Iran Super Thread- Merged

[Altair]

Trump Blames Biden For Firing the U.S.’s Missile Stockpile at Iran

The U.S. is running dangerously low on munitions, thanks to Trump’s disastrous Iran war. Of course he’s blaming Biden.

www.yahoo.com

President Trump thinks that a decision Joe Biden made two years ago is the reason for the U.S. munitions shortage—not his costly and unpopular war on Iran.

"They talk about munitions—and we're fine with munitions, we're fine. But the reason it would be lower—and we're building them like crazy—but the reason it's low is [Joe Biden] gave three hundred billion dollars worth to Ukraine," Trump said on the Real America's Voice network Tuesday morning.

"They never mention that. They never like to mention that. Now I'd like to give to Ukraine also, but they have to pay—meaning the European Union ... I give it to the European Union—they have money, and they pay top dollar, they pay full dollar."

They are fine

It's low

I seem to remember him saying about talk about low stocks was a hoax.

But the truth always finds its way out.

 

[Baloo]

Or this is what happens when a SecDef prioritizes optics, flyovers, and testosterone levels over strategic execution and the actual well-being of the personnel tasked with fighting the war.

We need to be careful about conflating operational challenges with political discourse.

This is war.

I've been on a deployment that saw being extended twice.

US Army deployments are typically one (1) year.

Are we collectively so removed from 'stop-loss' in Iraq?

It is not to be flippant with people's lives or well-being, but this is still the military.

 

[Altair]

We need to be careful about conflating operational challenges with political discourse.

This is war.

I've been on a deployment that saw being extended twice.

US Army deployments are typically one (1) year.

Are we collectively so removed from 'stop-loss' in Iraq?

It is not to be flippant with people's lives or well-being, but this is still the military.

I'm no expert, but it seems to me that the USN works differently than the Army, and this active combat deployment being at sea for 200 days without a port call is pushing operational stress levels above what is normal for them, in ways that are different than army combat deployments.

That all said, I don't think you are being flippant with people's lives or well being. I reserve that opinion for the President and the SecDef.