Well, Iran's a real country with hostile terrain and serious military capabilities for starters along with Russian and Chinese backing but that's no problem, right? Iran was set up when entering negotiations with the US, assuming good faith, regarding nukes when Israel attacked, an act similar to
Operation Barbarossa when the Germans launched a surprise attack against Russia in 1941 as prior to said op, they were erstwhile allies. From a military perspective, the possible attack against Iran is suicide as
The Art of War is not understood by this deranged administration in any way, shape or fashion.
In viewing this ongoing fubar, one readily sees Israel's been running US foreign policy for years, leading to
8 trillion dollars spent favoring that country while hurting ours in conducting a Middle East disaster of biblical proportions.
The question to ask now is, where the hell is congress on this as a possible WW III looms.
US President Donald Trump is considering whether to join Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, as the conflict continues for a sixth day and angry rhetoric ramps up between all sides.
American strikes could involve using superior weaponry to hit an underground nuclear site at Fordo, according to five sources who spoke to the BBC's US partner CBS News.
The president met with his national security team on Tuesday to discuss next steps.
n a social media post on Tuesday, Trump threatened Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and said the US knew where he was.
"He is an easy target, but is safe there," Trump wrote. "We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don't want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin."
Another post from Trump simply read: "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!"
That's odd, we're not at war with Iran for now so how can Trump demand unconditional surrender?
Not logical but then again, is there anything logical in Trump world? And ... in response ...
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Wednesday dismissed President Trump’s threats and rejected his call for an “unconditional surrender,” adding to fears of a wider conflagration in the Middle East.
“Intelligent people who know Iran, the nation and the history of Iran will never speak to this nation in the language of threats, because the Iranian nation cannot be surrendered,” he said in a televised statement, according to Iranian state media. “The Americans should know that any U.S. military intervention will undoubtedly be accompanied by irreparable damage.”
One cannot make this up.The hubris of the US continues to amaze. Nam, Iraq and Afghanistan, all losses against entities not possessing nearly the kind of military power of the US, is being ignored when confronting a real country with real assets, defies logic but a demented Agent Orange presses on no matter the cost.
I
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!” he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
II
“Forward, the Light Brigade!”
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Someone had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
III
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred.
IV
Flashed all their sabres bare,
Flashed as they turned in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wondered.
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right through the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reeled from the sabre stroke
Shattered and sundered.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.
V
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell.
They that had fought so well
Came through the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
VI
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!