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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMalcolm Nance paints a grim picture of possible Iran retaliation if Trump pushes the button
@LaF3mm3Nikita
Iran is a competent, large-scale military with 3 million men. They have been preparing for a defensive war with the United States. As a nation, 83 million people will stand up against us. They will savage the oil fields of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar & Kuwait
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Vidal
(642 posts)If Trump does this, he will not help himself politically.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)Chin music
(23,002 posts)Martial law coming our way. Thanks traitorous gop.
Who would sacrifice their kid, or their own life for don trump? Watch, when asked to sign up and fortnight fight for this war, his supporters will slink away and say they never really supported him, but, the damage will be doen.
never start a war, but, if you do, have a plan to end it before you go in.
Can NOT believe we are even talking about it. trump is terrorizing the citizens of this country, while the 1% golfs and counts their money.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)Chin music
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all he can motivate is the alt-right terrorists in the US, and he can't go to war w his base.
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)and Republicans won't care about the death and destruction. They didn't about Iraq, nor did many Democrats, sadly.
Chin music
(23,002 posts)This guy has so much insight. Iran is no Iraq. the fool who thinks he's president will get us in another 20 year war before he's finished the last couple we are engaged in.
Instead of ginning up wars, he should end them and start rehabilitating the awful crimes he's perpetrated aginst this country that has literally given him so many chances and such a wonderful life. He's SO out of touch. He's a 'federal felonfeasor'.
Buckeyeblue
(5,502 posts)I would expect much more from Iran. I don't think they'll destroy the oil fields. The big risk is the Russians. They've maintained close ties with Iran going back to the days of the Shah. What will their reaction be?
But attacking Iran is bad policy.
Chin music
(23,002 posts)He now is using our military to return favors, or to "negoatiate', his next re-branding deal.
EX500rider
(10,872 posts)....esp one that has been under sanctions for along time like Iran. No modern Air Force=no air supremacy=you lose.
Heck Iran couldn't even beat the Iraqi military in 8 years of fighting.....took the US from 20 March to 9 April for Baghdad to fall.
(the insurgency after the fall did drag on but was ultimately unsuccessful in taking back the country for the Sunni minority)
I do agree it would be bad policy but I don't even think they would close the straights of Hormuz, China already warned them that was a bad idea.
Hekate
(90,829 posts)But Hillary! was going to lead us straight into war because she was a warmonger.
When I hear the Mad King say smugly "I hope not, I hope not" when asked if he'll go to war with Iran, what I really hear is, "Yes, absolutely, I can hardly wait to have my war."
SWBTATTReg
(22,171 posts)Look at our still ongoing involvement in Afgan. and Iraq. Iran would be more of the same and if you want my read on the situation, the Iranian people want to be free of the religious mullahs, but we need to let them do it. If the US attacks, we'll be in another mess for at least 25 years involving Iran, all of the while solving nothing, and paying out the a** for gasoline.