• Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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      Officially? To liberate the Iranian people and bring them freedom and democracy, (in the same style we liberated the Iraqi, Libyan, Syrian, Afghan, and Palestinian people).

      In Trump’s words, “destroy them until they cry uncle, if there’s even anybody left to surrender”

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      If I understand things correctly airborn troops are specialized in mobilizing quickly whether that be literally parachuting or not is different.

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        Any rapid deployed group requires logistics and support to maintain their position. D-Day succeeded because the airborne troops only had to hold for a few days until the link up with the Normandy beach forces could reach them.

        Market garden failed because that linkup failed to reach them. The British in particular lost a lot of troops.

        The other 2 gulf wars took months to build up material. I have no idea what build up there is now, but Iran is twice the size of Iraq. Lot of angry people there to greet the US

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        Sure, but after they land they’re in the middle of the mountains. Iran is very rugged terrain. Thry can parachute into where they need to be but they’re not going far or getting a supply line.

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    When will the American nightmare be over ? Will I live long enough to see an end to American incursions? 🤔😞

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    I feel so bad for the troops.

    The vile child rapist and murdering slug will sit back and wait for the troops to be virtually annihilated. Then he will gleefully golf as Iran does a major attack on us soil. He will then enact the war bill (don’t know what it is called, I am not american) to stop voting.

    Edit: I should be saying I feel bad for all people involved. I think I got lost in the moment.

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        Unfortunately it may also be the only way they can afford to get an education, via the G.I bill. I think anyone who signed up before the Trump re-election was not expecting to be ordered to kill innocents.

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      He’d have to declare martial law to suspend voting.

      In theory, there would need to be a clear national emergency, such as a ground invasion of the United States or open rebellion to allow for martial law to be declared.

      I don’t think Iran is going to launch an amphibious assault against the United States any time soon.

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        Declaring martial law does not suspend voting. Nothing gives the president that power, and the constitution grants no condition for elections to be paused or not held. Full stop.

        Conceding on this AT ALL gives them leverage.

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          Im not sure you quite understand this, but the rule book has been thrown out the window. If he says it, it be that way. Nobody is now or will in the future stand up to him.

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            Oh I know. But truth and words matter. We cannot let them control the narrative, and we cannot let the less educated have it in their head that an emergency is all it takes. We have to hold the line.

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        We can feel bad for both. Americans will continue to die, as well as Iranians in order to protect the pedo class oligarchs.

    • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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      i feel bad for the innocents the nazi jackboots are coming to murder.