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[War] Trump declares war on Iran for regime change

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by astros123, Feb 28, 2026.

  1. No Worries

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    As of late March 2026, the U.S. is strengthening its military presence in the Middle East with the deployment of the USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, expected to arrive in the region in approximately three weeks, around mid-April. This follows the deployment of the USS Tripoli group as part of a broader buildup amid ongoing 2026 conflicts.


    When the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrives, Trump will launch a ground invasion and then announce negotiations are over and that Iran negotiated in bad faith, even though Iran never formally engaged. Trump is using negotiations as a PR ruse, while troops are deploying into theater. MSM is acting like the troop deployments are not making an invasion more likely than not. All retired military officials are going on record that the entire Trump Iran War is a complete sh*t show from the start and will only get worse.

    All the while, Americans do not know what are our objectives are and what our exit criteria will be.

    Trump is waging his war, while ignoring all expert advice and leaning into his all-knowing gut. Trump's all-knowing gut was surprised that Iran did not immediately capitulate, fought back hitting US ME bases, attacked GCC neighbors who support the US (via bribes in some cases) and closed the Straits of Hormuz (stopping the flow of 20% of the world oil supply).

    Adding troops on the ground to his Trump Iran War, Trump will guarantee more troop deaths and little to no change to Iran's determination to continue.

    What's next? Escalation. Trump will continue to send more and more troops. Perhaps a draft will be needed.

    Trump knew enough in his youth to avoid the Vietnam War, without learning any of the lessons of why that war was a bad idea. Trump is repeating all of those mistakes since he is a profoundly ignorant man who is also not smart.
     
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  2. Amiga

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    Whatever Israel wants.
     
  3. Mathloom

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    1) Speculation is not admission either.

    2) All the presidents I mentioned had their ways of making it look legal. No one has lost in court for this stuff. No one will. There’s a good reason Congress won’t tighten the loophole.

    3) No one, including Trump, just took money into their account. Burden of proof is on us if we want to say it’s otherwise

    We’re just applying different standards to someone who did it more brazenly.

    I can’t unknow what I know so the idea I’ll believe it’s just Trump is not realistic. I have no left/right dog in the fight so for me I honestly wouldn’t care either way but again I know what I know. I done seen some sh*t.
     
  4. rimrocker

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    But he's even more successful!

    Degrading the military while wasting and losing key command and tactical resources.
    Enriching Russia.
    Ceding power to China.
    Destroying decades worth of diplomatic currency.
    Excelling at war crimes.
    Empowering Iran.
    Ending free passage through the Strait.
    Dow down 10% and falling.
    FBI Director hacked.
    President bored.
     
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  5. rimrocker

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    17,000 troops on the way, another 10,000 gearing up.

    For reference, we had 150,000 take part in the initial invasion of Iraq, so taking Tehran is not happening with the current numbers. It most likely means take and hold a small area or two, which also makes our troops sitting ducks.
     
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  6. Amiga

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    1) I misunderstood you. There are fact findings and records, which are admissible. Of course, rumors and speculation aren't.
    2) Clinton as POTUS didn't have a foundation. Obama didn't either. Bush, maybe, I don't recall. Biden had one, but shut it down when he ran.
    3) You don't to take money directly into your acct to benefit. But, Trump's coin is essentially direct.

    US governors have been prosecuted, convicted and jailed for less. No POTUS has, not because they were all clean, but none were quite this expose (except Nixon, but he was pardoned). Trump is that brazen, but while in office he's immune and the only relief is Congress, which won't act. He was convicted as a citizen, but can't be sentenced after he won. There will be investigations not just into him, but those surrounding him (market manipulations as well) once he's a citizen again.
     
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    But Trump is the greatest mind ever! He could probably do this with 500 troops, but he's bringing extra just to shut up the libtards.
     
  8. Amiga

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    He does like those "quick win". Addict sometime can't help themselves. Iran, of course is a completely different animal, and you would hope he already realized that.
     
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    Clinton did it through Epstein. Hillary did it through the foundation. Bush did it through a consulting group starting with the letter C.

    You definitely don't have to take it directly through your account. No one does that. Again, these guys and their staff are not stupid. Trump won't get prosecuted for this, I assure you there won't be a way to link the money. It's just too easy to not get prosecuted.

    Can we just agree Trump is an *******? I'm bored with this and literally left that career because of the disturbing things I discovered first hand.
     
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    3 weeks? According to this tweet they just arrived

     
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    And Republicans p*****s won’t stop this man. I hope public doesn’t forget this once orange stain is gone from office in two years

     
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    What in the hell don't you understand that the Trump Meme coin $TRUMP literally has public disclosures that show his ownership share. His stable coin WLFI tokens has public filings that show his family's ownership in the project which is what he's peddling in the middle east. How in the hell is he not getting money directly when his stable coin is literally pegged to the dollar.

    You have no idea what the hell you're talking about yet try to act so smug spewing complete and utter nonsense . Yes Trump is getting paid directly and anyone with half a brain can see it as it's all public filings

    Trumps stable coin is different than his Meme coin.. His stable coin is pegged to the dollar and has a flat price which then enables crypto trader to get in and out of their crypto trades easily during market fluctuations. Yes he's getting paid directly when someone buys into it cuz it's pegged to the dollar
     
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    One of them is the Tripoil Amphibious Ready Group. They arrived on March 27th. 2500 Marines, with landing ships, helecopters/planes, artillery and light armored vehicles. That was the first half of the Marines.

    A pretty much identical but seperate Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is in route and won't be there for up to 3 weeks.

    USS Boxer and USS Tripoli are both LHAs, "Landing Helicopter Assault" ships which look like small aircraft carriers. They have a flat deck for launching helecopters and F35C's but are different internally, optimized for amphibious landings. They are the unit around which they build "amphibious ready groups" which are the self contained functional group that you send for an amphibious military landing. They include dock ships so you can get heavy stuff ashore. The Marines also have amphibious assault vehicles which are wheeled armored troop vehicles akin to a Stryker but which can float and have a big gun on a turret on the top.

    So the first half of the Marines they sent just arrived. The other half is several weeks away.

    There are also 1000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne who I believe are already present, but they are smaller and more lightly armed/armored than the Marines. I believe whatever "heavy lifting" that will occur will mostly be the Marines. Traveling by air means they can't bring all the heavy stuff the Marines can boat ashore.

    So maybe 40% of the soldiers they've sent are still weeks away. I guess they don't have to wait for them to arrive to start whatever they are doing, but it seems like it'd be prudent. It could be a feint, I guess.
     
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    Trump Floats Renaming Strait of Hormuz After His Favorite ...

    President Donald Trump is toying with renaming one of the world’s most critical shipping routes after—who else—himself.

    Speaking at an investor forum in Miami on Friday night, Trump casually referred to the Strait of Hormuz as the “Strait of Trump,” before quickly correcting himself, then insisting it wasn’t a slip.
     

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