US forces in Iraq under attack from Iranian cruise missiles. [IMPORTANT STAFF POST]

Anti · Jan 7, 2020

Wamb0wneD said:
All these "Iran must be suicidal" comments are triggering the fuck out of me.
It's always coming from Americans. You can't even fathom the idea of another country not wanting to be America's bitch. What fucking country in this world would just do nothing after a high ranking official of theirs was killed by a different party?
Tell me that country. It certainly wouldn't be America, now would it. And always there is this proudness of your military swinging with all of it. It's sickening.

This bullying mentality of "yeah we killed him but you retaliating is dumb because we will 'flatten you' lul" is the worst. I know you folks value the life of one American Soldier more than 1000 Iraqi lives, but at some point it's time to stop and get some fucking perspective.

Most Americans are fucking bullies, and the worse part is how they believe they are just and the good guys, its fucking delusional.

There will be a point in time that they will mess with the wrong country and their fucking territory will be attacked, when that happens they will finally know how does it feel to be attacked by money thirsty powertrupping morons.

Joker Code · Jan 7, 2020

This doesn't sound good. It's war really happening?

Delphine · Jan 7, 2020

IDreamOfHime said:
The Allies thought the same of George W, but still followed him into an illegal war. Decades of military cooperation won't be held back because Trump is twitter troll.

My country sure as hell didn't follow, which was the shit origin story of the short-lived but absolutely hilarious term of Freedom Fries.

And Bush was nowhere near as universally despised, disliked and ridiculed as Trump is.

DrewFu · Jan 7, 2020

It'sEctoplasm said:

Likely to make sure they don't get hit while on the ground.

xbhaskarx · Jan 7, 2020

Some random thoughts...

Good thing college in the US is so ridiculously expensive that poor people have to join the military...

Opto · Jan 7, 2020

BossAttack said:
Madness. Madness and stupidity.

...and warmongers.

Buy Raytheon stocks! /s

jelly · Jan 7, 2020

Tovarisc said:
https://twitter.com/vermontgmg/status/1214702040817061888

So a good time for Red Dawn.

Deleted member 2752 · Jan 7, 2020

IDreamOfHime said:
The Allies thought the same of George W, but still followed him into an illegal war. Decades of military cooperation won't be held back because Trump is twitter troll.

Many big allies did not participate in Iraq.

chadskin · Jan 7, 2020

Oniletter · Jan 7, 2020

jfkgoblue said:
Did Iran just decide that their pride is more important than their continued existence as a country? There is no way the US does not respond to this with a massive retaliation that could flatten the entire country.

I thought this was already bad and that Iran would escalate further, but I did not think that Iran was this fucking stupid.

Absolutely abhorrent and disgusting framing.

Dubbedinenglish · Jan 7, 2020

BringBackSonics said:
No one is invading Iran.

So what would be the resolution then?

Cor · Jan 7, 2020

Koukalaka said:
I wonder what the Iraqi Government's response will be - they're obviously fucking pissed with the US but I can't imagine they're too pleased with countries using Iraq as a playground to launch missiles into.

To tell the US to get out extra fast. They know they'll be even more of a battleground otherwise

Netherscourge said:
Israel and Turkey will give Trump permission to launch against Iran from their hosted bases, most likely. But he can probably do it from carriers and subs in the Gulf just as well.

Turkey has had good relations with Iran for decades, so itll prolly want to stay well out of this.

NinjaScooter · Jan 7, 2020

BDS said:
The fuck are you talking about

if it weren't for the last 50 years of needless, unending wars in places like Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, you wouldn't have freedom.

onadesertedisland · Jan 7, 2020

MouldyK said:
Lolsure

Who is this moron?

El Bombastico · Jan 7, 2020

It'sEctoplasm said:

Oh fuck...

Puroresu_kid · Jan 7, 2020

Starfire22 said:
Those men and women help fight for our right to live in such freedom. Man, fuck you for thinking otherwise.

Is this a joke

zoabs · Jan 7, 2020

Not brushed up on my geopolitical alliances, how likely is it that Russia or China would join in a theoretical defense of Iran?

Kernel · Jan 7, 2020

Noodle said:
I don't think it'll be a war. I think it'll be a week of tit-for-tat "precision strikes" against close-border targets before it goes back to sabre rattling.

If it were any other President.....

