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While dealing with the worst, highest-up bad boys is good, some may think you're being premature saying the "regime" is "deleted." Like this guy rightly says ....
After all, even POTUS47 has been ... flexible in his timeline so far.
HavokFour
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Kind of concerning if this is in anyway true.
jonathanlarsen.substack.com
U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus
Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military
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Other outlets running with this from that source ....Kind of concerning if this is in anyway true.
U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus
Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military
The Iran War Is God’s Plan, Say U.S. Military Leaders (Who Believe Trump Was Anointed by Jesus)
Didn’t the Bible tell us to beware false prophets?
www.esquire.com
US troops were told Iran war 'anointed by Jesus' to bring on Armageddon, watchdog says
Military Religious Freedom Foundation said it received widespread complaints about Christian-nationalist US commanders
www.middleeasteye.net
Military Leaders Say Iran War Is So Trump Can Bring About “Armageddon”
Troops have logged more than 110 complaints about such comments with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.
Statement on Department of War’s Strengthening of the Chaplain Corps
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced bold action to prioritize religious liberty and practice in the military, executing a “top-down cultural shift, putting spiritual well-being on the same footing as physical and mental health.”The Religious Liberty Commission commends the Department on...
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It's the exact same scenario as the first group of exiled Iraqi's the Bush the Younger put forward in ruling Iraq after Saddam went down for the count - a bunch of rich, out of touch with reality, middled guys who few to very few in Iraq knew, cared about or respected.
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Remember this guy? He was hailed by Bush the Younger as the 'George Washington of Iraq'.....
Ahmed Chalabi - Wikipedia
was an Iraqi convicted fraudster and founder of the Iraqi National Congress (INC) who served as the President of the Governing Council of Iraq (37th Prime Minister of Iraq) and a Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq under Ibrahim al-Jaafari. He is believed to have been an Iranian agent.
Once dubbed the "George Washington of Iraq" by American supporters, he was initially a CIA-backed operative, who later fell out of favor, with U.S. Special Forces raiding his private residence in Baghdad only one year after the invasion of Iraq.
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That is quite the arm chair general statement right there. About as dumb a statement that can be made. Can only be attributable to your emotive reaction to DJT.
There are loads of very smart and competent people in the US national security and DoW apparatus.
Just because you don't know what they know, doesn't mean they are junk.
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Asia is going to hurt the most....
www.visualcapitalist.com
Charted: Oil Trade Through the Strait of Hormuz by Country
See which countries depend most on the Strait of Hormuz for their crude oil exports and imports.
www.visualcapitalist.com
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Another quick factoid to throw out there: this is day four-ish of strikes against Iran, and it took about 3 weeks of strikes AND ground combat to bump Saddam & Co. out of power ...
en.wikipedia.org
... and another 14-ish months with boots on the ground to establish a new government to take up the baton officially.
en.wikipedia.org
Apples and oranges? Probably, but just a historic data point tossed onto the discussion table.
2003 invasion of Iraq - Wikipedia
Iraqi Interim Government - Wikipedia
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That regime was deleted, immediately. Whether another emerges to take up the mantle is a separate argument.
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Yes there are lots of very smart and competent people in the US national security and DoD apparatus - just how many of them are actually listened to is a whole other question......
Reminds me alot of that British Officer at the beginning of the move on Operation Market Garden who brings up a number of concerns/facts/proof that German Armor is spread throughout the landing zones and Sr British Staff when confronted with this information, have him eased out on a Psych Exam excuse as being 'too tired' and 'worn out'......
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The plan may just be a repeat of Libya. Remove the pain point, and leave the locals to sort themselves out.
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Brian Urquhart enters the chat...
"The episode was described by Cornelius Ryan in his book on "Market Garden", A Bridge Too Far. In the film version, directed by Richard Attenborough, Urquhart's character (portrayed by Irish actor Frank Grimes) was renamed "Major Fuller", to avoid confusion with the British general Roy Urquhart, the commander of the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. The subsequent failure of the operation and the heavy casualties that resulted vindicated Urquhart's judgment. He became deeply depressed by his failure to persuade his superiors to halt the operation, and requested a transfer out of the airborne forces."
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Still no news about the Iranian subs but a "carrier" has been confirmed sunk, the Shahid Bagheri.
www.navalnews.com
EDIT: Above website is having technical issues, same story below.
US Strikes Destroy Iran's Main Naval Assets - Naval News
The United States military has inflicted significant damage to Iran's naval capabilities with the confirmed sinking of multiple major vessels as part of the ongoing Operation Epic Fury campaign.
www.navalnews.com
EDIT: Above website is having technical issues, same story below.
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Yup, that's the guy.Brian Urquhart enters the chat...
"The episode was described by Cornelius Ryan in his book on "Market Garden", A Bridge Too Far. In the film version, directed by Richard Attenborough, Urquhart's character (portrayed by Irish actor Frank Grimes) was renamed "Major Fuller", to avoid confusion with the British general Roy Urquhart, the commander of the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. The subsequent failure of the operation and the heavy casualties that resulted vindicated Urquhart's judgment. He became deeply depressed by his failure to persuade his superiors to halt the operation, and requested a transfer out of the airborne forces."
Brian Urquhart - Wikipedia
What was the phased that was used in the movie by the British General Browning that failed to listen to him - 'Intelligence makes other nervous because you're brighter than most'.....
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The Y'all Qaeda strikes again.Other outlets running with this from that source ....
The Iran War Is God’s Plan, Say U.S. Military Leaders (Who Believe Trump Was Anointed by Jesus)
Didn’t the Bible tell us to beware false prophets?US troops were told Iran war 'anointed by Jesus' to bring on Armageddon, watchdog says
Military Religious Freedom Foundation said it received widespread complaints about Christian-nationalist US commandersI'm sure the new mandate for military chaplains will help add some context, right?
Military Leaders Say Iran War Is So Trump Can Bring About “Armageddon”
Troops have logged more than 110 complaints about such comments with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.www.yahoo.com
Statement on Department of War’s Strengthening of the Chaplain Corps
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced bold action to prioritize religious liberty and practice in the military, executing a “top-down cultural shift, putting spiritual well-being on the same footing as physical and mental health.”The Religious Liberty Commission commends the Department on...www.justice.gov
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Speculation based on your priors.
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Asia is going to hurt the most....
Charted: Oil Trade Through the Strait of Hormuz by Country
See which countries depend most on the Strait of Hormuz for their crude oil exports and imports.
Nah. Europe is going to hurt the most. Look at an LNG chart. And of course, Europe always gets stuck with refugees which then drives social and political problems.
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