How to you expect a country to react when you openly declare war on them?No it won't be good at all. But it will be so much fucking worse for Iran. Which is my point, I don't understand why Iran retaliated this strongly.
Iran isn't some pushover that we could just bomb the hell out of with no repercussions.Well RIP Iran I guess.
Assuming the US does it Libya/Iraq 1.0 style and just bombs them.
people are nuts. We're still fighting in Afghanistan and we're still in Iraq. Iran is very unified compared to those places and with very harsh terrain.
I mean, you don't even have to look at a historical conflict - just look at Afghanistan.
Exactly.It won't be only Iran, we'll have to fight Iranian alighted groups all over the ME. Which I'm sure Isreal and Saudi would also take part in. It's 100% a clusterfuck that was being avoided until Donald the dove decided otherwise
I think they also know that the US is tired of war. Maybe this is my being optimistic about my country but I think if Trump goes to war then he loses in a landslide.No it won't be good at all. But it will be so much fucking worse for Iran. Which is my point, I don't understand why Iran retaliated this strongly.
People were talking about WWIII when we blew up an empty airfield in Syria. Shit is absolutely ridiculous. Two world leaders could give each other a mean glare and you'd have people here saying WWIII is imminent. We're supposed to be the level-headed ones who can think critically and rationally. Or so I thought.
What? Why would you admire US troops?I admire US troops, but it sickens me that some people in this country think a few troops dying would be justification for killing hundreds of thousands of civilians initially - and millions inevitably - in a war.
first of all I like to apologize for confusing you with an American.
but if you live in Iran you should be well aware that your Armed Forces trained 40 years for an asymmetric war like this.
He's been refusing aggressive action throughout his entire presidency much of the time, we just don't hear about it when nothing happens.
He's a coward, hopefully that guides him here.
Rockets yes. Ballistic missiles no. Massive difference.Aren't rockets fried at this base with some regularity? Only difference is Iran is taking explicit responsibility. I'd be surprised if there are significant casualties.
Saudi Arabia and Israel, both of which are already in the region.yeh, I was thinking the same thing, no one is on the US side this time.
They absolutely 100% do:My biggest worry is Trump's advisors want war with Iran so they'll use every opportunity to escalate.
Um, Iran is about as mountainous as Afghanistan. But it's way more modern, advanced, and the people are fairly united as far as demographics go. It would be an absolute fucking shit show if we invaded. Like Normandy Beach levels of snafu.
ITS TIME FOR A COUP TO TAKE HIM DOWN!
If we can do that hopefully we can stop this fast and apologize to Iran!
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.I hope US citizens still backing Trump in any way shape or form whatsoever, do understand that right now, the US won't even have allies anywhere in the world, Europe included? Trump has been insulting and condescending everywhere he went, European leaders and citizens alike despise him and think he's an gigantic buffoon, so if y'all think you're gonna get the support of your usual allies in this shit war Trump started by himself, I'm afraid to tell you that the answer for any support is gonna be incredibly non-existent. Feels more and more like the US is backing themselves against the wall right now.
What scares me the most is how war hungry Trump supporters are. They think this is a fucking video game.
What scares me the most is how war hungry Trump supporters are. They think this is a fucking video game.
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.All this bullshit because Trump assassinated a General.
FUCK TRUMP
What scares me the most is how war hungry Trump supporters are. They think this is a fucking video game.
US is absolutely fucked if they want an occupation though, never gonna be successful
That, and the younger generations have never lived through a "declared" war. I wonder how unnerving it is for them...or if it feels real at all.What scares me the most is how war hungry Trump supporters are. They think this is a fucking video game.
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.
Carrier groups still have an effective range of roughly 1250 nautical miles. Putting aside anti air capabilities for sortied craft there isn't a safe distance at which the USN would be able to attack with impunity.The US Navy has enough firepower to basically flatten the country, and they can be launched from anywhere. Straight up attacking US forces will provoke a massive retaliation even more so than Iraq. Iraq was about trying to occupy a country, if the US doesn't care about that, they could destroy Iran without even launching any nukes.
military tracker on twitter stating that F35-As from Al-Dhafra base in UAE are in the air.
People actually think a boots on the ground situation in Iran is possible? No.. just no. Go pull out an atlas and take in what Iran is for 10 minutes.
It would make the Vietnam War seem quaint, short and clean.
military tracker on twitter stating that F35-As from Al-Dhafra base in UAE are in the air.
These people existing makes it so hard for me to want to continue.I broke this news to my supervisor. Her response?
"I can't wait to leave this world and take my kids with me — looking forward to nuclear armageddon!"
She wasn't kidding. She's a Trump supporter and she's loving this.
This is America
You assume rational actors.I hope people also realize that Iran isn't just confined to the geographic delimitations of the Republic.
Iran has massive influence over Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon. A couple of days ago Hezbollah called for open aggression against US bases.
If there are no casualties, there is still hope that this could be seen as de-escalation. Iran had to retaliate in proportion to the assassination of Suleimani. If an attack on a base with no deaths occurs, it could be seen as a legitimate response that doesn't yet close the door on alleviating the conflict.
Also, this might come across wrong to some but can we please stop it with the " WW3 LOL" comments on a whim? This doesn't affect you in the vicinity of your home in a country that will most likely not be affected by this, whether " this " ends up being a full-out war on the short-run or a series of intense proxy-war deliberations on the long-run. It's the Middle East that will be the loser, again
i know this normally doesn't apply to trump, but wouldn't congress be able to stop any new declaration of military activity against another country?
If those misses actually came from Iran then they just signed their death certificate.
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.I broke this news to my supervisor. Her response?
"I can't wait to leave this world and take my kids with me — looking forward to nuclear armageddon!"
She wasn't kidding. She's a Trump supporter and she's loving this.
This is America