Donald Trump the Megathread part II - Mod Warning added to OP 10/1/26

Regime change for a country that size in population and landmass will only be effective from within. An invasion by other countries and specifically the US will cause the exact opposite reaction and push support towards the current regime which is already pretty unpopular however the US is still hated more.

In Henry Kissinger, realpolitik, New American Century terms, Iran descending into civil war isn't a bad outcome. We ordinary people look at it as a bad outcome because of the humanitarian consequences and so on, but military strategists just see it as another country that can no longer antagonise its allies because it's too busy fighting with itself, a la Syria.

Ahahahah..

You see.. Anderson is gay, so... Get this! Trump calls him "Allison". Ahahaha! Isn't that absolutely hilarious?? Even Oscar Wilde would be envious of his sharp wit.

He is a petty, pathetic, weak f**king bully.

Will this be openly admitted by both sides? Was it re Iran's 'retaliation' over Solemani? Wouldn't that defeat the purpose from Iran's POV, even though most of their people would probably suspect this anyway?

Israel is using starvation right now as a weapon, and they don't make your terror list?

Interesting piece of maths. Everyone 1 Million dollar missile Iran launches Israel spends 4 Million worth of interceptor missiles. Interestingly the maths is even more stark for the US carrier that was stationed off Yemen when the cost of simply being there is also factored in on a per day basis. They were using expensive interceptor missiles at such a rapid rate that they had to pull their aircraft carrier out of range of cheap drones.

That Ukranian attack from the back of a truck deep within Russia that destroyed so much of the Russian bomber fleet has every expensive military in the world sitting up.

Some people define a terrorist as being the side with the smaller arsenal, Putin against Ukraine, Israel against Palestinian civilians, the USA against Afghanistani goat herders etc…

The Brits no doubt called Washington and his lot terrorists. Coincidently those in the 13 colonies that continued to fight for Britain were called Loyalists by the republicans.

They were always neutered. The idea they were a legitimate threat to Israel was nonsense never mind taking on America.

The idea they were a legitimate threat to Israel was nonsense

Israels whole reason for starting this was that they were. I tend to agree with you though, this was just Israel playing Trump to get them to bomb Iran and try tempt them into a proper war.

Well the Zionists assassinated the last Israeli leader who wasn't opposed to a two state solution settlement.

There's secular Israeli's and Israeli citizens who identify as Palestinian who don't agree with their current government.

Perhaps the next coup could be there.

Iran hasn't really being using drones to attack Israel as they not very effective over the distance.

The missiles Iran have been launching are between $3 million and $8 million each. Certainty not cheap.

Maybe I'm being a tad optimistic but it seems there has been a degree of coordination in the US/Iran martial dance-steps over the past two days.

US bombs Iran's nuclear sites after giving 2 days advance notice, possibly whatever likely fissionable material in Iran's sites was taken for safety to another location before the B2 Bombers delivered their payload. Iran slow-responds by firing rockets at USAF bases in neighbouring Arab countries after giving the Govts of the countries advance notice, rockets shot down. Israel is then allowed hit up the approach routes to the bombed Iranian sites to make them impassable by road. Honour satisfied and no nuclear catastrophe. Trump even reduces the volume.

I wouldn't be too minded about negative headlines of what Trump said about the sites being destroyed. They are out of commission and he can advise the reporters to visit the sites for confirmation [if they choose to] given the nature of the produce of the sites.