right?
americans got to pay for the maga moron's illegal tariffs last year, and this year we get to pay for his illegal war ...
Hello recession. Which means even more unemployment, retirement fund take a nose dive, and suicide rates skyrocket.
Meanwhile, the falling birth rates continue.