He’s practically begging to get a peace agreement now.
Why are we negotiating with Iran?
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He is desperate to get a pause, so that the Empire can reevaluate and rebuild to go after Iran again later.
The Iranians like the Russians say fuck that noise....this gets settled now...on the battlefield.... where the Empire is losing.
We've already lost. There is no agreement that takes us back to status quo.
Agreements made with those who have no honor are useless....the Iranians are not morons.
Is he, Brad?
Noking
Fight authoritarianism support Noking
Unbelievable.
At first I was against this whole thing. Iranians only respect strength. Backing down from them only breeds contempt. It was however explained to me by a friend that there may be some advantages to this.
First it enhances the effects of decapitation strikes. You already have their current crop of leadership afraid to use phones and computers for fear that Mossad will kill them. Add to this an additional layer of distrust because apparently someone is talking to trump. They can deny it all they want in public but once Trump says it the seed of doubt is already there.
Second. We can all agree that destroying all the power plants will ruin Iran for a generation or more. Threatening to destroy it may flush out leaders who are thinking of the day after scenario for Iran. Who may be tempted to revolt provided we dont raze the country to the ground.
Third it gives time for the marines to get there. Though I sincerely hope they will only be used to capture iranian tankers to sieze oil.
Fourth it gives time for KSA and others to join the fight. They have already expelled all their Iranian ambassadors so they are nearly there.
Is it worth 5 additional days? I dunno. On the one hand its only been a month so there really is no need to rush and we havent stopped bombing and honestly on the Lebanon front the longer this goes the more likely it is the Sunni and Christians expel the Shia due to the stress they have placed on the state. On the other hand its 5 additional days of going after what is probably lower tier targets. Although I guess I havent seen a lot of tanks blow up yet and that has to be taken care of before any revolt happens.
First it enhances the effects of decapitation strikes. You already have their current crop of leadership afraid to use phones and computers for fear that Mossad will kill them. Add to this an additional layer of distrust because apparently someone is talking to trump. They can deny it all they want in public but once Trump says it the seed of doubt is already there.
Second. We can all agree that destroying all the power plants will ruin Iran for a generation or more. Threatening to destroy it may flush out leaders who are thinking of the day after scenario for Iran. Who may be tempted to revolt provided we dont raze the country to the ground.
Third it gives time for the marines to get there. Though I sincerely hope they will only be used to capture iranian tankers to sieze oil.
Fourth it gives time for KSA and others to join the fight. They have already expelled all their Iranian ambassadors so they are nearly there.
Is it worth 5 additional days? I dunno. On the one hand its only been a month so there really is no need to rush and we havent stopped bombing and honestly on the Lebanon front the longer this goes the more likely it is the Sunni and Christians expel the Shia due to the stress they have placed on the state. On the other hand its 5 additional days of going after what is probably lower tier targets. Although I guess I havent seen a lot of tanks blow up yet and that has to be taken care of before any revolt happens.
The mullahs have one of the larger armored inventories in the Middle East and seem quite willing to use it against any domestic resistance, unless the command structure mutinies.
T. A. Gardner
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This isn't a win or lose situation per se. It's an ass beating on Iran for being a stupid, vicious, terrorist supporting state that exports violence.
T. A. Gardner
Serial Thread Killer
Probably Nancy Pelosi. She loves to do insider trading!
Ive heard its at least 1000. Its wierd we havent seen any on the highlight meme white house reel blow up.
Recent regional conflicts have primarily affected missile and naval assets rather than ground armor stocks.
Reliable open-source estimates for 2025–2026 put Iran’s total main battle tank inventory at roughly 1,500–2,675 (with Global Firepower’s 2026 assessment listing 2,675 total tanks, of which around 1,600 are considered ready).
T. A. Gardner
Serial Thread Killer
Yea, a while back Iraq had one of the largest tank inventories in the Middle East. How'd that work out for them?
T. A. Gardner
Serial Thread Killer
And, of those almost all are older models that won't stand up to modern combat conditions, and all are crewed at questionable levels of proficiency.
Maybe. Nobody outside Iran seems to know for sure. At any rate, the concern is not about "combat conditions", but the use of tanks to repress resistance to the regime.
The trader is in Trump himself or a member of his entourage . You are getting more pathetic every day.
