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2026-03-30 Home Front: WoT

Pentagon said prepping weeks-long ground operation in Iran, short of full invasion

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Posted by trailing wife 2026-03-30 2026-03-30 02:39|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1857 views ] Top
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1 "Experts have warned that holding territory would put American soldiers in significantly more danger than they’ve faced so far in the war". Said experts can also tie their own shoes and have mastered putting on their underwear correctly.

What they are really expert on is looking good on camera and can be guaranteed to come up with 'facts' that will match the viewpoint of the news organization paying them.

Posted by Chantry 2026-03-30 08:49|| 2026-03-30 08:49|| Front Page Top

2 Iran's war against the US and Israel is being fueled by North Korean weapons, expert warns

Maybe turn off the spigot.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-30 09:22|| 2026-03-30 09:22|| Front Page Top

3 ONLY a full in invasion will do the job. Half measures prolong the war and pile up US casualties. 2 MEUs and a couple of divisions won't do the job. We either are all in on this or nothing.
Iranian ICBMs are a clear and present danger and as soon as they tip them with nuclear weapons they will strike the US homeland.

Posted by Ometch Untervehr3098 2026-03-30 09:52|| 2026-03-30 09:52|| Front Page Top

4 ^Why? Taking out the infrastructure is better.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-03-30 10:17|| 2026-03-30 10:17|| Front Page Top

5 #1 Old lawyer definition: "An expert is a guy with a briefcase more than 100 miles from home." Today, the definition would be more like "A person whose opinion coincides with ours."

You would think that just as a matter of statistics the MSM would occasionally quote an expert who agreed with Trump.

Posted by Matt 2026-03-30 11:06|| 2026-03-30 11:06|| Front Page Top

6 strange that Omans, Jairong, and this squib all say we NEEEED to invade!

Almost as if....

Posted by Frank G 2026-03-30 12:41|| 2026-03-30 12:41|| Front Page Top

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