OK Mish, What Are the Odds of Boots on the Ground? 
Senator Blumenthal Remarks
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal after leaving an intelligence briefing: “In my 15 years in the Senate, I have never left a briefing this angry. We seem to be on a path towards deploying American troops on the ground in Iran.”
Troops on the Ground
Reuters reports US lawmakers worry Trump may put ‘boots on the ground’ in Iran
Democratic U.S. senators expressed alarm on Tuesday about the Iran war, saying they were worried that President Donald Trump could deploy U.S. ground forces and noting the high risks given Russian support for Tehran’s military.
“We know that Russia is already helping with intel, providing that to Iran, and that there’s an axis with Russia and China, Iran and North Korea that puts at greater risk the United States and our national security,” Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire said on CNN.
Two sources familiar with U.S. intelligence reports have said that Russia is providing Iran with targeting intelligence on U.S. bases and ships.
Shaheen and other senators said a series of closed-door briefings from Trump aides have left them with more questions than answers, especially about the cost and expected duration of the war, and whether U.S. forces would be sent into Tehran.
“We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran to accomplish any of the potential objectives here,” Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut told reporters after Tuesday’s classified briefing.
Blumenthal also cited the risk of Russian involvement putting American lives at risk. “Literally, Russia seems to be aiding our enemy actively and intensively with intelligence and perhaps with other means and China also may be assisting Iran,” Blumenthal said.
“So the American people deserve to know much more than this administration has told them about the cost of the war, the danger to our sons and daughters in uniform and the potential for further escalation and widening of this war,” he said.
In the Truly Delusional Department
CNN reports White House details demands for Iran’s “unconditional surrender”
The White House offered its view on what an “unconditional surrender” by Iran could look like, saying it will be personally determined by President Donald Trump.
Trump has repeatedly demanded “unconditional surrender” as a condition for any deal with Iran.
“When President Trump says that Iran is in a place of unconditional surrender, he’s not claiming the Iranian regime is going to come out and say that themselves. What the president means is that Iran’s threats will no longer be backed by a ballistic missile arsenal that protects them from building a nuclear bomb in their country,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday.
She continued, “President Trump will determine when Iran is in a place of unconditional surrender, when they no longer pose a credible and direct threat to the United States of America and our allies.”
It seems we have an idiotic definition of “unconditional surrender”. Then again we are dealing with Trump, where idiotic definitions are nearly certain.
Senator Murphy Chimes In
7 Dead, 140 Injured – A Small Price to Pay
Approximately 140 US troops have sustained injuries since the beginning of the US military’s operations against Iran, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Tuesday, including eight who have been seriously wounded.
“Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, approximately 140 US service members have been wounded over 10 days of sustained attacks,” Parnell said in a statement. “The vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 108 service members have already returned to duty. Eight service members remain listed as severely injured and are receiving the highest level of medical care.”
Trump has stated this is a small price to pay. From the point of view of Israel , Trump is correct.
Wild Whipsaws On Oil
This happened shortly after noon.
Rand Paul on Military Spending
Looking for Common Sense? Start listening to Rand Paul.
We would not be in this stupid war if Trump listened to him.
Trump Listens to Kushner Not Military Experts
Trump Should Take the U.S. Military’s Warning on Iran Seriously
Flashback February 24, 2026: The Council on Foreign Relations reported Trump Should Take the U.S. Military’s Warning on Iran Seriously
Various news outlets have published articles in recent days reporting that General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is concerned about the risks of strikes on Iran. This looks very much like a concerted messaging campaign by the U.S. military to surface their concerns before Trump orders them into action.
The ultimate nightmare would be if Iran were able to temporarily close the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important commercial arteries (about 20 percent of global oil consumption flows through the strait), thereby spiking global oil prices.
There is then the concern that Trump’s intervention in Iran could lead to a dangerous run on U.S. munitions stockpiles. This could prove to be a lengthy affair, with Iran choosing to absorb U.S. bomb and missile strikes without giving in to Trump’s demands to end their nuclear and missile programs along with aid to proxy forces across the region.
The longer that U.S. forces remain in the Middle East battling Iran, the greater the strain on already overstretched forces.
