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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

Mar 9

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 Mar 9 OP

Since you're doing stats,... LudwigPastorius Mar 9 #1

fortunately drones don't carry 1000 LB payloads. WarGamer Mar 9 #3

Because the US has destroyed their launchers Melon Mar 9 #2

No it hasn't. They, most, at least, are in underground tunnels that shoot through the sand then are immediately artemisia1 Mar 9 #10

Let's get real RoseTrellis Mar 10 #21

Let's get real. You simply don't know what you are talking about. Serbia used them very effectively against U.S. artemisia1 Mar 10 #23

ISR today compared to over 2 decades ago DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 10 #30

Nor is the quality of decoys. The painted plywood models used by Serbia were obsolescent by the earl-200's. The new, artemisia1 Mar 10 #31

Isn't Jinsa fucking part of the pro Israel lobby aligned with Likud and other MAGA adjacent fuckstains? SoFlaBro Mar 9 #4

Are you saying the numbers are off? There are more sources like JPost... WarGamer Mar 9 #5

A neo-con inspired, CONSERVATIVE think tank made up of war hawks. AloeVera Mar 10 #32

By next week StoolPigeon Mar 9 #6

How about "Surrender is imminent"? dpibel Mar 9 #7

I have no idea what will happen... but I do recognize nonsense on social media WarGamer Mar 9 #8

You didn't mean that, right? dpibel Mar 9 #12

Yeah, I almost had to laugh when I heard that Trump was trying to get the Kurds to attack Metaphorical Mar 9 #11

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

Pretty much everything you just wrote is inaccurate. WarGamer Mar 9 #13

Swap some country names and it'd look like it was sourced straight from a Russian Telegram channel. Lancero Mar 9 #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 Mar 9 #15

I'm not fond of Israel, they're bullies in the region, specifically re gaza... WarGamer Mar 9 #16

They are fighting using asymmetrical warfare as the NVA did so successfully. No, they are not matching our artemisia1 Mar 9 #17

Agreed RoseTrellis Mar 10 #22

I do not get my information from X (Twitter) and I am not repeating garbage. One of my sources is several artemisia1 Mar 10 #24

War Gamer is not pro-Israel! LeftInTX Mar 10 #20

Thanks. Good to know. His sources are Israeli, though, and that is a government that has taken spin and lying to artemisia1 Mar 10 #28

I remember war saying Ukraine would fall to Russia within a few months questionseverything Mar 10 #29

PUTIN WILL NEVER INVADE UKRAINE!!!!1!11 dpibel Mar 13 #34

I wouldn't go that far or use that tone but no one is correct all the time questionseverything Mar 13 #37

Tel Aviv Greg_In_SF Mar 10 #26

Like Kiev, they have power at times, other times no. They were hit in a transmission or power plant and lost citywide artemisia1 Mar 10 #27

According to residents in Tel Aviv, last night was the largest strike on Israel since the war began. You may wish artemisia1 Mar 9 #18

Iran doesn't stand a chance in a fight with the US... Boo1 Mar 10 #19

Maybe not, but they are curb-stomping Tel Aviv and Haifa as we speak. /nt artemisia1 Mar 10 #25

What is your definition of "beat us"? dpibel Mar 13 #35

Well, Boo1 Mar 13 #38

That's one of the funniest things I've read in a long time dpibel Mar 13 #39

Whats funny Boo1 Mar 13 #40

What did we win in Afghanistan? dpibel Mar 13 #41

A dead bin Laden Boo1 Mar 13 #42

"until the US gets bored and leaves" dpibel Mar 13 #43

So should we all just get behind trump Kingofalldems Mar 10 #33

Well, duh. dpibel Mar 13 #36