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Buckeyeblue

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10. I have no doubt our military is capable but at what costs?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 11:23 AM

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Occupying Iran will be a full time effort for our military for as long as we are there. I don't believe it will ever get easy. And Iran's leaders are crazier than Trump (can you imagine?), so who knows what they will do.

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