President Trump announces military strikes on Iran: Operation Epic Fury

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KaiBear said:


Imagine the shock if explosions start occurring here. Unlike the Israelis…..our people will immediately crack.


Actually, that's one of the things that can unite a populace.

That's one of the reasons I'm really concerned about a false flag operation occuring domestically.
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BearFan33 said:

Market should take off. Pause in hostilities due to "productive" discussions. Price of oil dropping.


Iran has denied all of this.

At this point it is pretty clear that Trump's flailing and inconsistent X posts are designed to keep a floor under the Dow and a ceiling on oil prices.

Iran's position has been consistent.


Iran War: Energy crisis three times worse than the 1970s


"The markets are still obsessing over whether the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. However, MST Financial's head of energy research, Saul Kavonic suggests even if the Strait opened tomorrow, there is little left to ship from these key terminals. The middle east has moved past a temporary price spike and into a permanent energy deficit:
  • While most focus on the Strait of Hormuz the real disaster is the destruction of the the middle east energy infrastructure. You can reopen a shipping lane in days, but rebuilding energy infrastructure takes 3 to 5 years.
  • The strikes have physically erased nearly one-fifth of the world's gas supply. This isn't just a delay; that energy is gone.
  • This is three times worse than the 1970s because the world has zero extra supply today.
  • Investors are "hope-trading" on a ceasefire. Even if the shooting stops tomorrow, the infrastructure is in ruins and the deficit remains.
https://thesiliconreview.com/2026/03/largest-oil-supply-disruption-history-iran-war
Update: As some redditors question whether the above is genuine, here is some additional commentary :
Dr. Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), spoke at the Australia's National Press Club in Canberra today. He confirmed that the current crisis is "worse than the two oil shocks of the 1970s combined.". He pointed out that while the 1970s shocks cost the world about 5 million barrels each, the disruption has already knocked 11 million barrels per day offline, more than both 1970s shocks put together. Furthermore the war is still continueing and more energy infrastructure could be destroyed.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/international-energy-agency-boss-press-club/h6j6fs0kx"
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BearFan33 said:

Market should take off. Pause in hostilities due to "productive" discussions. Price of oil dropping.

Market will drop and then spike again, then drop...

It is what they do. You can't make money on no movement. They HAVE to either go long or short, otherwise there is no profit. I put zero into that, it will always happen, just need to not get caught.
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J.R. said:

KaiBear said:

J.R. said:

KaiBear said:

J.R. said:

KaiBear said:

william said:

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A young Iranian who barely made it across the border into Turkey has delivered a gut-wrenching eyewitness account that's sending shockwaves worldwide.

He says the outside world has no real grasp of the horror unfolding inside Iran right now.

This isn't about arrests.

This isn't about beatings.

This is about deliberate killingscold, calculated executions on the streets.

Protesters are being shot straight in the chest, point-blank.

No warning shots.

No stray bullets.

No accidents.

Over and over again, with lethal intent. The death tolls trickling out online? According to him, they're nowhere near the truth.

The real numbers are far higherbodies vanish into mass graves, hospitals are raided to finish off the wounded, and corpses are stacked and hidden to erase the evidence.

Families are terrified into silence.

They beg for their loved ones' remains, sometimes forced to pay for the very bullets that killed them, then warned never to speak.

Fear seals every mouth. Inside Iran, people can't cry out without risking the same fate.

Outside, the world sees only fragmentsfiltered, delayed, minimized.

That enforced silence is the regime's most powerful weapon right now.

It lets the killing continue unchecked while the rest of the planet looks away.

The refugee's plea cuts through it: the scale of this bloodshed is being buried alive.

And until the world forces its eyes open, the true carnage stays hidden in the shadows...

The Ayatollah's barbarians are the reason Commander in Chief Trump must blast them back to the Stone Age..
<<


Those who want Trump to fail…..are going to ignore news such as this.



Total BS. Trump has gotten us into an unnecessary war that we don't need and certainly can't afford. Yeah, Trump's doing great stuff getting people slaughtered all over these places. You good with indesciminate killing of ours and others. I don't want him to fail. I've changed my tune. I want him to keep up the Disaster. Screw the country. I just gonna laugh all the way to the bank as Piggy does. Keep on Donnie! $$$$


The mullah's have been executing their own citizens for many years.