These are all risks that the U.S. military is acutely aware of, and they are magnified because of the likely lack of support from any allies—aside from Israel—for U.S. operations against Iran. The United States could still successfully strike targets in Iran, but it is far from clear that such attacks would bring major concessions from the regime. The president would be well advised to take these considerable risks and costs into account before starting a war without an obvious exit strategy.
Fancy that. Every problem mentioned has now happened. But Trump listened to Jared Kushner, his son-in-law.
Trump also listened to Netanyahu who probably did understand these risks but did not care.
This is who is setting US foreign policy, and it isn’t experts.
But that’s OK. Trump says things are “ahead of schedule”.
Q: What schedule is that?
A: No one has any idea because it is constantly changing.
OK Mish What Are the Odds of Troops on the Ground?
The Polymarket question is Will the U.S. invade Iran by March 31?
The current bet is 14 percent.
I think that is low. It implies Trump Trump will change his mind on a regime change, on approving Iran’s next leader, and on unconditional surrender (reasonably defined).
If Trump sticks to any of that, the odds are 100 percent (not necessarily by March 31) because none of that will happen without troops.
Then again, Trump is already using an idiotic definition of “unconditional surrender”.
Nothing stops him from equally idiotic definitions of “regime change” or what “approving” Iran’s next president really means.
$100K Polymarket Winner Wagers on US Forces Entering Iran
Newsweek notes $100K Polymarket Winner Wagers on US Forces Entering Iran
A Polymarket user who earned $100,000 with a number of well-timed bets on the unfolding conflict in Iran has wagered that the U.S. will send troops into the country by the end of the month.
The account, “BulkeyBull”—a name that has reportedly changed many times—is currently sitting on a net profit of around $99,000 over the past week alone, having successfully predicted when the U.S. would first strike the country and the date that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would be “out” as Iran’s supreme leader.
Trump has to know there is little support for stupid wars, especially troops on the ground.
He thought this would be another Venezuela, taking advice from idiots.
Now it comes down to how much Trump changes his goals. I am reluctant to put odds on this, but I suspect it is much closer to double or triple the current 15 percent if we set the timeline longer than the end of March.
Look at it this way. The more time you give Trump to do something stupid, the more likely stupid happens.
Essentially, the bet is whether or not Trump backs down from his demands, and how fast. We are all guessing.
Trump Says ‘I think the war is very complete, pretty much’
Meanwhile, please note Trump Says ‘I think the war is very complete, pretty much’
Great. When do we send in the troops? Or is the surrender idea over?
Note to self, “very complete, pretty much” is not exactly clear either.
March 9, 2026: Trump Points the Finger at Steve, Pete, Marco, and Jared for the War
It was inevitable Trump would blame others. And how soon is very soon?
March 10, 2026: What If the Iran War Ended Today? How Long Before Oil Is Normal?
That’s a big IF that isn’t happening, but what IF?
“Trump has stated this is a small price to pay. From the point of view of Israel, Trump is correct.” Mish, I fear you are losing your mind.
Despite having fought so many wars, Israel has never asked for American troops to be put in harm’s way. Yes, Israel needed America’s 30,000lb bombs to take out Iran’s underground nuclear facilities. But once that strike was over, Israel intended to finish the job itself- It was Trump who prohibited Israel from continuing on its own. There is no evidence that Israel asked the United States to go to war against Iran now. If you believe our Secretary of State, the United States was afraid that Israel was going to attack Iran on its own.
Mish, I have loved your intellect and your integrity; what is happening to you?
Blumenthal is far too fabulously wealthy to take seriously. This Senator thing is just a hobby for him.
Blumenthal military valor thief would know boots on the ground
The first law of Trump: “ The more time you give Trump to do something stupid, the more likely stupid happens.”
Trump is Dali of politics, expect nothing less.
The Army and Marine Corps, which are the only branches with primary infantry roles have only about 263,000 including reserves and national guard or about 20% of what may be needed to control Iran. Many will die or become casualties.
About that, our far right party which is scheduled to win the 2027 national elections according to rhe polls is campaining on 2 things. Unconditionnaly stand with Israel and restoring the millitary draft.
