- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: How long before we send in the ground troops?
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:01 am to cajuntiger1010
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:01 am to cajuntiger1010
quote:
We killed Ayatollah and 49 top Iranians. What more did you want in the initial strike ?
Technically that was the Israelis.
quote:
It will be up to persians, israeli’s, and gulf states to ensure Iran succeeds
The Israelis aren’t going to invade Iran. The Iranian people can’t do it without support and I don’t think the Gulf Arab states are capable of providing that support.
1
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:03 am to BOHICAMAN
You think the Iranian people are going to trust an Arab coalition led by the Saudi’s to rebuild their government and economy?
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:04 am to IMSA_Fan
quote:
You think the Iranian people are going to trust an Arab coalition led by the Saudi’s to rebuild their government and economy?
No, where did you get that from?
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:05 am to StrongOffer
quote:
He just did it a month ago in Venezuela. Someone will take power and he will tell him stop attacking us and our allies or you will be killed too. We just showed we can take out the top 50 people in their government in 24 hours.
He left the same government in place. I don’t think you can realistically do that in Iran where the social and historical norms are massively different.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:07 am to IMSA_Fan
quote:I guess we'd just disagree there. That was my point. We aren't going in to install our own regime. We'll let Iran figure it out. We just put the fear of God into anyone taking over. They will know they will work with us or die.
He left the same government in place. I don’t think you can realistically do that in Iran where the social and historical norms are massively different.
This post was edited on 3/3/26 at 10:08 am
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:09 am to BOHICAMAN
This is counterfactual speculation…
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:11 am to StrongOffer
quote:
I don't think Trump is looking for the kind of 'regime change' everyone is debating the merits of. He's not going to bring American-style democracy. He just wants an Iranian to take the reins who will be obedient to the US.
Israel is calling the shots. Even Marco Rubio admitted that to everyone.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:12 am to BOHICAMAN
quote:Special teams operators are already on the ground in Iran. Overtly.
How long before we send in the ground troops?
Overtly I mean.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:13 am to 4cubbies
quote:
Israel is calling the shots. Even Marco Rubio admitted that to everyone
That’s not really what happened. The original plan was to strike the night following the initial bombing that killed Iranian leadership. Israel had intelligence on the meeting place and wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity to kill the ayatollah and his inner circle so the timeline for the entire operation was moved up.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:13 am to LSURussian
quote:
Special teams operators are already on the ground in Iran. Overtly.
Link?
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:13 am to cajuntiger1010
quote:
No boots will go on the ground lol.
Not a fan of history, I see.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:14 am to BOHICAMAN
Original plans don't matter. Action matters.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:14 am to 4cubbies
quote:
Israel is calling the shots.
Well, it definitely isn't your latest daddy, Khamenei calling the shots.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:14 am to 4cubbies
quote:
Original plans don't matter. Action matters.
Okay General
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:15 am to BOHICAMAN
I agree the victory sign went up too quickly but we killed the supreme leader with the fist strike and eviscerated their entire command and control folks so a little jubilance was warranted.
I wouldn't doubt if we already have people on the ground. They are 100% not leaving until they have confirmation that all nuclear sites are destroyed which means some people on the ground.
I wouldn't doubt if we already have people on the ground. They are 100% not leaving until they have confirmation that all nuclear sites are destroyed which means some people on the ground.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:15 am to BOHICAMAN
quote:
Okay General
It doesn't take a general to understand that unfulfilled plans don't start or end military strikes. But noted. We can cling to your "well, actually" original plan fantasy.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:19 am to 4cubbies
quote:
We can cling to your "well, actually" original plan fantasy.
It’s not a fantasy. It’s what happened.
The US started planning this operation during the protests in January because we saw a legitimate opportunity at regime change. We wanted to start the bombing then but the gulf states AND Israel wanted to wait until we got more air defense assets into the region along with the fact that our carrier was was not in theater with the EA-18 Growlers to jam and attack Iranian air defenses. The timeline was pushed back and Israel jumped on board.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:21 am to BOHICAMAN
It’s been said, if the US kept boots on the ground in Iraq after desert storm 1991 we would have been welcomed by the people as liberators. We did not and those who stood up against saddam were slaughtered when we left. People remember that kind of stuff. And they were not quick to rise up the second time around.
To me it’s not so much if we need to put boots on the ground. It’s if there is a plan to win this thing in short order. If the Iranian people are unarmed and not trained to use military equipment I would imagine ground troops will be needed.
Seems establishing safe areas for the Iranian resistance would be a noble task. Let the Iranian resistance do the dangerous checkpoints and we can hang back, dug in, in case the IRGC shows up. Then we can hold them off until air power can take them out.
ETA It’s all in the way that you do it.
To me it’s not so much if we need to put boots on the ground. It’s if there is a plan to win this thing in short order. If the Iranian people are unarmed and not trained to use military equipment I would imagine ground troops will be needed.
Seems establishing safe areas for the Iranian resistance would be a noble task. Let the Iranian resistance do the dangerous checkpoints and we can hang back, dug in, in case the IRGC shows up. Then we can hold them off until air power can take them out.
ETA It’s all in the way that you do it.
Posted on 3/3/26 at 10:21 am to LSURussian
quote:
Special teams operators are already on the ground in Iran. Overtly.
I just hope we grab a few of the Hypersonic missiles China flew in right before the first assault. That would be very valuable.
Page 2 of 7
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News