Which is why so many Iranians living overseas support Trumps actions.

Glad you are making money off all this.

Maybe the additional funds will bring you happiness.

I may be more of the content people you know, there Kai. Have always been comfortable in my own skin. People who aren't , generally aren't productive. Nothing I can do to change what Piggy has done to our country, guess I got my silver lining. Btw, I don't keep score anymore. Financial independence is nothing more than flexibility. I don't buy "stuff". ok, I have a bit of a guitar fetish..and travel and what goes with. 1 watch (not in your class), no labels on anything. Yuk


My friend I have no doubt you possess more wealth than myself.
However I have 'enough' to enjoy the same flexibility.

Honestly tired of international travel……but my wife still has a passion for it. Guilty as charged in regards to luxury watches. Some have turned out to be good investments; others are for pure enjoyment.

Our happiest moments are with our grandchildren. We see them almost every single day. As a result we now limit our trips away from them to 14 days.



International travel can be rough on an old man(trust me I know) another reason I'm getting around a lot while I can. I'm starting a company in Bangkok, btw. Interesting navigating the Thai govt. Thankfully, my partner is Bangkok local and know how to get things done. Her language skills don't hurt either. I'm real conversant in Thai, but would no consider myself fluent. she picks up on the nuance I miss. I used to have factories one country over in Viet Nam. Amazing how difference the 2 countries are.


What are the biggest differences ?
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True.

I would prefer if the markets didn't go shortlongshortlongshortlong based on X tweets though.
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Porteroso said:

KaiBear said:

william said:

>>
A young Iranian who barely made it across the border into Turkey has delivered a gut-wrenching eyewitness account that's sending shockwaves worldwide.

He says the outside world has no real grasp of the horror unfolding inside Iran right now.

This isn't about arrests.

This isn't about beatings.

This is about deliberate killingscold, calculated executions on the streets.

Protesters are being shot straight in the chest, point-blank.

No warning shots.

No stray bullets.

No accidents.

Over and over again, with lethal intent. The death tolls trickling out online? According to him, they're nowhere near the truth.

The real numbers are far higherbodies vanish into mass graves, hospitals are raided to finish off the wounded, and corpses are stacked and hidden to erase the evidence.

Families are terrified into silence.

They beg for their loved ones' remains, sometimes forced to pay for the very bullets that killed them, then warned never to speak.

Fear seals every mouth. Inside Iran, people can't cry out without risking the same fate.

Outside, the world sees only fragmentsfiltered, delayed, minimized.

That enforced silence is the regime's most powerful weapon right now.

It lets the killing continue unchecked while the rest of the planet looks away.

The refugee's plea cuts through it: the scale of this bloodshed is being buried alive.

And until the world forces its eyes open, the true carnage stays hidden in the shadows...

The Ayatollah's barbarians are the reason Commander in Chief Trump must blast them back to the Stone Age..
<<


Those who want Trump to fail…..are going to ignore news such as this.



Thats not news, it's a fluff piece written by a Trump supporter. It could be true but nobody knows. "One guy said, we swear!" is not real journalism.

Did you read about what happened to the Iranian women soccer players who tried to defect?

This is how they roll.
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KaiBear said:

J.R. said:

KaiBear said:

J.R. said:

KaiBear said:

J.R. said:

KaiBear said:

william said:

>>
A young Iranian who barely made it across the border into Turkey has delivered a gut-wrenching eyewitness account that's sending shockwaves worldwide.

He says the outside world has no real grasp of the horror unfolding inside Iran right now.

This isn't about arrests.

This isn't about beatings.

This is about deliberate killingscold, calculated executions on the streets.

Protesters are being shot straight in the chest, point-blank.

No warning shots.

No stray bullets.

No accidents.

Over and over again, with lethal intent. The death tolls trickling out online? According to him, they're nowhere near the truth.

The real numbers are far higherbodies vanish into mass graves, hospitals are raided to finish off the wounded, and corpses are stacked and hidden to erase the evidence.

