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Bread and Circuses

(1,868 posts)
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 07:21 PM 11 hrs ago

Senator Blumenthal states Trump regime just briefed them on sending US troops to fight in Iran.

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BREAKING: Senator Blumenthal states Trump regime just briefed them on sending US troops to fight in Iran.

Boots on the ground.

A reminder that him & Netanyahu will not send their sons, but they expect your sons and daughters to go die for them so they can stay out of prison. Are we great yet? 🤔
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Senator Blumenthal states Trump regime just briefed them on sending US troops to fight in Iran. (Original Post) Bread and Circuses 11 hrs ago OP
omg!!! hookaleft 10 hrs ago #1
Lying MFers. OhioBlue 10 hrs ago #2
Yes it is Bread and Circuses 10 hrs ago #4
Where's the fucking congress? RT Atlanta 10 hrs ago #3
Congress has neutered itself. We need to reset this country. Bread and Circuses 10 hrs ago #5
Put Hogsbreath back in uniform . . . AverageOldGuy 10 hrs ago #6
There is no scenario in which "a few" battalions would be deployed Mysterian 9 hrs ago #20
#sendbarron superpatriotman 10 hrs ago #7
I just read that Barron is exempt from military service because he's too tall. TheRickles 9 hrs ago #8
I'll sign a waiver orangecrush 9 hrs ago #10
Over the last couple years reports have listed him as 6'7" and 6'9" dflprincess 9 hrs ago #16
He's 19. Boys continue to grow until 18-20. Ms. Toad 9 hrs ago #19
Good orangecrush 5 hrs ago #29
Measure him again Renew Deal 9 hrs ago #21
Says who? MorbidButterflyTat 9 hrs ago #22
... orangecrush 9 hrs ago #9
For what? what objectives are being pursued that require ground combat troops? Are we supporting a local resistance? ChicagoTeamster 9 hrs ago #11
If there were a draft, BidenRocks 9 hrs ago #12
That won't leave many for the invasions of Cuba Red Mountain 9 hrs ago #13
I have to ask Skittles 9 hrs ago #14
Trump no longer worries about minor inconveniences like the Congress, or SCOTUS, or the Constitution. OGBuzz 8 hrs ago #25
If our uniforms are on the ground in Iran, you can't Buddyzbuddy 9 hrs ago #15
And will Israel also be sending ground troops? dflprincess 9 hrs ago #17
No need. Trump has the ground covered. OGBuzz 8 hrs ago #26
And why are we in Iran? Botany 9 hrs ago #18
Iran Has A Population Of 90 Million People DallasNE 8 hrs ago #23
Imagine Iraq, but with mountains and an exponentially larger population. Crowman2009 8 hrs ago #24
Call in the ICE agents. They're all in and there are plenty of them. Deuxcents 8 hrs ago #27
Netanyahu's son lives in luxury in Miami IcyPeas 7 hrs ago #28

RT Atlanta

(2,709 posts)
3. Where's the fucking congress?
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:13 PM
10 hrs ago

They have to authorize this... take it to court, pull every fucking lever available to them. STOP THIS INSANITY.

This is proxy war paid for by our soldiers' blood for Israel - I cannot fathom the grief that the families of our lost soldiers must already feel....

AverageOldGuy

(3,681 posts)
6. Put Hogsbreath back in uniform . . .
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:43 PM
10 hrs ago

. . . let him lead the charge.

Meanwhile, let's not forget the maxim: Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics.

WTF does "boots on the ground mean?"

Drop in a battalion of 82d Airborne Division troopers?
Each troop will be carrying 100 pounds of gear, most of which they will ditch once the get on the ground. Then comes the problem of providing them with: ammo, water, food, spare parts. And how do we get this to them and where does it come from?

Airborne are light infantry. They have little or no protection against armor (tanks) or armored vehicles.

Remember: Iran is manufacturing at least half the drones Russia is using in Ukraine. If we have learned one thing from the war in Ukraine, it's the lethality of simple drones. Just wait until Iran unleashes drones on exposed infantry.