All bets are off imo.

Opto · Jan 7, 2020

Nepenthe said:
Iran looks like the aggressor to idiots.

I don't meant to be crude but *gestures to America*

Braag · Jan 7, 2020

Seriously this is fucking unreal. I wish nothing but pain and misery upon Trump for starting this shit.

Lionheart360 · Jan 7, 2020

Noodle said:
I don't think it'll be a war. I think it'll be a week of tit-for-tat "precision strikes" against close-border targets before it goes back to sabre rattling.

This is the best case scenario. Hopefully, the conflict does not grow to incorporate naval and ground forces

FF Seraphim · Jan 7, 2020

Nepenthe said:
Iran looks like the aggressor to idiots.

So to his base basically

LiK · Jan 7, 2020

Fuck Trump

WedgeX · Jan 7, 2020

Polymerization said:
We don't draft anymore, that's 20th century. The military will raise signing bonuses and perks to incentivize you instead.

Or force back in people who were already out, I suppose.

El Bombastico · Jan 7, 2020

Starfire22 said:
Those men and women help fight for our right to live in such freedom. Man, fuck you for thinking otherwise.

Deleted member 18944 · Jan 7, 2020

Starfire22 said:
Those men and women help fight for our right to live in such freedom. Man, fuck you for thinking otherwise.

Yeah, the US military is actively defending our apparently "at risk" freedom from fucking enemy combatants a 16 hour flight away from the United States.

Incredible logic.

jelly · Jan 7, 2020

aGuyInaBearSuit said:
American evangelicals are a legitimate doomsday cult. They pine for the end of the world so they can go to their kingdom in the sky. It's why they love things like Israel - They know it brings us closer to bigger, maybe even nuclear, conflicts.

All the shit they attack Muslim extremists for, they are guilty of themselves. Just in the name of a different religion.

Isn't Popmeo a religious nut job?

Cess007 · Jan 7, 2020

jfkgoblue said:
That was a fucking stupid decision, but lets be real, the man was evil.

So the world also has permission to kill evil american men that lives in the US? Because boy, do we have a list here...

RailWays · Jan 7, 2020

Wamb0wneD said:
You think this is all on Trump? It's the Pentagon, the one that's there no matter what asshole sits in the white house. Trump is just the puppet to give his ok. Fuck them instead.

You're right that they're just as complicit

AniHawk · Jan 7, 2020

Noodle said:
I don't think it'll be a war. I think it'll be a week of tit-for-tat "precision strikes" against close-border targets before it goes back to sabre rattling.

i think it'll be much more than war. trump wants to use nukes. he wants to use them bad. the iran-hating fascists part of our fascist government will present it as an option and he'll take it. maybe not tomorrow but as this escalates, it will happen.

Garjon · Jan 7, 2020

Nepenthe said:
Iran looks like the aggressor to idiots.

And to people who want to see Iran as the aggressor, e.g. Israel, Saudi Arabia, half of America

Protein · Jan 7, 2020

Biggavell said:
What? Why would you admire US troops?

Not in the jingoistic sense, but in the sense that they get sent into these shitty conflicts that only benefit America's wealthy interests; all while the service members get fucked by their own government. The US service member 'love' is all a facade. America doesn't give a shit about its troops, politicians just use them whenever they want to hide behind some shitty piece of legislation/spending (or lack of), and the average dumbass in this country sees war like some fucked up football game.

xbhaskarx · Jan 7, 2020

DrewFu said:
Likely to make sure they don't get hit while on the ground.

Yup, that is most likely why Iranian fighter jets would take off, because being parked in an airbase they're sitting ducks.

Of course Iranian sources wouldn't know how many (if any) US troops were killed, but it's war propaganda time on both sides...

TacomaSCDisaster · Jan 7, 2020

Starfire22 said:
Those men and women help fight for our right to live in such freedom. Man, fuck you for thinking otherwise.

Is this a joke?

The last war in which American freedoms were actually in jeopardy was world war fucking 2. Every conflict we've been in since then has been imperialism or simply for profit.

asmith906 · Jan 7, 2020

jfkgoblue said:
That was a fucking stupid decision, but lets be real, the man was evil.

I doubt we see a boots on the ground Iraq-style invasion, that was an unmitigated disaster and that's from a much less powerful country. I fully expect just the US carpet bombing the fuck out of Iran.

