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Some US senators skeptical about military options for Iran

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1 "he is prepared to return to Iran to lead a shift to a democratic government."

With or without the SAVAK?

Posted by DooDahMan 2026-01-12 04:12|| 2026-01-12 04:12|| Front Page Top

2 ...has the world been safer with or without?

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-01-12 06:08|| 2026-01-12 06:08|| Front Page Top

3 Some US Senators: "Don't do anything, don't do anything! It might make someone somewhere hate us."

They already hate us, dufuss. We have an opportunity here to help a group of people discover a better life. We can do that, or we can ignore them. How they treat us for the next 50 years will be determined by OUR action/inaction in the next few weeks.

Trump hasn't cut the entrenched government flops nearly deep enough. He may have to go, like Emperor Hirohito said, "back to blank paper".

Posted by Old Patriot 2026-01-12 09:30|| 2026-01-12 09:30|| Front Page Top

4 Neither concern is unwarranted.

Best option? No boots on the ground. Take out the government actors - Supreme Leader, Guardian Council, & Islamic Consultative Assembly.
If their judges are anything like ours - leave'm - they'll do more damage alive than dead.

Posted by Mercutio 2026-01-12 09:42|| 2026-01-12 09:42|| Front Page Top

5 I agree though that bombing Iran will not solve the problem.

Posted by European Conservative 2026-01-12 09:42|| 2026-01-12 09:42|| Front Page Top

6 bombing a few of the IRGC assets would be a good idea

it could be painted as a deterrent to IRGC

even better would be using drones to eliminate some regime big shots

the supreme leader is probably underground and a few bombs could knock out his ventilation but it would be best if Khomenei could personally be tried by a new govt

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-01-12 09:48|| 2026-01-12 09:48|| Front Page Top

7 "it could be painted as a deterrent to IRGC"
It wouldn't. They have nothing to lose.

Posted by European Conservative 2026-01-12 09:52|| 2026-01-12 09:52|| Front Page Top

8 Provide small arms and ammunition to the resistance. Let them sort it out.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-01-12 09:54|| 2026-01-12 09:54|| Front Page Top

9 That's a different story, of course.

Posted by European Conservative 2026-01-12 09:58|| 2026-01-12 09:58|| Front Page Top

10 Taking out the command and control assets would seem to be the first act.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-01-12 10:42|| 2026-01-12 10:42|| Front Page Top

11 re# 7 Or we could do like you Europeans and sit on our hands and do nothing but hold meetings continuously, then bitch and whine when they are still there. Seems like y'all have enough problems of your own to be giving out advice.

Posted by chris 2026-01-12 17:42|| 2026-01-12 17:42|| Front Page Top

12 I don't think we need to entertain Europe's suggestions on how to handle matters such as this. Europe doesn't handle matters such as this--they just hold endless debates and at the end of the day cave to whichever dog is barking the loudest.

Posted by Crusader 2026-01-12 21:32|| 2026-01-12 21:32|| Front Page Top

13 Or whomever will push their own agenda farther until there aiped out by their "allies".

Posted by chris 2026-01-12 22:13|| 2026-01-12 22:13|| Front Page Top

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