Saudi-Iran Conflict

[ThunderHorse]

So, we doing this?

Our coalition partners are suspending operations in Iraq-
German, Dutch military suspend training operations in Iraq amid...


And we're ordering non-essential personnel out of Iraq-
State Department Orders Nonessential U.S. Government Employees Out Of Iraq

 

[amlove21]

So, we doing this?

Our coalition partners are suspending operations in Iraq-
German, Dutch military suspend training operations in Iraq amid...


And we're ordering non-essential personnel out of Iraq-
State Department Orders Nonessential U.S. Government Employees Out Of Iraq

I sincerely hope not.

 

[Devildoc]

Not in the mood for another life-sacrificing, good-money-after-bad foray in the ME that gets us...back to exactly where we are now...

 

[Florida173]

I appreciate the opportunities for my continued employment

 

[Gunz]

From Politico:

"The New York Times first reported on Monday that Trump was considering sending as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East. The president on Tuesdaydismissed the report as “fake news,” adding that he would send “a hell of a lot more troops than that” if he decided to get aggressive with Iran."

 

[CQB]

The sabotage of four oil tankers is an interesting development. It may be too early, but it doesn't look like Iran.

Claim of Attacks on 4 Oil Vessels Raises Tensions in Middle East

What we know about the 'sabotage' attacks off UAE's coast

Two Saudi oil tankers targeted in Sunday's 'sabotage attack' near Iran

 

[Marauder06]

Wrong enemy, wrong theater of operations.

 

[Brill]

Wrong enemy, wrong theater of operations.

Agree.

I think we should remain cognizant of the sources for these reports, given our experience over the last 3 years. Iran is a PITA but not a strategic enemy of the US.

 

[Gunz]

We need to carpet-bomb Pakistan. Now back to your regularly scheduled program.

 

[BlackSmokeRisinG]

I was wondering when these tanker attacks were going to get a thread.

Even if these keep happening, and we send some escorts along with getting some drones/recon over there to make sure it's Iran doing it, I still don't see the President doing much more than some targeted strikes.

 

[Diamondback 2/2]

Fuck Iran, I'll go... They got some payback for their efp-ied's.

 

[AWP]

Smoking Jesus titty cinnamon, could we PLEASE have a war in Costa Rica or some such place? I hate the desert and could really use a change in climate. Can a brother profit from a war someplace nice for once?

 

[Brill]

If we get into a hard scrap with Iran, China is going to seize Taiwan. ..

Russia would take (back?) the Baltic’s...

 

[Brill]

Note the networks and perfectly synced talking points across the board. Reminiscent of the Trump is a Russian puppet, no?

 

[Gunz]

Note the networks and perfectly synced talking points across the board. Reminiscent of the Trump is a Russian puppet, no?

OMG Trump's a war mongering dictator as well as a Russian spy, we better elect Joe Biden before the NRA and the Ku Klux Klan take over the internet and make us get jobs.

 

[Brill]

Opposing opinion of “Trump’s beating the war drums”:

Here's how you'll know we're about to go to war with Iran — right now, we're not

 

[Gunz]

It's just saber-rattling rhetoric from the Ronald Reagan school of How to Intimidate Your Enemies by Scaring the Shit Out of Them. Trump did it with North Korea. He gives them a taste of the same crap they spew out daily--only unlike their threats--they know we can turn their whole gridsquare into a smoking wasteland in about three days.

 

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[Gunz]

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We're gonna send a hell of a lot more than that.

 

[11Bull]

More lions fighting for lambs. lets pack up and go home.