(March 30, 2026 at 11:37 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(March 30, 2026 at 6:40 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: He’s also threatening to destroy Iran’s desalination plants, which is a war crime.
But his constant demands that Iran open the Strait is an implicit recognition that they’re the ones holding the cards.
Boru
The fact that he's still piling up troops and resources against an enemy he's said has been "obliterated" is an implicit acknowledgement that he's been lying about outcomes.
Like Ukraine, Iran can find victory in not losing. Trump has gone hognose-in-huff into a country five times the size of California. Landing troops will definitely open up another forever war. If we think his numbers are low now -- and they're at record lows -- just wait. The longer this goes on, the worse Republicans will pay at the polls come November.
If he backs down he loses face, if he goes forward he commits a war crime.
I'm sure it will increase, but the total ground-pounding forces being deployed right now seem to total about 15 000. It took ten times that number to temporarily pacify Iraq. And I agree - Iraq can lose on the battlefield and still win this war.
I'm not a military strategist, but I'm also not so blinkered that I can't see a disaster in the making.
Boru
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