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AverageOldGuy

(3,738 posts)
42. Here's the problem:
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 11:05 PM
6 hrs ago

If you have the troops available, you are more likely to use them.

Last week I saw a report that the Dover Air Force Base mortuary was emergency hiring a number of "personal effects specialists." Their job is to sort through the personal effects of dead soldiers returned from overseas -- clean, launder, fold, sort, photograph, catalog, prepare personal effects to send them back to the families.

Trump and Hogsbreath knew weeks ago they were going to send in ground forces. It's the old adage: Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics. Trump and Hogsbreath are rank amateurs. Stupid amateurs at that. Those two ignorant muthahfukahs think all they have to do is wave 5,000 young Marines at Iran and the Iranians will beg for unconditional surrender.

You can't land 5,000 young jarheads without following up immediately with artillery, fuel, tanks, armored troop carriers, water, food, ammo, trucks trucks and more trucks, and on and on and on -- did I mention fuel, water, ammo, food, trucks and more trucks, ammo, artillery, more ammo . . . . . And body bags -- lots of body bags.

Excuse me -- not "body bag" -- Human Remains Pouch -- lots of them

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Oh fuck no................... Lovie777 14 hrs ago #1
The USA has a congress? Irish_Dem 14 hrs ago #2
No way angrychair 14 hrs ago #3
Next they'll tell us the US has a Bill of Rights and US Constitution. Irish_Dem 14 hrs ago #7
This is insane angrychair 14 hrs ago #4
I really do believe that is the point of all this.. LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #34
A quick win? It will be another quagmire and go on for years. Dave Bowman 14 hrs ago #5
I thought that the American soldiers would be welcomed with rose petals LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #35
But of course. /sarcasm ShazzieB 3 hrs ago #51
Don't these Bozos realize they're destablizing Pakistan? Ponietz 14 hrs ago #6
How many ground troops is Israel prepping for the invasion, or did they buy the land war from us too? sboatcar 14 hrs ago #8
BiBi will fight to the last American. OGBuzz 12 hrs ago #15
I knew he hated America AnnaLee 14 hrs ago #9
Oh FFS! Jilly_in_VA 14 hrs ago #10
Very unlikely any ground invasion is being planned with only 5,000 troops. EX500rider 13 hrs ago #11
If they send in only 5K ground Troops popsdenver 12 hrs ago #22
If only 5000 will need 5000 caskets. Dan 11 hrs ago #31
No worries there. sheshe2 8 hrs ago #38
Tip of the spear orangecrush 6 hrs ago #43
Possible plans maybe to seize some of the islands at the mouth of the Hormuz EX500rider 5 hrs ago #48
I have heard Malcom Nance report, no marines were deployed to Iran. Buddyzbuddy 13 hrs ago #12
Loss of institutional expertise Angrybob2001 11 hrs ago #27
You spelled it wrongly. The Madcap 11 hrs ago #28
Legend has it the word commode was a play on Commodus Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 5 hrs ago #49
JFC! electric_blue68 13 hrs ago #13
WTF IronLionZion 12 hrs ago #14
Well, if they're banking on that few boots on the ground, this will fail far far faster than Iraq and Afghanistan. paleotn 12 hrs ago #17
Try this on: AleksS 5 hrs ago #46
5K Marines? That's it?!!! paleotn 12 hrs ago #16
Nowhere near enough. S/V Loner 12 hrs ago #18
Hello orangecrush 6 hrs ago #44
Not too surprising. But still not enough. paleotn 6 hrs ago #45
and Hegseth is on T.V. promising a ruthless war with no mercy.... OGBuzz 12 hrs ago #19
Stirring the pot for sure. Or maybe a better description... littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #24
Not the first time Kegsbreath leaked info. Crowman2009 12 hrs ago #25
Legs breath and Pedo are going to get a lot of people killed. AllyCat 12 hrs ago #20
Here we go again. This is how "forever" wars start. I though DJT said --- never mind! Fil1957 12 hrs ago #21
If you want a detailed picture of what's going on, watch Nance's Day 14 video. flashman13 12 hrs ago #23
Bookmarking to watch tomor. Bayard 4 hrs ago #50
Straight into the meat grinder to protect a pedophile Blues Heron 11 hrs ago #26
Is there a chance that our leaders invisioned the Iranians would have ground troops on camels with swords? Srkdqltr 11 hrs ago #29
Guessing here that 5000 Marine troops to stop EPSTEIN investigations!! bluestarone 11 hrs ago #30
5000 troops guarantees killed US troops Alpeduez21 10 hrs ago #32
But we already won, didn't we? twodogsbarking 10 hrs ago #33
Let me guess: Just before this was announced Eric and Don Jr. bought up shares in a casket manufacturing corporation. LaMouffette 9 hrs ago #36
Post removed Post removed 8 hrs ago #37
And they'll keep parroting it's not a war sakabatou 7 hrs ago #39
"Panicked Pentagon" certainly a confidence builder n/t hibbing 7 hrs ago #40
I respect and appreciate our Marines' abilities, but if Trump is considering going into Iran,... LudwigPastorius 7 hrs ago #41
Here's the problem: AverageOldGuy 6 hrs ago #42
There is No place where 5000 troops could do ANYTHING useful except defending bases. Ford_Prefect 5 hrs ago #47
From the OP "The Pentagon agreed..." Deminpenn 2 hrs ago #52
Mission Accomplished eh? nt Blasphemer 1 hr ago #53
decisions being made based on pressure from MAGAts Skittles 11 min ago #54
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