They claim other parties want the military to serve as canon fodder in Ukraine, but they are quiet on the idea of drafting 600,000 18 years olds into Iran each years for covering the huge kamikaze fodder requirements of a mullah insurgency in the rural areas after the governement would be overthrown with boots on the grounds (their are currently 8 millions mullahs in Iran).
Gotta do what’s gotta be done! Once you commit, you are in for the pound. Sorry Dicky!
… so long as you don’t have to go. Chickenshit.
That’s like Trump and Epstein saying “I pulled that seventh graders hair, so now I have to rape her”. The truth about these sick pedophiles is being hidden by Republicans that are complicit in covering up the actions of a pedophile ring.
Jojo, Congratulations on being a sick, vicious bully!
Damage control for domestic consumption.
Blumenthal and others play “good cop”.
AFAIK there is only one Massie.
He needs help. People must elect an honest, kind, savvy neighbor to the House.
Seven dead armed forces personnel is bovine excrement. The US has boots on the ground in Iraq and Syria.
Does anyone plausibly think not one person has been killed in either state?
And what about all those ports damaged in the GCC? And the DOD claims only seven dead?
The first causality of war is the truth. Per Trump, the tomahawk that killed over 170 little girl was fired by Iran because their missiles are inaccurate; then he says later they fired a tomahawk, which is an accurate missile. And finally the chronology of the strike on the girl’s school was a salvo of the US first strike. Iran did not respond to first salvo until approximately half an hour to an hour later so there is no way that Iranians fired on the little girls school.
Trump is confused.
He is awaiting order from BB.
Boots on the ground in Iran sounds a bit like 1944 “A bridge too far” Arnhem airborn operation.
One day there will be a Hollywood movie An island too far.
US military understands well that it is not about landing troops somewhere. It is about resupplies, close range fire support, medevac, command, communications.
All this will be difficult when all US bases around Iran were destroyed or severly damaged and US Navy can’t get close to the shore.
Kurdish fighters don’t have guts for war against Iran as they understand that this is the way to lose their current autonomy if things go wrong. So far everything in Trump’s 3-day Special Combat Operation went wrong and that’s why we are at day 11 now with no way out in next few days.
Blumenthal only took $1.7 million from the Israel Lobby. I’m sure his anger will motivate him to do something. He first has to get by Chuck Tumor who is literally the Lobby’s $6 million dollar man.
Always comes back to the 6 million doesn’t it? A magic number.
Market predictions for tomorrow:
1) Oil drops again on news of Trump’s latest fantasy scheme to open Hormuz.
2) Make-believe CPI numbers “far better than expected” prompt record-breaking rally.
3) Bondi screams “Dow 51,000!”
Contra prediction:
Oil rises on news Iran has mimed the straights of Hormuz
How do you mime that? Like a man in an invisible box, but long on one side?
Mimes and ninjas wear similar outfits, now that you guys make me think about it.
Eventually the markets will notice that not only are no ships passing through the strait, but the GCC countries are also shutting down production.
The CPI is going to be a disaster once prices at the pump appear in the data, since it was already accelerating for much of the time Trump was in office and energy was one of the few things keeping it down.
Epstein class unleashes Epic Folly
Doesn’t matter. Iran will not stop just because Donnie is through.
Iran will have demands to be met.
Duh? How dim can people be? The US is at war with Russia. Who do they think tried to assassinate Putin; sponsors all the terror attacks; commits piracy on the high seas; runs the war from Wiesbaden; does the targeting and ISR there?
No. It’s a cover-your-ass move, in anticipation of the upcoming blame game.
LOL You mean 4 countries we want to destroy are hostile in return ?
– Shaheen and other senators said Trump aides have left them with more questions than answers, especially about the cost and expected duration of the war, and whether U.S. forces would be sent into Tehran.
> Perhaps this is why you’re not in charge of the Military Jean (and others). The enemy would know what we’re doing, how where doing it, and when we were doing it, and all before sunset. She doesn’t realize this is war, and must think it’s like, you share with me when your pulling your troops out, and I will share with you when we will be unarmed so you feel safe.
