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ChicagoTeamster

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3. Iran has 4 times the land mass and double the population of Iraq

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 02:10 PM

Friday

And after Trump’s tariffs, insults, and treatment of NATO, NATO won’t join us on Iran like they did on Iraq and Afghanistan.

Iran, despite the current political unrest, their society is more unified than Iraq’s. They will fight back.

Invading Iran will be an expensive boondoggle.

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Top U.S. commander in the Middle East briefs Trump on Iran options [View all] BumRushDaShow Friday OP

Photo From the Oval Office? Roy Rolling Friday #1

And these idiots are unaware how resistant Iran will be IbogaProject Friday #2

Iran has 4 times the land mass and double the population of Iraq ChicagoTeamster Friday #3

Don't think there is any plan to invade. just bomb from the air EX500rider Friday #4

On what basis? Trump said we destroyed all of their nuclear enrichment facilities last time. ChicagoTeamster Friday #5

Only one reason to have thousands of centrifuges under a mountain enriching to 60%+ and it's not power plants EX500rider Friday #6

That's after Trump destroyed the treaty and the means of verification and enforcement. ChicagoTeamster Friday #7

Maybe they shouldn't have signed and still be bound by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) ? EX500rider Friday #8

Well, they're being bombed now. ChicagoTeamster 20 hrs ago #13

" Trump has ordered a massive U.S. military build up " AverageOldGuy Friday #9

"Not exactly. He has ordered a massive NAVAL build near Iran." BumRushDaShow Friday #10

Reminds me of when Donald Rumsfeld said: IcyPeas Friday #11

LIVE: IRAN BOMBED...WAR BEGINS?!! - Meidas Touch Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #12