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US senator briefed on Trump's plans to restart Iran war says proposal is 'insane'
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So I assume this either means they're planning a boots on the ground campaign in Iran or using nukes.
I also assume the reason they fired the planning guy from Pentagon a few days ago is because he wouldn't plan this for them?
Does anyone remember what the goal of this war was even supposed to be? Like what were they trying to accomplish in the first place? What is this planned escalation supposed to accomplish that the first one didn't?
I know the real answer. Bibi said to, epstein honeypot, distraction from the files, hegseth needed to feel tough, etc...
I mean what are they pretending the reason for this war is?
There is no pretend reason that's larger than the current vibe when the Mr President goes before a microphone.
We don't have the resources for a ground invasion. And nukes are extremely unlikely.
What is more likely, and what the senator appears to be referring to, is bombing campaign aimed at destroying the vital civilian infrastructure of the country. Think power plants, bridges, ports, water treatment facilities, etc.
They were already targeting those...
There are still many left
Oh god. Iran has some of the oldest heritage sites in the world. Early Zarathustrian fire temples and stuff like that.
I know modern infrastructure is important too; bridges, hospitals, universities, bazaars, etc., not to mention the human lives themselves. But when something is thousands of years old it's worth preserving in its own right. It's always a shame when monuments are destroyed.
Hopefully someone manages to stop this "insane plan" before it causes more destruction...
I wouldn't put it past these extremists to go full Taliban on those sites.
From what they've talked about before and from what this article says, they're talking about bombing civilian infrastructure like bridges, power generation. One assumes not hospitals, but if a couple slip in there, I'm sure it'll be "accidental".
Well if there is a wedding being held at a hospital, or there is a childrens ward, that obviously changes the situation.
Ah, so the Russian method.
I used to think we were above such things. And I think that generally speaking we did try, although not very hard. Civilian casualties in Iraq/Afghanistan, for example. I'm pretty sure we generally didn't go out doing much of that on purpose, although I know we sure didn't try hard to avoid it.
Russia is a step beyond, for now, as they actively target civilians. Whereas, for example, I think the school bombing we did was stupidity/ineptitude.
And even now, I don't think we're going to target civilian housing or hospitals or schools purposefully, but we're getting a step close if we do target civilian infrastructure.
But when you get down to this level of detail in the "not as bad as" discussion...... it's getting pretty bad.
Targeting civilian infrastructure is targeting civilians. Bridges have people crossing them, power plants have civilian workers.
Yes.
But if you can't consider a difference between targeting a bridge and targeting a school of children, then you're rather missed my point.
Whatever they're planning will be a disaster. Iran is a fortress.
We have a dozen or so MOABs left. I would not put it past this whack job president to use those on civilian infrastructure.
~~Wouldn't~~ couldn't