>> Within 2 Weeks or Less, the Strait will be opened back up, and the threats will be gone. The leadership left in Iran will be minimal at best, and bunker bound. Oil will have dropped to roughly $60.00 and be steady, and Gold will start its downward trend slowly at first (2-4M?), and then all at once…
– Blumenthal also cited the risk of Russian involvement putting American lives at risk. and China also may be assisting Iran,” Blumenthal said. > He is really such a clown.
>> No boots on the ground for War purposes.
Okay stupid, willing to bet on that second point? The straits open by the 24th or my money back. How much?
I don’t bet, I don’t smoke, and I don’t drink. I try to keep my vises, ones that are good for me. I love to Golf, workout, help the elderly and things like that, so No!
May be sooner than 2, based upon what I am seeing already. They are already coming through the Strait without disruption. Mines are no longer an issue, with no boats to lay them. They shut off their electronics, so they are not detectable for precise locations.
I’ll stay with 2, but will not be surprised if it’s announced sooner, as a Safe and secured pass through option.
^ There is no one dumber than a Trump supporter ^
C’mon now… Your telling me, with a straight face, that Biden supporters were not dumber? Yeah, ok.
Hilarious, Mish! We shouldn’t fight a war because we might run out of ammunition! And the dems are worried we might have to put boots on the ground. I guess everyone would be much better off if we just let the Iranians alone to build the 11 nuclaer warheads they have publicly stated they will do. What else you got, Mish?
You seem to assume that it is clear and evident that Iran having nuclear weapons is a bad thing. The US is the nation that has been the most active in warmongering for the last 75 years.
There is an implicit assumption in your comment that the US having nuclear weapons is fine, but other countries such as Iran having nuclear weapons is not.
I’m curious on how you have come to this conclusion given than the US is the most active warmonger in the world.
You want Iran to have nukes? You’re talking about a bunch of fanatics that welcomes dying in so called holy wars. If you are old enough you might remember that these are the same guys that killed hundreds of marines in their barracks in Lebanon among their many acts of terrorism. Even without going the full mushroom cloud route they could still go the dirty bomb route.
And people alluding to boots on the ground are trying to make it out as thousands of grunts making a massed invasion when it may well be a small team of special ops guys doing an in and out snatch of some key players. For all we know there may well already be some boots on the ground doing observation. Would that trigger a payout on Polymarket?
Now do Israel.
No Neal. I don’t want Iran to have nukes. But there is nothing that suggests to me that Iran will be any more irresponsible with that power than the US.
“killed hundreds of marines in their barracks in Lebanon among their many acts of terrorism”
I’m not sure how this is so much more terrible than what the US has been doing to Iran. Unless of course you subscribe to the idea that “white” lives are more valuable than non-white lives.
“Even without going the full mushroom cloud route they could still go the dirty bomb route”
They’ve had that opportunity for a long time. They haven’t gone down that path. The current actions from the US make that scenario MORE likely.
“when it may well be a small team of special ops guys doing an in and out snatch of some key players”
This is ignorant. Iran has a dispersed and organised command. Even if special ops were successful in a mission it wouldn’t change things in Iran. But more likely a US special ops force active in Iran could very much fail catastrophically for the US. The US doesn’t have many options beyond air power. Even naval power is a huge risk despite Iran’s degraded capabilities.
I want Iran to have nukes. Only way to make the US and Israhell behave.
“same guys that killed hundreds of marines in their barracks in Lebanon”
Nobody does anything without a reason.
US Marines were in Lebanon (1982–1983) as part of a Multinational Force (MNF) to stabilize the country during its civil war, oversee the withdrawal of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), and support the Lebanese government. They were meant to be a neutral peacekeeping presence, but became increasingly involved in the conflict, which led to the 1983 bombing.
Key details regarding the justification and context include:
The mission was heavily criticized for having a vague mandate and inadequate security measures, as the troops were not initially equipped for a combat role, according to the Marine Corps Association.
Typical US Military operation.