Families are terrified into silence.

They beg for their loved ones' remains, sometimes forced to pay for the very bullets that killed them, then warned never to speak.

Fear seals every mouth. Inside Iran, people can't cry out without risking the same fate.

Outside, the world sees only fragmentsfiltered, delayed, minimized.

That enforced silence is the regime's most powerful weapon right now.

It lets the killing continue unchecked while the rest of the planet looks away.

The refugee's plea cuts through it: the scale of this bloodshed is being buried alive.

And until the world forces its eyes open, the true carnage stays hidden in the shadows...

The Ayatollah's barbarians are the reason Commander in Chief Trump must blast them back to the Stone Age..
<<


Those who want Trump to fail…..are going to ignore news such as this.



Total BS. Trump has gotten us into an unnecessary war that we don't need and certainly can't afford. Yeah, Trump's doing great stuff getting people slaughtered all over these places. You good with indesciminate killing of ours and others. I don't want him to fail. I've changed my tune. I want him to keep up the Disaster. Screw the country. I just gonna laugh all the way to the bank as Piggy does. Keep on Donnie! $$$$


The mullah's have been executing their own citizens for many years.

Which is why so many Iranians living overseas support Trumps actions.

Glad you are making money off all this.

Maybe the additional funds will bring you happiness.

I may be more of the content people you know, there Kai. Have always been comfortable in my own skin. People who aren't , generally aren't productive. Nothing I can do to change what Piggy has done to our country, guess I got my silver lining. Btw, I don't keep score anymore. Financial independence is nothing more than flexibility. I don't buy "stuff". ok, I have a bit of a guitar fetish..and travel and what goes with. 1 watch (not in your class), no labels on anything. Yuk


My friend I have no doubt you possess more wealth than myself.
However I have 'enough' to enjoy the same flexibility.

Honestly tired of international travel……but my wife still has a passion for it. Guilty as charged in regards to luxury watches. Some have turned out to be good investments; others are for pure enjoyment.

Our happiest moments are with our grandchildren. We see them almost every single day. As a result we now limit our trips away from them to 14 days.



International travel can be rough on an old man(trust me I know) another reason I'm getting around a lot while I can. I'm starting a company in Bangkok, btw. Interesting navigating the Thai govt. Thankfully, my partner is Bangkok local and know how to get things done. Her language skills don't hurt either. I'm real conversant in Thai, but would no consider myself fluent. she picks up on the nuance I miss. I used to have factories one country over in Viet Nam. Amazing how difference the 2 countries are.


What are the biggest differences ?

Viet Nam are more go-go full throttle . They work their ass off, but talk about sexist. My business partner is Vietnamese, so we had thousands of peeps doing hi tech assembly, test, ect. Never once have a seen a Viet names dude open a door for a women. its the other way around. most have a side piece. Govt. is corrupt, so you have to have a local to run interference. In Thailand, only Thais can own real estate (dirt) Foreigners can own or build the building, but can't own. Thais also , general have the Sabai, Sabai vibe which is they ain't in a hurry for much. Double edged sword. Most hospitable, loving people, but Western Business can be challenging. Still muddling through it. I've spend a lot of time in Asia on business during my corporate days and it was interesting. I haven't lived in Asia until now (last 3 months) and one thing I still struggle with is the time difference to the US (work day). So I have to put on trades at 8:30pm , wake up a couple times to check if important. About to be 10:00pm and off to bed , so I kinda miss the US business day. its odd
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J.R. said:

KaiBear said:

J.R. said:

KaiBear said:

J.R. said:

KaiBear said:

J.R. said:

KaiBear said:

william said:

>>
A young Iranian who barely made it across the border into Turkey has delivered a gut-wrenching eyewitness account that's sending shockwaves worldwide.

He says the outside world has no real grasp of the horror unfolding inside Iran right now.

This isn't about arrests.

This isn't about beatings.

This is about deliberate killingscold, calculated executions on the streets.

Protesters are being shot straight in the chest, point-blank.

No warning shots.

No stray bullets.

No accidents.

Over and over again, with lethal intent. The death tolls trickling out online? According to him, they're nowhere near the truth.

