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PeaceWave

(3,036 posts)
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:16 AM 11 hrs ago

As nuts as this sounds, Trump appears to have ordered U.S. ground troops into Iran...

During a bizarre 8 minute "speech" early this morning, Trump said the following...

"The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties. That often happens in war. But, we're doing this not for now. We're doing this for the future. And, it is a noble mission. We pray for every service members as they selflessly risk their lives to ensure that Americans and our children will never be threatened by a nuclear armed Iran. We ask God to protect all of our heroes in harm's way. And we trust that, with his help, the men and women of the armed forces will prevail. We have the greatest in the world and they will prevail. To the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the armed forces and all of the police, I say tonight that you must lay down your weapons and have complete immunity or, in the alternative, face certain death. So, lay down your arms, you will be treated fairly, with total immunity or you will face certain death."

These are not comments a U.S. President makes in announcing air strikes. These are comments a President makes in announcing U.S. boots on the ground.

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As nuts as this sounds, Trump appears to have ordered U.S. ground troops into Iran... (Original Post) PeaceWave 11 hrs ago OP
That hardened his little mushroom. niyad 11 hrs ago #1
Is Baron leading the charge chelsea0011 11 hrs ago #2
No, he hasn't. LudwigPastorius 11 hrs ago #3
As fucked up as this is. Hopefully we're just using our Tac Air. Dunc 11 hrs ago #4
Tac air is also tier one. Layzeebeaver 11 hrs ago #5
What i meant Dunc 11 hrs ago #9
I see Layzeebeaver 10 hrs ago #12
Nutenyahoo and the Lunatic rapist have both called for regime change. God save us from these twin tyrants of terror. mobeau69 11 hrs ago #6
These are just words. Layzeebeaver 11 hrs ago #7
He's wearing his finest baseball hat, which is reserved for Serious Occasions. NT mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago #8
Well, he is known for his attention to decorum. nt eppur_se_muova 10 hrs ago #11
You... 2naSalit 9 hrs ago #15
"complete immunity"? To what? Are we back to spreading smallpox blankets? Measles, maybe? 0rganism 10 hrs ago #10
A great and very brave soldier Norrrm 10 hrs ago #13
No, you're assuming that a Trump speech has careful wording that is meant to reflect reality muriel_volestrangler 10 hrs ago #14

LudwigPastorius

(14,497 posts)
3. No, he hasn't.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:31 AM
11 hrs ago

…and he is not likely to do that.

The United States military couldn’t hold and pacify Iraq.

Iran is four times the size of Iraq, with almost four times its population.

If troops had been ordered in, you would already have seen a massive physical staging of soldiers and materials.

Dunc

(96 posts)
4. As fucked up as this is. Hopefully we're just using our Tac Air.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:34 AM
11 hrs ago

And not our Tier 1 people.

Layzeebeaver

(2,266 posts)
5. Tac air is also tier one.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:39 AM
11 hrs ago

There is no lower class in the military. Everyone has a mission.

mobeau69

(12,307 posts)
6. Nutenyahoo and the Lunatic rapist have both called for regime change. God save us from these twin tyrants of terror.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:40 AM
11 hrs ago

Layzeebeaver

(2,266 posts)
7. These are just words.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:41 AM
11 hrs ago

There has been no ground forces buildup. Not enough to have any effect at least. There is no land or sea invasion on the books. If there is it will be a total failure.

What we are seeing here is bluster.

The current military engagement will be air and standoff weapons only.

0rganism

(25,556 posts)
10. "complete immunity"? To what? Are we back to spreading smallpox blankets? Measles, maybe?
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:51 AM
10 hrs ago

Does F47 think he can single-handedly grant clemency to lawful combatants? Oh well, killing people gets him off, so he'll say whatever makes his dick hard for starters.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,984 posts)
14. No, you're assuming that a Trump speech has careful wording that is meant to reflect reality
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 05:16 AM
10 hrs ago

Remember, this is Trump. He's not careful about anything. He has no desire to be close to reality.

Trying to dissect a Trump speech for clues is like listening to a howler monkey to get details on the General Theory of Relativity.

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