Our military missions since Vietnam have become more political than militarily focused. Because of this our success rates and initial assessments have been clouded at best and completely inaccurate at worst. Understanding this part of the world is not necessarily difficult, but it requires some deep historical understanding and lots of understanding of Islam. If you don’t get these things, than baffled you shall be. It also is worth taking a walk down memory lane and looking into who exactly started all of this in the mid and late 50’s, who took in Yassar Arrafat and trained him, heck created him, and funded him. It is also worth taking a look at pictures of places like Iran, most of the middle east in fact, during the 1950’s and 1960’s. The change is beyond drastic and it should lead one to ponder, how exactly did we get to the place we currently are? I know Ion Pacepa had some thoughts and facts and light to shine on all of this in some of his books.
Iran had nothing to do with the death of the Marines in Lebanon. That was done by the Lebanese organization Hezballah.
Are you trying to be funny; or are you just that ignorant?
Show me I’m wrong dimwit.
Self evidently you don’t understand Islam very well.
Try studying Islam
Where was that stated. The deceased Ayatollah opposed nukes as being ‘against God’ and nor have the Iranians attempted to build ICBM type missiles with reach beyond Israel.
The nukes by next week has been Israeli propaganda for 30+ years.
Hopefully his son reverses that fatwa and Iran builds nukes pronto.
Sen Chris Murphy:
I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can’t defend this war in public.
I obviously can’t disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.
Here’s what I can share:
Maybe the lead is that the war goals DO NOT involve destroying Iran’s nuclear weapons program. This is, uh…surprising…since Trump says over and over this is a key goal.
But then of course we already know air strikes can’t wipe out their nuclear material.
Second, they confirmed “regime change” is also NOT on the list. So, they are going to spend hundreds of billions of your taxpayer dollars, get a whole bunch of Americans killed, and a hardline regime – probably a MORE anti-American hardline regime – will still be in charge.
Ok, so what ARE the goals? It seems, primarily, destroying lots of missiles and boats and drone factories.
But the question that stumped them: what happens when you stop bombing and they restart production?
They hinted at more bombing. Which is, of course, endless war.
And on the Strait of Hormuz, they had NO PLAN. I can’t go into more detail about how Iran gums up the Strait, but suffice it say, right now, they don’t know how to get it safely back open.
Which is unforgiveable, because this part of the disaster was 100% foreseeable.
What are the goals?
There is no need for a Plan, America is EXXCCCEEEPPTTIIOONNAALL!!!!< don’t you know, so no plan is needed.
“Ok, so what ARE the goals?”
1) Distract from Epstein
2) Possible halt midterm elections
3) Perhaps Martial law in America
4) Distract from ICE
5) Distract from inflation/jobs/economy
You left out the major one: implementation of the globalist transhumanist digital/AI enslavement program behind the gigantic Iran smokescreen and distraction program. This is why all the oligarchs (Thiel, Musk, Ellison, Gates, Karp (Palantir) and others) are circling their wagons around Zion Don. Program much more advanced than many aware.
Jerusalem center-to-be of World Control. Let’s see how that one pans out.
The goal is to spend billions on highly profitable arms to replenish the stockpiles, leading to lots of campaign money for Republicans.
That path drives boots six feet under the ground.
Assuming there’s anything left to bury.
Maybe even worse are the number of young men returning home missing limbs and mentally injured.
As long as Yair Netanyahu, Jared Kushner, Barron Trump, and Lindsey Graham are safe and can oil each other up on Miami Beach the invasion shall proceed as poorly planned.
We can tell them “thank you for your service” as we pass them on the streets while they’re panhandling for lunch money. Maybe throw some “thoughts and prayers” at them since we’re all good Christians.
Hi Mish,
Whether Kushner is a moron is yet to be determined. More than likely. But one thing is true. Kushner failed his initial security clearance because he is a weasel and loyal to $ and other states.
He’s a family friend of Bibi and probably had the big Yahoo in his ear.
https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/when-netanyahu-slept-at-the-kushners-and-other-media-tales-of-trumps-jewish-confidantes-481486
Kushner has many times been proved to be a moron. Convincing Trump to go to war with Iran is the epitome of his idiocy.
A massive, avoidable debacle caused by the two prissiest “straight guys” in America: Lindsey Graham and Jared Kushner.
