Typo posted:

if this is serious and not some 15 yr old meme from 2003 then this is insanely optimistic even for the equivalent of operation iranian freedom

bump_fn posted:

this thread is for predicting what stupid nightmare poo poo will go down once trump decides to invade Iran on false pretences

That Robot posted:

It's way more likely to be North Korea than Iran.

Willie Tomg posted:

lmao even in their propaganda the saudis have americans doing the actual fighting, what weak garbage people

Peanut President posted:

The iran war post is what grover posted in D&D at the beginning of Iraq

StashAugustine posted:

national anthem of saudi arabia

That Robot posted:

It's way more likely to be North Korea than Iran.

Jose posted:

Don't start a war you can't win imo

That Robot posted:

It's way more likely to be North Korea than Iran.

logikv9 posted:

can't wait for this country to declare war on somebody who actually knows how to fight, so we can have all our trillion-dollar equipment explode when the wind gets too strong or something and then we'll have to buy more

Typo posted:

if this is serious and not some 15 yr old meme from 2003 then this is insanely optimistic even for the equivalent of operation iranian freedom

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

should have said that to Tony Blair

tower time posted:

dead gay son posted:

What is this from?

quote:

Worse, there’s evidence that this isn’t just rhetoric. Yesterday, The Telegraph issued an exclusive report that the United States, believing diplomatic options may have been exhausted, is actively preparing to attack North Korea:

America is drawing up plans for a “bloody nose” military attack on North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons programme, The Telegraph understands. The White House has “dramatically” stepped up preparation for a military solution in recent months amid fears diplomacy is not working, well-placed sources said. Three sources – two former US officials familiar with current thinking and a third figure in the administration – confirmed military options were being worked up. The Pentagon is trying to find options that would allow them to punch the North Koreans in the nose…

If The Telegraph‘s reporting is correct, this is the most important news story of the moment. Compared to the possibility of war with North Korea, everything else looks insignificant. This has potentially more serious consequences for human lives than anything else going on right now.

bump_fn posted:

lol if u weren't old enough to be in a state of absolute terror scared u were gonna get drafted after 9/11

Triangle Shirt Factotum posted:

Not with usable nuclear weapons it isn't.

OhFunny posted:

https://twitter.com/ColinKahl/status/943642467307540480

https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/943636912702664704

https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/943825902311526400

Sure feels like the run up to the Iraq War.

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

America is a rogue state

Mariana Horchata posted:

im gonna watch the state of the union to hopefully watch trump have an accident

Dapper_Swindler posted:

yeah, thats where we are headed it seems. i think trump will pull out of the UN because he is a baby bitch.

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

the South Koreans need to be screaming their heads off to stop this, because the North Koreans aren't going to retaliate on California.

logikv9 posted:

south korea needs to no joke open a trump hotel seoul right now, it will render them invulnerable

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

Prav posted:

How long will it take to capture Tehran? 2 days
Will Khamenei be killed? Yes
Total Iranian civillian casualties: 500 dead
Total military casualties Iran: 3000 dead
Total military casualties U.S.: 15 dead
Will the Iranian army regulars hold the lines? No
Will the Revolutionary Guard fight to the end? No
Will chem/bio weapons be used on invading troops?: Yes
Will Khamenei mine the strait? Yes
Will Khamenei launch attacks on Israel? No
-If yes; will Isreal retaliate harshly? Yes
Will Khamenei sacrifice Tehran (gas/nuke it)? No
Will the Kurds make a grab for independence? Yes
Will Iraq do anything silly like try for land? Yes
Will Khamenei burn the oil fields? Yes
How long will the US be occupying Iran? ~15 years
Will the Iranian war catalyze increased terrorism in America?No
In the long run, will this war be good or bad for the world? Good

We have to look at what those civilian casualties are- just because they're civilian doesn't make them innocent! Lets take a look at a few possibilities:

1) A civilian walking down the street to market gets killed by a cruise missile fired at the market.

2) A civilian asleep in their house is killed when their house is targetting by a smart bomb and blown up.

OK, these two are regrettable innocents being killed- but since the US doesn't make a habit of targetting markets or houses, they're very small in number!

3) A civilian working at a chemical weapon factory gets killed when the chemical weapon plant is bombed.

4) A civilian security guard at a weapons depot is killed when the weapons explode.

5) A civilian contractor repairing a tank is killed by a MOAB dropped on the unit.

6) A civilian engineer is killed when the military command center he works at is destroyed.

7) A civilian delivering snackiecakes to the tehran bunker vending machines eats a 5,000lb bunker buster.

etc, etc. The list goes on. My point is that there are a lot of civilians directly supporting the military that aren't exactly "innocent" and would be mire rightly counted among the military casualties than civilian. I'm a civilian and work for the US military, but I acknowledge I'm also a valid military target because of what I do. And I think the vast majority of civilian casualties in this campaign will not be innocent.