The real losers in this are all the innocents who are going to be killed or have their lives completely uprooted. Fuck Trump so much for starting yet another fucking war in the Middle East.

about 50 people in Iran died today in Iran at that man's funeral. I'm sure Iran holds Trump responsible for creating this situation.

GenTask · Jan 7, 2020

Anti-War marches are popping up across the U.S. on Thursday.

Starfire22 · Jan 7, 2020

PunchyMalone said:
What's my freedom doing in the middle east?

We killed a thug general of theirs, they got pissed off, and they launched a bigger attack at our base.

They have always wanted us dead. Whether you choose to believe it or not.

dots · Jan 7, 2020

Netherscourge said:
Trump can't use nukes without breaking multiple international treaties - unless Iran uses one first.

name a time trump has cared about something like that

Diablos · Jan 7, 2020

Noodle said:
I don't think it'll be a war. I think it'll be a week of tit-for-tat "precision strikes" against close-border targets before it goes back to sabre rattling.

i wouldn't put it past Trump to just nuke Iran.
and remember much of the National defense/security leadership is nonexistent.

onadesertedisland · Jan 7, 2020

Holy fuck holy fuck holy fuck

Ouroboros · Jan 7, 2020

Fucking hell...

Avitus · Jan 7, 2020

Dubbedinenglish said:
So what would be the resolution then?

Degradation of their ability to retaliate until there's a ceasefire.

StrangerDanger · Jan 7, 2020

Wamb0wneD said:
All these "Iran must be suicidal" comments are triggering the fuck out of me.
It's always coming from Americans. You can't even fathom the idea of another country not wanting to be America's bitch. What fucking country in this world would just do nothing after a high ranking official of theirs was killed by a different party?
Tell me that country. It certainly wouldn't be America, now would it. And always there is this proudness of your military swinging with all of it. It's sickening.

This bullying mentality of "yeah we killed him but you retaliating is dumb because we will 'flatten you' lul" is the worst. I know you folks value the life of one American Soldier more than 1000 Iraqi lives, but at some point it's time to stop and get some fucking perspective.

Lack of self awareness and the might of American Military. Guess Trump's propaganda has indirectly effected these people. Don't even care about the innocent civilians that are in the middle of this.

On top of it, it's like People haven't even opened up a map and looked at Iran's geographical location and their neighboring states.

Wamb0wneD · Jan 7, 2020

low-G said:
We're talking about trying to trigger a response from the world's biggest bully, Donald Trump. Of course he's going to escalate this every single time. It's not 'we'll flatten you', because I know a lot of US Presidents wouldn't keep escalating. But I'm pretty sure Trump would.

It doesn't matter who sits in office. No country would another country let any of this do without retaliation. It's not about trying to trigger a response, for Iran it's about saving face towards their own people and neighbouring countries, and not let morale in their own military plummet into oblivion because they just watched when one of their highest ranking officials got killed.

That's what I mean with perspective.

Deleted member 39374 · Jan 7, 2020

Starfire22 said:
Those men and women help fight for our right to live in such freedom. Man, fuck you for thinking otherwise.

The freedom to die on the streets from lack of healthcare and housing lmao

Has to be a troll

UltraMagnanimous · Jan 7, 2020

zoabs said:
Not brushed up on my geopolitical alliances, how likely is it that Russia or China would join in a theoretical defense of Iran?

Zero.

jfkgoblue · Jan 7, 2020

Oniletter said:
Absolutely abhorrent and disgusting framing.

Maybe it was framed poorly, but the fact remains that Iran going to war with the US will be very bad for Iran. It will be bad for the US, but not nearly as bad as it will be for Iran.

zoabs said:
Not brushed up on my geopolitical alliances, how likely is it that Russia or China would join in a theoretical defense of Iran?

Practically zero

Kirblar · Jan 7, 2020

zoabs said:
Not brushed up on my geopolitical alliances, how likely is it that Russia or China would join in a theoretical defense of Iran?

Likely, at least passively, the Saudi/Iran situation basically has the Russia/China and their vassal states on Iran's side in a proxy conflict.

Actively, zero chance.

Draper · Jan 7, 2020

When was the last time Iran took to attacking us on foreign soil?

Last_colossi · Jan 7, 2020

chadskin said:

What's in the bag?, drone controls?

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