So, boots on the ground

[Aviation Pro]

Ok, Gen Z and Millennial bros who voted for the child molesting motherfucker, time to lace ‘em up, you fucking morons.

[Skittles]

1. that's what I say too

any young adult pimping for this war needs to enlist

[Dan]

3. I am very curious, and I have been hearing this a lot....

Could someone explain to me - the threat that Iran poses to me? Not the threat that it poses to Israel (cause honestly, I don’t care), but to the U.S.?

[Melon]

4. Iran has killed Americans for 40 years. They are religious nutcases

That wake there military up with the chant death to America, death to Israel. They have repeatedly enriched uranium past any industrial use towards the end goal of making a nuclear weapons. Combine nuclear weapon with a mantra of life to kill Americans. If you can’t piece that puzzle together I can’t help you. Once they have a weapon there is no stopping them.

We are now in, so be sure and finish it.

[Dan]

6. Yep, well we do live in a glass house.

[Aviation Pro]

7. Iranians kill Americans through their proxies

I know of no Iranian forces that have engaged Americans directly with the possible exception of the Qud Forces. The attack on Erbil is an example of how those motherfuckers operate; sucks to be them that they engaged our pipe hitters that day.

[choie]

8. I'm sure that's what countries

have said about us. Including Iran when we overthrew their Prime Minister. We had a peace deal with Iran thanks to Obama. And it was working. Who dismantled that? We did.

[Melon]

10. It didn't stop the chants of death to America. It didn't

Change the mentality. It also likely didn’t change the outcome one.

They were still hiding production. Denying inspections. The teachings of the Imans and the Supreme Leader was the same. The agreement said that their production is checked routinely by an assign agency, not because it’s a great deal, but because we didn’t trust them.

I’m jaded because I worked in the region. Everyone I interacted with did not like or trust Iran. They wanted some kind of military intervention and those conversations were 10 years ago. Oman only had relations with them at the time, but the Omanis didnt trust them either. There government are religious fanatics and will gladly kill you with the belief they will go to paradise.

This war is bringing the rest of the Middle East including Israel together. You cannot like our government but support an action. My view is if we are in with a toe, we need to completed stop the threat forever.

[CentralMass]

12. Trump and those he has surrounded himself with are corrup and incompetent and I suspect their motivations are less than

altruistic..

[Melon]

14. That's fine. I don't support Trump.

But once again I can support an action.
The top guys we see on tv are Trump. They make the final decision. But there are hundreds of individuals …and consultants..that I am positive of…that have been the same across administrations. The same guys under worked under Biden putting together tactics and analysis. It’s a mistake to think the US does anything without a plan. And there are 5 and 10 year scenarios constantly updated about risks to the country.

[CentralMass]

16. This administration would f'k up a wet dream. . Kash Patel just aleddgedly fired

[Melon]

18. 👍 agreed. But we are in action so carry it through.

[TommyT139]

39. It's not a legal war.

Trump et al could have gone through the legal process, but they didn't, because there is no justification for it.

Even they can't agree on why they supposedly started a war.

[fujiyamasan]

22. This is complete utter garbage

You’re basically giving the same rationale as Fetterman. Fuck this nonsense.

We heard this shit with Iraq.

You don’t support Trump but you support this “action” just because “plans”.

Suit up or send your kids to go die over there.

[Melon]

24. I'll go watch Fetterman..my preference is not to be

I know you want every Democratic voter to be the same. But I�d say we are a spectrum. I�ve posted on here regarding some of my background. I assume unlike yourself, I�ve spent considerable time in the Middle East and count as my contacts high level officials in government and business in the region. I�ll be on the phone with contacts in Oman late tonight touching base. You go with your basis in life and I�ll go with mine.

[fujiyamasan]

26. You may be in the wrong site to be honest

Most of us here don’t want to get involved in another endless war in that god forsaken region.

You still didn’t address anything. More bulllshit about your background. Not sure is that supposed to impress us?

If this is the spectrum for this party, then this country is FUCKED. We have no opposition party then.

Adios.

And fuck Fetterman.

[Melon]

28. I support finishing the job in Iran.

I really do t care about your view. It sounds like just opposite of anything the republicans do. Which requires zero thought and should be easy for you.
I’m not running for office. I’m a voter and registered Democrat. You hate that there’s anything but the extremes in parties that’s on you. I wasn’t asked to go to war with Iran. We are there so it should be finished. That’s my opinion. I’m not the only one hy the way.

[Eko]

42. Do you know that Iran is almost 4 times the size of Iraq?

Almost 3x the population? Can you explain how you think we will win that? Not that its not possible but I want to hear how you think it would happen.

[summer_in_TX]

27. Off topic, but your keyboard seems to be on the fritz.

I checked it on my phone too. Same weird characters there.

[Melon]

30. I see that and I apologize.

I don’t know what’s up. It’s apostrophe’s sometimes.