Again, who do you believe, the Democrats?!?! Like they care, they will say what they will to get votes….we should already know that. I pray we don’t see boots on the ground as that would obviously be a bad idea. We are already over our head with Iran and their proxy war. They will play the PR game against us and win. No idea how we walk away from this mess but they better figure it out quickly.
what he said is consistent with what we are seeing and hearing. the only thing this shows is that it’s just as incoherent behind closed doors as it is in front of the cameras.
Ahh, the bots are back.
Well, since Dems are not in charge, Tump is, who cares if “Again, who do you believe, the Democrats?!?!”
Not that excuses them,. they would support any Israel-First Plan anyway, but they aren’t in charge now, stop setting up straw-man excuse BS.
And who is “they better figure it out”? Who is they? Congress has granted the power to commit unlimited idiocy,and he is doing it? Who are these “they” that are gonna figure it out, it won’t be Trump, who has never “figured out” anything in his life – he’s a malignant psycopathic narcissistic idiot, he already knows all the ansers, in his own mind, no need for advice!
Surely, Senator, the briefing meant to say, “Israeli Boots on the Ground.”
No, you say?
I understand your anger. Why should American men and women be sent to fight and die for Israel’s war? How does that even compute? Is that even Constitutional, without a Congressional vote? Will you demand such a vote before U.S. troops are sent to Iran?
Oh yeah, I forgot — this is an AIPAC funded Congress.
Guess what: Sen. Blumenthal accepted almost $148K in donations from AIPAC over the last five years, almost $30K per year. (Source: Sen. Richard Blumenthal – Campaign Finance Summary • OpenSecrets ).
So, Senator, is your “anger” just for show? What do you really think about “U.S. boots on the ground” behind closed doors? Behind AIPAC’s closed doors?
The headquarters of United Technologies — parent of Raytheon — is located in Farmington, Connecticut. Blumenthal is Senator from Connecticut. Raytheon is prime contractor for the Patriot Missile Defense System. Patriot Missiles are key to Israel’s defense. DOW is ordering as many as it can!
C’mon Senator, who’re you fooling?
According to the US Constitution, only the Knesset can declare wars, don’t you know?
That’s because it’s in the bible somewhere. I haven’t read it, but I’m told it’s in there, and why would somebody lie to me about the bible?
I saved this for you https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P_eLHjbfLRU
I don’t think the U.S. is now even capable of putting boots on the ground in significant numbers. Analysts I follow who have military experience say there’s little chance. It would take more than a year of preparation and we no longer have the troop numbers to make a go at it. Moreover, unless Iran runs out of drones and missiles, any staging site in the Middle East, any attempt to amass troops will create opportunity for mass casualty strikes. The U.S. won’t get many volunteers for this war, and if they bring back the draft, momentum shifts rapidly towards impeachment even if we aren’t already there a year from now.
I wouldn’t rule out an attempt to take Kharg island, though, having special forces go in. I’m seeing a lot of articles pop up about it, a pattern that suggests this idea is making the rounds. Apparently Trump is even on record in the late 80’s talking shit about Iran and how he’d take Kharg island. ““One bullet shot at one of our men or ships and I’d do a number on Kharg Island. I’d go in and take it”
Trump seems to get obsessive about some things, and he just might greenlight an operation. Don’t count on anyone making it out of there.
All they have to do is surround him with fake news like those fake headlines that Mamadami brought him, and he’ll be happy as a clam. He has no way of knowing whether they did or didn’t actually deploy troops.
Didn’t they ignore his order to get out of Syria? And then laughed about it.
i think they’re looking at special forces not hundreds of thousands of troops for an invasion.
Thanks
Kharg Island would be a disaster.
All reinforcement and supply would have to cross Hormuz and the Gulf, completely vulnerable to anti-ship missiles, drones, and even artillery.
The guys on the island would be in range of artillery from the coast, completely exposed without any shelter from any means to deliver ordinance. They would be sitting on a tiny desert island in perpetuity in a rain of steel & fire.
How much of that island is already mined and covered with buried explosive devises waiting to deploy….boom!
Gallipoli
Ugh!