The real numbers are far higherbodies vanish into mass graves, hospitals are raided to finish off the wounded, and corpses are stacked and hidden to erase the evidence.

Families are terrified into silence.

They beg for their loved ones' remains, sometimes forced to pay for the very bullets that killed them, then warned never to speak.

Fear seals every mouth. Inside Iran, people can't cry out without risking the same fate.

Outside, the world sees only fragmentsfiltered, delayed, minimized.

That enforced silence is the regime's most powerful weapon right now.

It lets the killing continue unchecked while the rest of the planet looks away.

The refugee's plea cuts through it: the scale of this bloodshed is being buried alive.

And until the world forces its eyes open, the true carnage stays hidden in the shadows...

The Ayatollah's barbarians are the reason Commander in Chief Trump must blast them back to the Stone Age..
<<


Those who want Trump to fail…..are going to ignore news such as this.



Total BS. Trump has gotten us into an unnecessary war that we don't need and certainly can't afford. Yeah, Trump's doing great stuff getting people slaughtered all over these places. You good with indesciminate killing of ours and others. I don't want him to fail. I've changed my tune. I want him to keep up the Disaster. Screw the country. I just gonna laugh all the way to the bank as Piggy does. Keep on Donnie! $$$$


The mullah's have been executing their own citizens for many years.

Which is why so many Iranians living overseas support Trumps actions.

Glad you are making money off all this.

Maybe the additional funds will bring you happiness.

I may be more of the content people you know, there Kai. Have always been comfortable in my own skin. People who aren't , generally aren't productive. Nothing I can do to change what Piggy has done to our country, guess I got my silver lining. Btw, I don't keep score anymore. Financial independence is nothing more than flexibility. I don't buy "stuff". ok, I have a bit of a guitar fetish..and travel and what goes with. 1 watch (not in your class), no labels on anything. Yuk


My friend I have no doubt you possess more wealth than myself.
However I have 'enough' to enjoy the same flexibility.

Honestly tired of international travel……but my wife still has a passion for it. Guilty as charged in regards to luxury watches. Some have turned out to be good investments; others are for pure enjoyment.

Our happiest moments are with our grandchildren. We see them almost every single day. As a result we now limit our trips away from them to 14 days.



International travel can be rough on an old man(trust me I know) another reason I'm getting around a lot while I can. I'm starting a company in Bangkok, btw. Interesting navigating the Thai govt. Thankfully, my partner is Bangkok local and know how to get things done. Her language skills don't hurt either. I'm real conversant in Thai, but would no consider myself fluent. she picks up on the nuance I miss. I used to have factories one country over in Viet Nam. Amazing how difference the 2 countries are.


What are the biggest differences ?

Viet Nam are more go-go full throttle . They work their ass off, but talk about sexist. My business partner is Vietnamese, so we had thousands of peeps doing hi tech assembly, test, ect. Never once have a seen a Viet names dude open a door for a women. its the other way around. most have a side piece. Govt. is corrupt, so you have to have a local to run interference. In Thailand, only Thais can own real estate (dirt) Foreigners can own or build the building, but can't own. Thais also , general have the Sabai, Sabai vibe which is they ain't in a hurry for much. Double edged sword. Most hospitable, loving people, but Western Business can be challenging. Still muddling through it. I've spend a lot of time in Asia on business during my corporate days and it was interesting. I haven't lived in Asia until now (last 3 months) and one thing I still struggle with is the time difference to the US (work day). So I have to put on trades at 8:30pm , wake up a couple times to check if important. About to be 10:00pm and off to bed , so I kinda miss the US business day. its odd


Interesting

Have never been to Thailand.

As the climate does not appeal to me.

Can barely tolerate returning to Europe most years. Tired of the crowds and airports.

I prefer the Big Horn mountains near Sheridan Wyoming.
Beautiful area with normal , nice , common sense possessing folks.



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boognish_bear said:



C-span paraphrasing off here (not surprisingly). Trump says discussions ongoing (and productive) and Iran is having trouble communicating amongst themselves due to everything being blown up. They need a new PR person.

It does beg the question on who exactly are they communicating with in Iran, who is left and who has authority to speak.

Maybe they are talking to the IRGC.

Of course Trump could be lying, but I suspect they are talking to someone.

USA is taking a pause. What about Israel?
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BearFan33 said:

boognish_bear said:



C-span paraphrasing o....
USA is taking a pause. What about Israel?

doubtful ISR will....

- UF
pro ecclesia, pro javelina
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BearFan33 said:

boognish_bear said:



C-span paraphrasing off here (not surprisingly). Trump says discussions ongoing (and productive) and Iran is having trouble communicating amongst themselves due to everything being blown up. They need a new PR person.

It does beg the question on who exactly are they communicating with in Iran, who is left and who has authority to speak.

Maybe they are talking to the IRGC.

Of course Trump could be lying, but I suspect they are talking to someone.

USA is taking a pause. What about Israel?

There is no way Piggy is lying. Piggy is in a major meltdown relative to the markets and inflation and has no idea what to do with, so we see the TACO on 24 hrs we start taking out O&G infrastructure, Between markets wild mood swings (Robert Smith) and someone got to him and convinced him that bombing infrastructure is just foolish unless he wants Oil at $150 or so. Not having plan and contingencies after contingency, and playing grab ass with the world is not good on any level.
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If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period
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KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Name one time air power was enough to change a regime?

If regime change is the final goal, someone is going in with heavy armor, taking over and staying. If we knock out their electric grid, infrastructure and oil pipelines, the rebuild is measured in decades, like it was for WW2.

Are you proposing a Marshall Plan for Iran? (Or I should say a Kushner Plan)

Someone is going in and rebuilding, think Iraq 100X. If we do, we are not leaving. We all good with that?
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KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.
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303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.


Wrong

If you want regime change …..you destroy the ability of the mullah's to maintain control of the populace.

You do not let our entitled masses whine their way into half measures.

That merely kick the terrorist can down the road still again.



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KaiBear said:

303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.


Wrong

If you want regime change …..you destroy the ability of the mullah's to maintain control of the populace.

You do not let our entitled masses whine their way into half measures.

That merely kick the terrorist can down the road still again.






Please kindly explain how destroying the civilian power grid helps ensure regime change. Further disconnecting and punishing a reeling population seems like a poor plan to get them to act in our best interests.

By repeatedly bringing up "the entitled masses" and the "whiners" as you fully commit everyone to a lower quality of life due to rationing, you expose the absurdity of many claims you likely agree with about our own energy independence. If we really were energy independent, Iranian production or Hormuz wouldn't matter. But since reality isn't want you want it to be, and we do live in an integrated global market, it does matter. Assume you will be just fine with a 4 gallon a week gas ration and I am sure you have already started your victory garden.

Finally, once this glorious regime change is accomplished, then what? Do we leave a fledgling government with no infrastructure, ripe to be taken over by the next waive of zealots? Or do we stay 20+ years and rebuild?

My kids will be paying off the last time we spent 20 years in a country to replace the regime with the same regime for the rest of their lives. I'd really rather not saddle my grandkids with the debt from this half baked boondoggle.
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" delusional is one thing I'm not."

Runner up to 'I can stop whenever I want'.
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303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.


Wrong

If you want regime change …..you destroy the ability of the mullah's to maintain control of the populace.

You do not let our entitled masses whine their way into half measures.

That merely kick the terrorist can down the road still again.






Please kindly explain how destroying the civilian power grid helps ensure regime change. Further disconnecting and punishing a reeling population seems like a poor plan to get them to act in our best interests.

By repeatedly bringing up "the entitled masses" and the "whiners" as you fully commit everyone to a lower quality of life due to rationing, you expose the absurdity of many claims you likely agree with about our own energy independence. If we really were energy independent, Iranian production or Hormuz wouldn't matter. But since reality isn't want you want it to be, and we do live in an integrated global market, it does matter. Assume you will be just fine with a 4 gallon a week gas ration and I am sure you have already started your victory garden.

Finally, once this glorious regime change is accomplished, then what? Do we leave a fledgling government with no infrastructure, ripe to be taken over by the next waive of zealots? Or do we stay 20+ years and rebuild?