[summer_in_TX]

33. Np

👍

[SamuelTheThird]

29. lol you support action directed by Hegseth

This is fucking ludicrous. You want 100,000s of US troops on the ground in Iran. You going to join up?

[Melon]

34. Too old...and fucked up at this point.

But…I come from a military family. I don’t take it lightly . I consider finishing this now, while Iran is weak, will be less costly than allowing them to rebuild their weapons stockpiles. Pay now or pay later. As I’ve said, we are there so don’t leave it half done.

[SamuelTheThird]

35. So you didn't actually address most of what I typed

By your 'logic', you must have supported the Iraq war as well

[Melon]

36. I think it will make our country and friend region safer

I think it it hurts China economically a levels the manufacturing economies.
And it cuts off a major supplier of drones to Russia.
As I’ve said, I support finishing what we start.

[SamuelTheThird]

38. Again, didn't address what I typed

You expect drunken Hegseth to direct a massive boots on the ground effort. And what about rebuilding?

Russia is manufacturing their own drones.

Are you proposing we take over Iran and refuse to sell oil to China?

You don't run your war policy on cliches, and that's all 'finish what we start' adds to this. No real thought there.

[fujiyamasan]

40. You come from a military family? Send your kids or grandkids

Enough grandstanding!

[Cheezoholic]

13. Whatever. N Korea has killed more Americans than Iran. N Korea HAS the bomb. N Korea HAS an ICBM

N Korea's leadership is BATSHIT CRAZIER than Irans and N Korea tells its people death to America EVERY FUCKING DAY!!. Dirty bombs are not hard to make and you could use energy grade uranium to make one. Iran is surrounded by extremely unstable failed states and a bunch of billionaire kings that want to keep their hands clean with the clerics and are sending OUR KIDS TO DIE FOR THEM!! We just let Iran fail even more and there WILL be even crazier radicals move in and challenge them now potentially putting, at a minimum, energy grade uranium in some crazy fucking Mullah's hands. We couldn't straighten Iraq out which is 1/3rd the size of Iran, TO THIS DAY!

The day I see a member of any of the billionaire kings countries put THEIR OWN FUCKING BOOTS on the ground to help will be NEVER!! Do you know why? We claim to want Iran to be a democracy, come on you Iranians, help yourselves. Those fucking monarchies will NEVER allow an Arab Democracy. That spells trouble for their slave owning woman oppressing asses.
Hold THEM responsible. Tell THEM no more F35s unless you put your crazy neighbor in its place. Not one of those billionaire monarchies has done a FUCKING THING for us!!

Who did the largest terrorist attack to the US in it's history? Oh yeah. NOT IRANIANS.

[Melon]

17. So...you are wrong.

Attacking North Korea now creates significant risk to the US. They have a large nuclear arsenal with advanced delivery technology. They pose a significant regional threat with conventional arms to South Korea and Seoul in particular. It would also cause significant regional instability and are within easy arms reach of their largest ally China. There is no comparison. North Korea and their nuclear threat is the best example of why we should take action prior to nuclear development in Iran. North Korea also has a reputation as a Hermit Kingdom if left alone and doesn’t have a religious mandate to kill Americans.

[Intractable]

19. " doesn't have a religious mandate to kill Americans. "

Perhaps. But, the North Korean gov't can be substantially influenced by Putin.

[Cheezoholic]

21. Then have Bone Saw and his corrupt fucks finish it, leave our kids out of it. The uraniums in the wild by now anyway n/t

[C Moon]

43. So this gives trump the right to kill Iran's civilians? C'Mon, you KNOW this isn't about what your speak of.

It's all about trump and billionaires.

[choie]

9. Illegally at war.

Have we received any evidence that we were under threat? No. Trump unilaterally went to war when it's Congress' role to declare war. Just because we despise a leader doesn't give us the right to assassinate him. We are a rogue nation.

[Tesha]

11. There is no "end it for good"

We've learned this over and over and over - even if you drop nukes - a war will not end.

A peace, brokered honestly with the rest of the world supporting, and Netanyahu in jail, is our only hope in the Middle East

[KPN]

20. Wait, so you support the war if the goal is to end the

Iran threat for good. What end result does that completely in your view? What constitutes ending for good? Can you explain? I’m personally having a hard time imagining a “for good” solution.

[Blues Heron]

31. I'm sure enraging millions of Shia Muslims will make us so much safer. I feel safer already, do you?

[artemisia1]

41. WE are the threat. /nt

[usonian]

5. Send ICE first. All of them.

Spare Barron.

[KPN]

15. Works for me.

[niyad]

23. Why spare him? Although I have already seen explanations for why he

would be disqualifed from serving.

[Tasmanian Devil]

25. Good to hear this *before* the Senate vote

Maybe it will change a few votes on the war powers act. Yeah, probably not, but I can hope.

[ChicagoTeamster]

32. They won't go.

[Charmin One]

37. Remote controlled explosives

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