Khe Sahn
Dien Bien Phu
Hitler’s bunker
Anyone notice that “Congress shall declare war” is meaningless? The President can do any war, anywhere to any degree, all the way to complete nuclear destruction of the world. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, they’ve made bribery almost meaningless in campaigns and “gifts”.
I agree with any President, as long as the Military Agrees. I doubt either party would agree with bribes and gifts being meaningless.
You’ve never bothered with the silly Constitution, have you? Because the Military and the President are not two of the three co-equal branches of Government. But let’s not worry about those silly details, why should they matter?
What’s that got to do with the fact that the Military Carrie’s out the order, or not? I think you need to read up on how this actually works…
wtf? Yes, the Military ‘carries’ out the orders from the chain of command, all the way up to the Commander in Chief.
I swore an oath to do just that, and I carried out that oath over 30 years ago. What about you?
And by the way, that oath is to protect and defend the Constitution, not a person.
The point that I was making that the power to declare war is given to the Congress in the Constitution. And that there are three branches of Government, one of which is not the Military (yes, the Military is subordinated to the Executive branch but it is not in and of itself a branch of Government).
The original poster was pointing out that the Constitution REQUIRES Congress to declare war. You seemed to imply something about everything being ok as long as the President wants to make war and that’s ok as long as the Military says ‘ok boss.’ Or something else that is rather indecipherable to me, tbh.
Come on everyone. When a hospital ship is deployed there is going to be more than some air strikes.
As an aside, Persian friends living outside of Iran are not all against this “war”. Many admire Trump for taking action — but hope he doesn’t over do it.
Friends who were in action during the mission in Iraq “way back when” are a different story; they hope that if there is U235 in Iran that we recover it (if it exists) and get out as soon as possible. Destroying all the centrifuges during this time would not be a bad thing either. They hope it doesn’t turn into Afghanistan
That ship is probably needed, with or without a land invasion. Casualties are likely much greater than what we’ve been told so far.
It exists. The Iranians offered to hand it over. Trumpstien attacked shortly after.
But you can bet it’s well hidden now.
Another armchair chicken hawk advocating for others to die for glory and his country.
Sure, you can find many Persians out of Iran who are for a change of state in Iran Because they fled the evil regime there. I know some of them too. News flash, the Iranian regime is evil.
But so is the Israeli regime that seems to be running our foreign policy now.
Nothing good is coming from this. Nothing good will come from this.
Emigres always come to the US and then want us to attack their country. They are not representative of the people in that country.
Of course, Richard Blumenthal would know, given how long his boots were on the ground in Vietnam.
It’s comforting to say, “Remember back in the good old days when such a grotesque instance of stolen valor would have been disqualifying for Dog Catcher?”
Unfortunately, that’s never been true. Blumenthal is a horse’s ass but he’s also a paradigmatic politician.
C’mon Connecticut. Do better.
haha I love the selective outrage.
Blumenthal is a piece of draft dodging shit, but he did serve in the Marine reserves.
Clinton is a draft dodging piece of shit who didn’t even serve.
Trump is a draft dodging piece of shit who didn’t even serve and said that people who die for their country are losers.
I despise any draft dodger regardless of party. Fuck the whole lot.
And fuck anyone who calls out draft dodgers based on party affiliation.
Sayed Mohammad Marandi says Iran will not open the Straights unless conditions are met.
Reparations for the attack and abandonment of US bases in the Gulf.
Looks like we aint going to get out easy. I suppose we will see.
It doesn’t appear that Iran is in any condition to make conditioners. Are they printing up “Stop Signs” to place into the ground everywhere? How will they enforce this condition? Is it based upon future promises of some sort, or perhaps life itself? Seems strange for the one with there head underwater, to be asking for a glass of water…
Mines.
I agree w/Rand Paul … but still hold out hope for no boots on the ground. I take 0 concern over a false VFW making statements like this. He should see the opportunity to turn it into some heroic action he didn’t take here as well.
Fake news, fake vets, fake posters, WHERE DOES IT END?
I suggest Kai Trump be the first on the beach with her expensive groceries.
https://www.draftbarrontrump.com/
States are no longer the highest form of power globally. Power has shifted to wealthy individuals who work in groups and operate across borders.
https://kaburbank.substack.com/p/syndicates-of-capital