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11. Yeah, I almost had to laugh when I heard that Trump was trying to get the Kurds to attack

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 02:11 AM

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Somehow, I'm not surprised when they replied, "Um, no."

Iran's goal is simple at this stage - outwait the US. The Iranians can continue bombing ships and US bases, as well as continuing to take out soft targets like data centers, but the US does not have the logistical support at this point to wage an extended ground war without this thing dragging on for months or even years. The next attacks I expect will be cyberwarfare-related, and the US is considerably more vulnerable in that regard than the Iranians.

The US has a massive fight ahead of it if it wants to control Iran, while the Iranians only have to wait long enough for the rest of the world to rein in the US in order to clear the straits.

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On Day 1, Iran launched 504 ballistic missiles at it's neighbors... by day 5, it was 29 [View all] WarGamer Monday OP

Since you're doing stats,... LudwigPastorius Monday #1

fortunately drones don't carry 1000 LB payloads. WarGamer Monday #3

Because the US has destroyed their launchers Melon Monday #2

No it hasn't. They, most, at least, are in underground tunnels that shoot through the sand then are immediately artemisia1 Monday #10

Let's get real RoseTrellis 20 hrs ago #21

Let's get real. You simply don't know what you are talking about. Serbia used them very effectively against U.S. artemisia1 14 hrs ago #23

ISR today compared to over 2 decades ago DetroitLegalBeagle 13 hrs ago #30

Nor is the quality of decoys. The painted plywood models used by Serbia were obsolescent by the earl-200's. The new, artemisia1 13 hrs ago #31

Isn't Jinsa fucking part of the pro Israel lobby aligned with Likud and other MAGA adjacent fuckstains? SoFlaBro Monday #4

Are you saying the numbers are off? There are more sources like JPost... WarGamer Monday #5

A neo-con inspired, CONSERVATIVE think tank made up of war hawks. AloeVera 13 hrs ago #32

By next week StoolPigeon Monday #6

How about "Surrender is imminent"? dpibel Monday #7

I have no idea what will happen... but I do recognize nonsense on social media WarGamer Monday #8

You didn't mean that, right? dpibel Monday #12

Yeah, I almost had to laugh when I heard that Trump was trying to get the Kurds to attack Metaphorical Monday #11

That was their strategy. Saturate Israel and U.S. bases with cheap, older missiles, and exhaust their interceptors to artemisia1 Monday #9

Pretty much everything you just wrote is inaccurate. WarGamer Monday #13

Swap some country names and it'd look like it was sourced straight from a Russian Telegram channel. Lancero Monday #14

Do you get your news from Fox? I am in contact with several residents of Tel Aviv and the situation there is dire. artemisia1 Monday #15

I'm not fond of Israel, they're bullies in the region, specifically re gaza... WarGamer Monday #16

They are fighting using asymmetrical warfare as the NVA did so successfully. No, they are not matching our artemisia1 Monday #17

Agreed RoseTrellis 20 hrs ago #22

I do not get my information from X (Twitter) and I am not repeating garbage. One of my sources is several artemisia1 14 hrs ago #24

War Gamer is not pro-Israel! LeftInTX Yesterday #20

Thanks. Good to know. His sources are Israeli, though, and that is a government that has taken spin and lying to artemisia1 14 hrs ago #28

I remember war saying Ukraine would fall to Russia within a few months questionseverything 14 hrs ago #29

Tel Aviv Greg_In_SF 14 hrs ago #26

Like Kiev, they have power at times, other times no. They were hit in a transmission or power plant and lost citywide artemisia1 14 hrs ago #27

According to residents in Tel Aviv, last night was the largest strike on Israel since the war began. You may wish artemisia1 Monday #18

Iran doesn't stand a chance in a fight with the US... Boo1 Yesterday #19

Maybe not, but they are curb-stomping Tel Aviv and Haifa as we speak. /nt artemisia1 14 hrs ago #25

So should we all just get behind trump Kingofalldems 11 hrs ago #33