Land a few armored or mechanized infantry battlaions?

Where do they come from? The States, of course.
How do they get there? The troops fly in but the equipment comes by SEA. Oh, yes, I know -- an Air Force C-5 can haul a tank. But we will need a hundred tanks, not to mention the armored personnel carriers.

How long does it take to get the troops and their equipment into Iran? Weeks. That is, weeks unless Iran decides to shoot down the aircraft and sink the ships bringing in troops and equipment.

No matter what "boots on the ground" means: They still need mountains of ammo, water, fuel, food, spare parts, more ammo, more fuel, replacement personnel . . . .

But, hey, who gives a shit about reality? This is Trump and Hogsbreath we are talking about. Two batshit crazy, dumb-as-dirt amateurs, trying to act tough.

Mysterian

(6,329 posts)
20. There is no scenario in which "a few" battalions would be deployed
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 09:43 PM
9 hrs ago

Any commitment of ground troops would mean multiple divisions. Probably try to grab a port city. But this is the imbecile regime with Kegbreath as SecDef so anything is possible.

TheRickles

(3,297 posts)
8. I just read that Barron is exempt from military service because he's too tall.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:54 PM
9 hrs ago

He's 6' 9", and the upper height limit is 6' 8". So that's at least one Trump with a valid medical exemption from serving.

dflprincess

(29,301 posts)
16. Over the last couple years reports have listed him as 6'7" and 6'9"
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 09:20 PM
9 hrs ago

Like his sire, he may be lying about his height.

Ms. Toad

(38,491 posts)
19. He's 19. Boys continue to grow until 18-20.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 09:29 PM
9 hrs ago

Reports of his height at younger ages would likely be shorter than his current height.

ChicagoTeamster

(756 posts)
11. For what? what objectives are being pursued that require ground combat troops? Are we supporting a local resistance?
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:58 PM
9 hrs ago

Are there key objectives that have to be seized? occupied?

BidenRocks

(3,109 posts)
12. If there were a draft,
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 09:01 PM
9 hrs ago

where would the objectors go?
Canada is out. I don't think they would take kindly to being invaded regardless of the reason.

OGBuzz

(190 posts)
25. Trump no longer worries about minor inconveniences like the Congress, or SCOTUS, or the Constitution.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 10:29 PM
8 hrs ago

He is now Supreme Leader, the Emperor of America, and he can do pretty much anything he wants. Who's gonna stop him? Demolishing the East Wing and plastering his face on the Justice Department headquarters was a sign of things to come.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,421 posts)
15. If our uniforms are on the ground in Iran, you can't
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 09:12 PM
9 hrs ago

possibly criticize the war because that would discourage our efforts. It would be your fault for not giving this war effort your full throated support.

At least that's how they'll spin it.

Botany

(77,017 posts)
18. And why are we in Iran?
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 09:23 PM
9 hrs ago

Just asking.

U.S. troops on the ground in Iran? This has bad idea written all over it.

DallasNE

(7,994 posts)
23. Iran Has A Population Of 90 Million People
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 10:04 PM
8 hrs ago

Trump doesn't have the military assets in place to invade such a large country, so clear, hold, build my *ss. So bungled, so soon.

Deuxcents

(26,433 posts)
27. Call in the ICE agents. They're all in and there are plenty of them.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 10:35 PM
8 hrs ago

Seriously, we need to be calling our representatives and senators tomorrow

IcyPeas

(25,316 posts)
28. Netanyahu's son lives in luxury in Miami
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 11:32 PM
7 hrs ago

Oralè Resister
Operation Epic Fury:
3 US Servicemen were killed and 5 seriously wounded in Kuwait in the Trump Netanyahu
War on Iran!
This is Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair, poolside in Miami chilling. And not one of DJT
Children is anywhere near the Middle East today!

Ruben Garcia (@gorubenruben.bsky.social) 2026-03-02T01:00:10.300Z



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