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      The real stupid are the officers and grunts following these orders. Trump just spouts bullshit all the time but he’s aware enough to not actually put himself in physical danger. But these bots are about to go over there and die for a charlatan child rapist instead of stopping and using their brain.

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      Not so sure though. Some are going to die to distract from the Trump-Epstein files. The split is not clear though. Let’s say 50% for Trump-Epstein, 50% for oil.

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    That might be enough troops to take Kharg Island, but I’m no military planner.

    All I do know is that 2,200 marines is not a ground invasion force for mainland Iran.

    Edit: corrected marine count

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      Umm ya it is. Its the perfect amount.

      They all dead or captured and paraded around worse than the US embassy hostage crisis in the 70s. Iran will be very happy.

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        If they’re following these orders, it would be no less than they deserve.

        A pre-emptive “womp womp” for every cowardly US soldier that goes along with this and gets domed.

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    So here is a question

    Why hasn’t the army just kicked him out of his seat, commit a coup? Serious question

    The guy is killing US soldiers for his benefit

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      Honestly I think a military coup wouldn’t be the worst idea. Generals are less likely to be owned by Israel or in the Epstein files and would have a better understanding of US national interests. They could also act to drain the swamp and clear out these corrupt gangsters.

      Bring it on I say.

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    One of the ARG’s chief uses, as explained in its official guide, is, under certain situations, to carry out “the rapid insertion of sustainable combat forces—“boots on the ground"

    Indeed, this is the primary reason we have the Marines. They land, establish a beachhead, and make it possible for a larger force to land safely. There’s no reason to send in the Marines unless you also plan on sending in the army.

    So which is it? By sending in the Marines are you committing us to a potentially decades long war in Iran that nobody asked for? Or are you wasting everybody’s time and money and endangering lives on a pretend invasion you don’t even plan to follow through on?

    It’s terrible leadership either way, but for the people involved, I hope it’s the second one.

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    “I haven’t heard anything about a ground invasion.” — my MAGA coworker.

    Starting to wonder if I can make a legitimate case to HR that I don’t feel safe around MAGAts. Every day that passes I wonder if this is the one where he’ll snap and bring a gun to the office.

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    Oil companies gonna make bank cause of these guys. This is a sacrifice the oligarchs are willing to make to keep their fake ass scam economy spinning.