War with Iran imminent? (Non-Political)

[sonofdad]

@DarkSpeedWorks

@40-Tude

@DarkSpeedWorks

Well, this ain’t a great development. Apparently many US soldiers have been reporting this:

“This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be ‘afraid’ as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now. He urged us to tell our troops that this was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’ and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ.”

That sounds like what Iranian leadership would be telling their troops.
(Minus the Jesus Christ part)

Sure it was us?

Yup, I’m sure:

Viral International Media Coverage of MRFF’s Revelation that End-Times-Happy Commanders are Telling Troops Iran War is Part of God’s Plan to Bring Jesus Back – Military Religious Freedom Foundation

What is the difference between this, and a muslim country or mullah telling their soldiers they need to kill the infidels for Allah?

[eb]

@sonofdad

What is the difference between this, and a muslim country or mullah telling their soldiers they need to kill the infidels for Allah?

First, we enjoy the separation of church and state. It’s a fundamental principle.

Second, our military is comprised of numerous denominations. Our active military come from many walks of life and are not necessarily Christian.

[sonofdad]

@eb

@sonofdad

What is the difference between this, and a muslim country or mullah telling their soldiers they need to kill the infidels for Allah?

First, we enjoy the separation of church and state. It’s a fundamental principle.

Second, our military is comprised of numerous denominations. Our active military come from many walks of life and are not necessarily Christian.

Seriously?
ETA - Do you realize what you are responding to?

[softrun]

Apparently, US is asking Ukraine to help. Wander what will Ukraine get in return?

Maybe trump doesn’t have the cards.

U.S. Struggling With Drones — Turns to Zelensky

[gofigure]

@spudone

Except this sub hung out at PD to get a visual recording of the attack and immediately upload it to the Pentagon. Social media is job #1

Not too odd if all was quiet to get video confirming the kill. The social media thing from the Pentagon kinda sucks but it does send a chilling message.
The coincidence of chance meeting out in the middle of the Indian Ocean might not be two ships passing at night.

[sphere]

NYT:

Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

The Feb. 28 school strike in Minab, which killed dozens, including (167) children, appears to have been part of an attack on an adjacent naval base in southern Iran, where officials said U.S. forces were operating…

U.S. officials in public statements have indicated that on the day in question, U.S. planes were conducting operations in the region where the school was located.

For context, this is nearly 5x the number of elementary school children who were killed in the Uvalde and Sandy Hook shootings combined.

[eb]

@sonofdad

@eb

@sonofdad

What is the difference between this, and a muslim country or mullah telling their soldiers they need to kill the infidels for Allah?

First, we enjoy the separation of church and state. It’s a fundamental principle.

Second, our military is comprised of numerous denominations. Our active military come from many walks of life and are not necessarily Christian.

Seriously?
ETA - Do you realize what you are responding to?

Perhaps I misunderstood your post. It sounded to me like you were justifying the Apocalyptic pep talk by comparing it to a mullah’s call to action.

I don’t have a problem with the “mullah telling … soldiers they need to kill the infidels for Allah.” Not that I agree with it, but it’s predictable.

I most definitely have a problem with US commanders doing anything similar, for the reasons I enunciated.

[windywave]

@WannaB

Thank you. Appreciate.

I just figured since our intelligence is so precise, we can tell what leaders are in what room 24/7, then we likely knew which ship had what capabilities.

Sri Lanka Takes Charge of Iranian Naval Auxiliary Ship IRINS Bushehr - Naval...

Maybe we did…

[spudone]

@gofigure

@spudone

Except this sub hung out at PD to get a visual recording of the attack and immediately upload it to the Pentagon. Social media is job #1

Not too odd if all was quiet to get video confirming the kill. The social media thing from the Pentagon kinda sucks but it does send a chilling message.
The coincidence of chance meeting out in the middle of the Indian Ocean might not be two ships passing at night.

Useless for the sub at best, dangerous at worst. They know everything from sonar. This video was purely for the white house.

[Comfortablynumb]

@just_jack

That’s nearly the equivalent of an X-Wing shooting down a P-51

Or like shooting down a Harvard.

Apparently the 130 is a training jet.

Mind you in WW2 one of our Wirraway rear gunners did manage to shoot down a Japanese Zero whose pilot was having a little daydream. The only Oz invented plane to shoot down anything I think ?

Edit to say our CAC Sabre most probably shot down some aircraft in Korean War though we can’t really claim it as an Oz fighter jet as it was a conversion from the US Sabre.

[Comfortablynumb]

We might be getting a few more Iranian asylum seekers here in Oz.

Irans womens soccer team played our Matildas last night and seem to be in a bit of trouble back home for doing a ‘military salute’ - for reasons I don’t understand.

But as for their families back home

[DarkSpeedWorks]

New Iran war strategy: what could possibly go wrong?

Fox News hosts want to flood Iran with small arms to incite regime change

[Thom]

@DarkSpeedWorks

New Iran war strategy: what could possibly go wrong?

Fox News hosts want to flood Iran with small arms to incite regime change | Media Matters for America

It hasn’t worked in the US.

[Thiswasit]

I get the impression that Fox News isn’t that different from those Russian propagandists that get on Russian TV to say bat shit crazy things.

[B.McMaster]

Sounds like Fast and Furious?

[spudone]

@DarkSpeedWorks

New Iran war strategy: what could possibly go wrong?

Fox News hosts want to flood Iran with small arms to incite regime change | Media Matters for America

You saw it here first: DSW is a dedicated viewer of Fox News

[DarkSpeedWorks]

Anybody surprised?

Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran

[gofigure]

If Teddy could do it, well …* The 1805 Tripoli Campaign: Marine Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon and a small contingent of Marines helped William Eaton lead a mercenary army on a 50-day, 600-mile desert march to Derna (in modern-day Libya), where they successfully seized the city’s fort, marking the first time U.S. forces fought on foreign soil. This is the action immortalized in the Marines’ Hymn: “To the shores of Tripoli”.

• Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909): While President, Roosevelt did not order a landing in Tripoli, but he famously deployed “Big Stick” diplomacy in the region. In 1904, when American businessman Ion Perdicaris was kidnapped by a Moroccan bandit named Raisuli, Roosevelt sent several U.S. warships to Tangier, Morocco, with the ultimatum: “We want Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead”.
• Outcome of the 1904 Incident: Despite the aggressive rhetoric and the presence of the fleet, no U.S. Marines actually landed in Tangier to fight; the hostages were released after the Sultan of Morocco paid a ransom and complied with demands.

[mattr]

It wouldn’t surprise me if we already have special forces troops on the ground in Iran collecting intelligence.