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AverageOldGuy

(3,684 posts)
6. Put Hogsbreath back in uniform . . .
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:43 PM
19 hrs ago

. . . let him lead the charge.

Meanwhile, let's not forget the maxim: Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics.

WTF does "boots on the ground mean?"

Drop in a battalion of 82d Airborne Division troopers?
Each troop will be carrying 100 pounds of gear, most of which they will ditch once the get on the ground. Then comes the problem of providing them with: ammo, water, food, spare parts. And how do we get this to them and where does it come from?

Airborne are light infantry. They have little or no protection against armor (tanks) or armored vehicles.

Remember: Iran is manufacturing at least half the drones Russia is using in Ukraine. If we have learned one thing from the war in Ukraine, it's the lethality of simple drones. Just wait until Iran unleashes drones on exposed infantry.

Land a few armored or mechanized infantry battlaions?

Where do they come from? The States, of course.
How do they get there? The troops fly in but the equipment comes by SEA. Oh, yes, I know -- an Air Force C-5 can haul a tank. But we will need a hundred tanks, not to mention the armored personnel carriers.

How long does it take to get the troops and their equipment into Iran? Weeks. That is, weeks unless Iran decides to shoot down the aircraft and sink the ships bringing in troops and equipment.

No matter what "boots on the ground" means: They still need mountains of ammo, water, fuel, food, spare parts, more ammo, more fuel, replacement personnel . . . .

But, hey, who gives a shit about reality? This is Trump and Hogsbreath we are talking about. Two batshit crazy, dumb-as-dirt amateurs, trying to act tough.

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omg!!! hookaleft 20 hrs ago #1
Lying MFers. OhioBlue 20 hrs ago #2
Yes it is Bread and Circuses 20 hrs ago #4
Where's the fucking congress? RT Atlanta 20 hrs ago #3
Congress has neutered itself. We need to reset this country. Bread and Circuses 20 hrs ago #5
Put Hogsbreath back in uniform . . . AverageOldGuy 19 hrs ago #6
There is no scenario in which "a few" battalions would be deployed Mysterian 18 hrs ago #20
#sendbarron superpatriotman 19 hrs ago #7
I just read that Barron is exempt from military service because he's too tall. TheRickles 19 hrs ago #8
I'll sign a waiver orangecrush 19 hrs ago #10
Over the last couple years reports have listed him as 6'7" and 6'9" dflprincess 19 hrs ago #16
He's 19. Boys continue to grow until 18-20. Ms. Toad 19 hrs ago #19
Good orangecrush 14 hrs ago #29
Measure him again Renew Deal 18 hrs ago #21
Says who? MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #22
... orangecrush 19 hrs ago #9
For what? what objectives are being pursued that require ground combat troops? Are we supporting a local resistance? ChicagoTeamster 19 hrs ago #11
If there were a draft, BidenRocks 19 hrs ago #12
That won't leave many for the invasions of Cuba Red Mountain 19 hrs ago #13
I have to ask Skittles 19 hrs ago #14
Trump no longer worries about minor inconveniences like the Congress, or SCOTUS, or the Constitution. OGBuzz 18 hrs ago #25
If our uniforms are on the ground in Iran, you can't Buddyzbuddy 19 hrs ago #15
And will Israel also be sending ground troops? dflprincess 19 hrs ago #17
No need. Trump has the ground covered. OGBuzz 18 hrs ago #26
And why are we in Iran? Botany 19 hrs ago #18
Iran Has A Population Of 90 Million People DallasNE 18 hrs ago #23
Imagine Iraq, but with mountains and an exponentially larger population. Crowman2009 18 hrs ago #24
This is why. Ray Bruns 2 hrs ago #32
Call in the ICE agents. They're all in and there are plenty of them. Deuxcents 18 hrs ago #27
Netanyahu's son lives in luxury in Miami IcyPeas 17 hrs ago #28
If true pfitz59 5 hrs ago #30
39% of Iran is not even Persian DFW 3 hrs ago #31
Iraq has 600,000 troops and 300,000 reserves, and it is FOUR TIMES the size of Iraq. LudwigPastorius 2 hrs ago #33
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