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Baitball Blogger

(52,086 posts)
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 11:09 AM 19 hrs ago

I am getting a handle on how all of this went down. Re: Iran.

The CIA or some intelligence agency provided Trump with credible information that the heads of State in Iran would all be assembled in one place. And that's why Trump gave the approval for the attack. By all signs it was an impulsive action to take advantage of an opportunity without giving any thought to what would come next. He thought it would be shock and awe and that Iran would be without leaders to retaliate in response.

And he was wrong.

Because he doesn't know what comes next, he dithers between telling people he is ready to walk away, but when Iran continues to retaliate against Middle Eastern countries, those allies of his compel him to stay in the fight. Which, if there is no push back from Congress, will definitely end up putting US boots on the ground.

And the Americans stranded in Israel? Acceptable casualties, I imagine, because it's to Israel's benefit to keep them there to keep America invested in a fight where Trump, is working without a plan.

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I am getting a handle on how all of this went down. Re: Iran. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger 19 hrs ago OP
I think that's probably more or less correct EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #1
He most certainly will try to take us into his twisted perception of what is going on. Baitball Blogger 19 hrs ago #2
Through his beeyootiful Arch of Trump's Triumph. tanyev 18 hrs ago #7
Wat hed an interesting video on YouTube last night calguy 19 hrs ago #3
Israel hacked Iran traffic cameras for years to pinpoint Khaemnei location prior to strike: News report usonian 19 hrs ago #4
There have been zero American casulties in Israel. Mosby 19 hrs ago #5
I don't expect it will remain this way. /nt sdfernando 18 hrs ago #6

EdmondDantes_

(1,651 posts)
1. I think that's probably more or less correct
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 11:12 AM
19 hrs ago

Although you did miss one very important part to Trump. He's definitely already planning his (in his mind, definitely his) victory parade so he can be seen as the triumphant commander.

calguy

(6,130 posts)
3. Wat hed an interesting video on YouTube last night
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 11:23 AM
19 hrs ago

Granted, this was a YouTube video which must be taken with a grain of salt, but it discussed the Russian and Chinese elements we haven't been discussing. They are aligned with Iran, and built up their intelligence to detect what was happening in advance. According to the source, China warned Iran when the Isreali jets took off, giving them a full two and a half hours to get their leadership out of harm’s way. But it didn’t happen.
Now China and Russia are evaluating why their early warnings were not heeded, bringing up the possibility that there is a mole embedded in the Iranian government who didn’t pass the warnings up the chain of command, causing China’s intelligence to fail preventing the assassinations of Iran’s upper echelons of power in a few short minutes.

usonian

(24,619 posts)
4. Israel hacked Iran traffic cameras for years to pinpoint Khaemnei location prior to strike: News report
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 11:24 AM
19 hrs ago
https://www.democraticunderground.com/113355444

Some say that he got word of an Israeli attack and didn't want to play second fiddle.

Mosby

(19,489 posts)
5. There have been zero American casulties in Israel.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 11:30 AM
19 hrs ago

So far the Iranians have killed several Jewish families (9 fatalities) and one Philippino women.

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