My kids will be paying off the last time we spent 20 years in a country to replace the regime with the same regime for the rest of their lives. I'd really rather not saddle my grandkids with the debt from this half baked boondoggle.


Iran has been killing Americans world wide for decades.

They had come to believe Americans were cowards . Infidels more concerned about immediate gratification and material accumulation.

Should have fought this war at least 20 years ago; but each president ….Republican and Democrat knew the American people would retaliate politically and damage their party come election time.

Iran saw this ….and pushed the envelope with nukes.

So here we are.

I do not like this war ….primarily because of all the Israeli influence within our government.

However now that's it's begun it is vitally important that we win it. If you can't see that I am not going to spend 3000 words attempting to show you the reasons.

Be it Iraq, Japan, Germany or Italy……regime change only occurs when the civilian population is fed up with the actions of their current dictator.

Privation works…..war fatigue works.

Of course nothing I post is going to change your mind in the slightest.

Just hope Trump follows through, though I doubt he is strong enough to do so.
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Sounds hopeful… but I think we have to take all these reports with a grain of salt right now

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boognish_bear said:

Sounds hopeful… but I think we have to take all these reports with a grain of salt right now



Strongly doubt anything substantial comes out of this.

But it gives our men a little rest and time to re supply.

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KaiBear said:

303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.


Wrong

If you want regime change …..you destroy the ability of the mullah's to maintain control of the populace.

You do not let our entitled masses whine their way into half measures.

That merely kick the terrorist can down the road still again.






Please kindly explain how destroying the civilian power grid helps ensure regime change. Further disconnecting and punishing a reeling population seems like a poor plan to get them to act in our best interests.

By repeatedly bringing up "the entitled masses" and the "whiners" as you fully commit everyone to a lower quality of life due to rationing, you expose the absurdity of many claims you likely agree with about our own energy independence. If we really were energy independent, Iranian production or Hormuz wouldn't matter. But since reality isn't want you want it to be, and we do live in an integrated global market, it does matter. Assume you will be just fine with a 4 gallon a week gas ration and I am sure you have already started your victory garden.

Finally, once this glorious regime change is accomplished, then what? Do we leave a fledgling government with no infrastructure, ripe to be taken over by the next waive of zealots? Or do we stay 20+ years and rebuild?

My kids will be paying off the last time we spent 20 years in a country to replace the regime with the same regime for the rest of their lives. I'd really rather not saddle my grandkids with the debt from this half baked boondoggle.


Iran has been killing Americans world wide for decades. Ok. A throw away point I will gladly concede as it is largely irrelevant to the actual situation here.

They had come to believe Americans were cowards . Infidels more concerned about immediate gratification and material accumulation. Technically partially correct, non-Muslims are, by definition, infidels. The rest is your opinion based on?

Should have fought this war at least 20 years ago; but each president ….Republican and Democrat knew the American people would retaliate politically and damage their party come election time. Pray tell, with what force were we going to bomb and then invade Iran 20 years ago? 20 years ago we were still very much in both Iraq and Afghanistan. 2006 would have been before the surge in Iraq and around the time much of the insurgency in both places was picking up steam and we were frantically trying to build enough MRAPs and ship up-armor kits to units to give them a chance in their HMMWVs.

Iran saw this ….and pushed the envelope with nukes. What have they done in the last 12 months that makes "now" the moment? Did we not impact their program at all with the strikes in 2025? Do we even know?

So here we are.

I do not like this war ….primarily because of all the Israeli influence within our government. yet you are advocating for its escalation?

However now that's it's begun it is vitally important that we win it. If you can't see that I am not going to spend 3000 words attempting to show you the reasons. Will you spend 5 works explaining what "winning" looks like to you? maybe if there is time, address my prior points and questions on "post-winning" Iran looks like (which you ignored entirely)?

