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In reply to the discussion: So, boots on the ground [View all]

Melon

(1,392 posts)
34. Too old...and fucked up at this point.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:24 AM
16 hrs ago

But…I come from a military family. I don’t take it lightly . I consider finishing this now, while Iran is weak, will be less costly than allowing them to rebuild their weapons stockpiles. Pay now or pay later. As I’ve said, we are there so don’t leave it half done.

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So, boots on the ground [View all] Aviation Pro 19 hrs ago OP
that's what I say too Skittles 19 hrs ago #1
Post removed Post removed 19 hrs ago #2
I am very curious, and I have been hearing this a lot.... Dan 19 hrs ago #3
Iran has killed Americans for 40 years. They are religious nutcases Melon 19 hrs ago #4
Yep, well we do live in a glass house. Dan 18 hrs ago #6
Iranians kill Americans through their proxies Aviation Pro 18 hrs ago #7
I'm sure that's what countries choie 18 hrs ago #8
It didn't stop the chants of death to America. It didn't Melon 18 hrs ago #10
Trump and those he has surrounded himself with are corrup and incompetent and I suspect their motivations are less than CentralMass 17 hrs ago #12
That's fine. I don't support Trump. Melon 17 hrs ago #14
This administration would f'k up a wet dream. . Kash Patel just aleddgedly fired CentralMass 17 hrs ago #16
👍 agreed. But we are in action so carry it through. Melon 17 hrs ago #18
It's not a legal war. TommyT139 16 hrs ago #39
This is complete utter garbage fujiyamasan 17 hrs ago #22
I'll go watch Fetterman..my preference is not to be Melon 17 hrs ago #24
You may be in the wrong site to be honest fujiyamasan 17 hrs ago #26
I support finishing the job in Iran. Melon 16 hrs ago #28
Do you know that Iran is almost 4 times the size of Iraq? Eko 14 hrs ago #42
Off topic, but your keyboard seems to be on the fritz. summer_in_TX 17 hrs ago #27
I see that and I apologize. Melon 16 hrs ago #30
Np summer_in_TX 16 hrs ago #33
lol you support action directed by Hegseth SamuelTheThird 16 hrs ago #29
Too old...and fucked up at this point. Melon 16 hrs ago #34
So you didn't actually address most of what I typed SamuelTheThird 16 hrs ago #35
I think it will make our country and friend region safer Melon 16 hrs ago #36
Again, didn't address what I typed SamuelTheThird 16 hrs ago #38
You come from a military family? Send your kids or grandkids fujiyamasan 16 hrs ago #40
Whatever. N Korea has killed more Americans than Iran. N Korea HAS the bomb. N Korea HAS an ICBM Cheezoholic 17 hrs ago #13
So...you are wrong. Melon 17 hrs ago #17
" doesn't have a religious mandate to kill Americans. " Intractable 17 hrs ago #19
Then have Bone Saw and his corrupt fucks finish it, leave our kids out of it. The uraniums in the wild by now anyway n/t Cheezoholic 17 hrs ago #21
So this gives trump the right to kill Iran's civilians? C'Mon, you KNOW this isn't about what your speak of. C Moon 13 hrs ago #43
Illegally at war. choie 18 hrs ago #9
There is no "end it for good" Tesha 17 hrs ago #11
Wait, so you support the war if the goal is to end the KPN 17 hrs ago #20
I'm sure enraging millions of Shia Muslims will make us so much safer. I feel safer already, do you? Blues Heron 16 hrs ago #31
WE are the threat. /nt artemisia1 16 hrs ago #41
Send ICE first. All of them. usonian 18 hrs ago #5
Works for me. KPN 17 hrs ago #15
Why spare him? Although I have already seen explanations for why he niyad 17 hrs ago #23
Good to hear this *before* the Senate vote Tasmanian Devil 17 hrs ago #25
They won't go. ChicagoTeamster 16 hrs ago #32
Remote controlled explosives Charmin One 16 hrs ago #37
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