Airdrop Hershey’s chocolate over Tehran.
US Military asks troops for 'creative and unconventional' ideas to punish Iran
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Re: US Military asks troops for 'creative and unconventional' ideas to punish Iran
#12Could be deliberate theater. The real plan is a containment and a slow economic collapse of Iran anyway. If the EU and Japan pay higher energy costs, that is an added bonus for Trump.
> Could be deliberate theater. The real plan is a containment and a slow economic collapse of Iran anyway. Doesn't seem like there's a coherent plan. What you are saying is the old plan from long before Trump, that was torpedoed. Going back to that is saying they've failed in whatever this was. Also that is iran's plan as well, survive while the US suffers and eventually gives up like Vietnam ... > If the EU and Japa…
> The only one profiting is China since they've mostly transitioned away from oil...
They had to use their own oil reserves to regulate the market, where they win is in soft power
Re: US Military asks troops for 'creative and unconventional' ideas to punish Iran
#13>“We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran,” an officer in US Central Command’s intelligence branch wrote in a message sent Wednesday to a broad group of military analysts, according to a source familiar with the message. A second source also said that a senior US military officer sent the message last week soliciting new ideas for how to deal with Iran. Still somewhat bette…
They've been doing that (ask an LLM) since the start, and look at how much "success" we've had!
Re: US Military asks troops for 'creative and unconventional' ideas to punish Iran
#14Blast Ted Nugent at them.
Re: US Military asks troops for 'creative and unconventional' ideas to punish Iran
#15Airdrop Hershey’s chocolate over Tehran.
Modern post-enshittification Hershey's chocolate is a war crime for being awful.
Re: US Military asks troops for 'creative and unconventional' ideas to punish Iran
#16Here is an idea: the only way to win is a large and extremely costly invasion, actual troops on the ground for probably a decade.
Nobody wants to pay that price. It was insane to start this war, and everybody knew it but Netanyahu and Trump. I can't believe Rubio was stupid enough to go along with it.
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#17Turn all the under-mountain missile cities into super-mega-mall-cities with Whole Foods, McDonalds, indoor shooting ranges, nail salons, super-walmarts, hotels, apartments, casinos, mega strip clubs and free e-bikes to get from business to business as the tunnels go on for miles. Free unlimited, uncensored WiFi, everywhere. Air conditioning, everywhere. Make each section walking-friendly. Import millions of tourists.…
Uh the problem is Iranians have no purchasing power because of runaway inflation due to crushing US-imposed sanctions. None of the above would be possible without first ending sanctions.
Re: US Military asks troops for 'creative and unconventional' ideas to punish Iran
#18Turn all the under-mountain missile cities into super-mega-mall-cities with Whole Foods, McDonalds, indoor shooting ranges, nail salons, super-walmarts, hotels, apartments, casinos, mega strip clubs and free e-bikes to get from business to business as the tunnels go on for miles. Free unlimited, uncensored WiFi, everywhere. Air conditioning, everywhere. Make each section walking-friendly. Import millions of tourists.…
Uh the problem is Iranians have no purchasing power because of runaway inflation due to crushing US-imposed sanctions. None of the above would be possible without first ending sanctions.
Ending sanctions would be part of the deal and of course required to sell the boring equipment and to get oil revenue fully back online.
Re: US Military asks troops for 'creative and unconventional' ideas to punish Iran
#19Here is an idea: the only way to win is a large and extremely costly invasion, actual troops on the ground for probably a decade. Nobody wants to pay that price. It was insane to start this war, and everybody knew it but Netanyahu and Trump. I can't believe Rubio was stupid enough to go along with it.
American exceptionalism is a poison to the mind. Elect people who are "true believers", and this is the expected outcome.