Be it Iraq, Japan, Germany or Italy……regime change only occurs when the civilian population is fed up with the actions of their current dictator. The civilian population played little to no role in any of those instances. You can make a (weak) argument for Italy, but the overthrow of what was left of the fascist regime until mere weeks before the war ended in Europe and organized Axis military resistance in Italy effectively collapsed. Germany and Japan did not fall to civilian unrest, but rather, in Germany's case, two of the largest armies ever assembled on either side of its capital and for Japan, the instant destruction of two of its cities to the first operational atomic bombs. Iraq fell because of an overwhelming ground force routing what was left of a demoralized standing army using obsolete and worn out equipment as a result of 30 years of war and sanctions. Ask the marines in Fallujah how helpful the citizenry were in supporting the occupation.

Privation works…..war fatigue works. So are you advocating for carpet bombing and then a ground invasion?

Of course nothing I post is going to change your mind in the slightest. Probably not, but I dont think you are trying that hard to change my mind, just spinning talking points. You still havent addressed the most basic question I asked: what good does bombing the civilian power gird do?

Just hope Trump follows through, though I doubt he is strong enough to do so. What do you want trump to follow through on? There have been as many goals listed as there have been days in this conflict so far.


You seem to be advocating for full military invasion and occupation, though you wont yet come right out and say it. I think that is an absurd plan that will ruin this country for a long time (possibly forever).
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Robert Wilson said:

Porteroso said:

KaiBear said:

william said:

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A young Iranian who barely made it across the border into Turkey has delivered a gut-wrenching eyewitness account that's sending shockwaves worldwide.

He says the outside world has no real grasp of the horror unfolding inside Iran right now.

This isn't about arrests.

This isn't about beatings.

This is about deliberate killingscold, calculated executions on the streets.

Protesters are being shot straight in the chest, point-blank.

No warning shots.

No stray bullets.

No accidents.

Over and over again, with lethal intent. The death tolls trickling out online? According to him, they're nowhere near the truth.

The real numbers are far higherbodies vanish into mass graves, hospitals are raided to finish off the wounded, and corpses are stacked and hidden to erase the evidence.

Families are terrified into silence.

They beg for their loved ones' remains, sometimes forced to pay for the very bullets that killed them, then warned never to speak.

Fear seals every mouth. Inside Iran, people can't cry out without risking the same fate.

Outside, the world sees only fragmentsfiltered, delayed, minimized.

That enforced silence is the regime's most powerful weapon right now.

It lets the killing continue unchecked while the rest of the planet looks away.

The refugee's plea cuts through it: the scale of this bloodshed is being buried alive.

And until the world forces its eyes open, the true carnage stays hidden in the shadows...

The Ayatollah's barbarians are the reason Commander in Chief Trump must blast them back to the Stone Age..
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Those who want Trump to fail…..are going to ignore news such as this.



Thats not news, it's a fluff piece written by a Trump supporter. It could be true but nobody knows. "One guy said, we swear!" is not real journalism.

Did you read about what happened to the Iranian women soccer players who tried to defect?

This is how they roll.

We all know what the Iranians do to their own people. I was replying to a guy who has in recent days, wanted us to go after civilian infrastructure and posted his fluff piece in defense of it.

There are legitimate reasons to target civilians sometimes, but one guy said the Iranian government is even worse than you think, is not one.
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303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.

People said they voted for Trump explicitly because both Hilary and Kamela would start wars with Iran. People in this thread.

One of those people now wants Trump to raze the oil production of Iran to the ground. It's incredible. Tribal zealots have such short memories.
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Porteroso said:

303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.

People said they voted for Trump explicitly because both Hilary and Kamela would start wars with Iran. People in this thread.

One of those people now wants Trump to raze the oil production of Iran to the ground. It's incredible. Tribal zealots have such short memories.

I hear you. Count me as one of those people who took the "no new wars" bait.

Like most of Trump's second term so far, this is another thing that goes against what he said to get elected. Even things he has done that I generally agree with on a policy/theory level (e.g., increasing border security and accelerating the removal of illegal aliens with valid deportation orders/criminal records) have mostly been done in such as ham handed/half baked way that there is no way to defend them with any level of sincerity.
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Porteroso said:

303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.

People said they voted for Trump explicitly because both Hilary and Kamela would start wars with Iran. People in this thread.

One of those people now wants Trump to raze the oil production of Iran to the ground. It's incredible. Tribal zealots have such short memories.


If the goal is regime change…..you have to do what's necessary to force it.

US history provides several examples.

Buy a book….do it with your own money.
Your mommy will be so proud.
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KaiBear said:

Porteroso said:

303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.

People said they voted for Trump explicitly because both Hilary and Kamela would start wars with Iran. People in this thread.

One of those people now wants Trump to raze the oil production of Iran to the ground. It's incredible. Tribal zealots have such short memories.


If the goal is regime change…..you have to do what's necessary to force it.

US history provides several examples.

Buy a book….do it with your own money.
Your mommy will be so proud.

Wanna bet whether there is real regime change when we leave?

And no, you dont do "whatever it takes" to force regime change. You weigh whether any given action is worth it or not. You never go full Hitler.
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Porteroso said:

KaiBear said:

Porteroso said:

303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.

People said they voted for Trump explicitly because both Hilary and Kamela would start wars with Iran. People in this thread.

One of those people now wants Trump to raze the oil production of Iran to the ground. It's incredible. Tribal zealots have such short memories.


If the goal is regime change…..you have to do what's necessary to force it.

US history provides several examples.

Buy a book….do it with your own money.
Your mommy will be so proud.

Wanna bet whether there is real regime change when we leave?

And no, you dont do "whatever it takes" to force regime change. You weigh whether any given action is worth it or not. You never go full Hitler.


This is the measure of success having decided to respond to Iran's threat with this level of force. If the Islamic regime is left intact, it's a lot of blood and treasure for very little return. While the administration says this is not a regime change war, it needs to be.

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D. C. Bear said:

Porteroso said:

KaiBear said:

Porteroso said:

303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.

People said they voted for Trump explicitly because both Hilary and Kamela would start wars with Iran. People in this thread.

One of those people now wants Trump to raze the oil production of Iran to the ground. It's incredible. Tribal zealots have such short memories.


If the goal is regime change…..you have to do what's necessary to force it.

US history provides several examples.

Buy a book….do it with your own money.
Your mommy will be so proud.

Wanna bet whether there is real regime change when we leave?

And no, you dont do "whatever it takes" to force regime change. You weigh whether any given action is worth it or not. You never go full Hitler.


This is the measure of success having decided to respond to Iran's threat with this level of force. If the Islamic regime is left intact, it's a lot of blood and treasure for very little return. While the administration says this is not a regime change war, it needs to be.




Agree completely.
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Porteroso said:

303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.

People said they voted for Trump explicitly because both Hilary and Kamela would start wars with Iran. People in this thread.

One of those people now wants Trump to raze the oil production of Iran to the ground. It's incredible. Tribal zealots have such short memories.

I've wanted to wipe out Iran for 20 plus years. Did NOT want to attack them under dem leadership with a social experiment .
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Porteroso said:

KaiBear said:

Porteroso said:

303Bear said:

KaiBear said:

If Iranian regime change is the final goal…..bombing Iran's oil facilities and power plants are a must.

During WW2 we bombed German occupied oil facilities in Europe and didn't give a **** about its price per barrel impact.

Same when we sank the entire Japanese fleet of oil tankers.

Fight to win…..period

Using the strategic bombing of during the second world ware to advocate for the destruction of Iran's oil and power infrastructure is complete non sequitur.

Comparing the current world oil market within the context of this conflict to the energy reality and constraints during WWII is as useful as comparing apples to carburetors.

Awful lot of Warhawks in this thread for folks that generally voted for the "peace" president.

People said they voted for Trump explicitly because both Hilary and Kamela would start wars with Iran. People in this thread.

One of those people now wants Trump to raze the oil production of Iran to the ground. It's incredible. Tribal zealots have such short memories.


If the goal is regime change…..you have to do what's necessary to force it.

US history provides several examples.

Buy a book….do it with your own money.
Your mommy will be so proud.

Wanna bet whether there is real regime change when we leave?

And no, you dont do "whatever it takes" to force regime change. You weigh whether any given action is worth it or not. You never go full Hitler.


Your knowledge of US history is so limited as to be frightening.
 
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