It also seems to use outdated war tactics as a baseline of how things may unfold in a future conflict.
Iran v US confrontation
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
The Benghazi-gate conspiracy folks would probably have preferred that over what really happened.
I have to remember that he trying to make content. Makes it more interesting than just saying "US wins, easily, the end."
True.
Possibly... Depends what their end game is... I mean any situation where you send loads of troops and equipment in to topple a regime leads to two probable outcomes
1. They stay there a long time (not sure the political will exists for that in USA)
2. You leave a power vacum that will be filled by ? (Who knows but quite possibly not an ideal scenario)
I mean did they "win" in Afghanistan
Their initial end game will be to destroy Iranian military ability and regime change. Which they would achieve easily, occupational operations are an entirely different thing. One is focused destruction, something they would accomplish.
Invading the UK easier than invading Iran? Not a chance. Just check the history books.
That would mostly be the former baathists and isis. American foreign policy comes full circle
An interesting thread on how Trump has botched the confrontation with Iran in Iraq in comparison with Israel’s operations in Syria:
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In what sense? Surely he has in mind those who’ve been out protesting against the government for the last month.That would mostly be the former baathists and isis. American foreign policy comes full circle
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England since 400BC: the Celts, the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings, the Normans.
Iran since 400BC: the Greeks, the Arabs, the Mongols.
Yikes.. How can you say something like that and follow up with "Happy new year!"?
I've never been into politics in my life despise it to my guts but with all the interviews and tweets from president Trump I've always felt like before his tenure is over he'll ignite a war. I hope I'm wrong as a war with Iran would likely escalate into a full blown world war which would have catastrophic consequences. But I have to say with all the shit going around in the world atm I wouldn't be surprised if war became a reality.
Probably because he's a troll. Fortunately, he's also scared to get into conflicts, at least far more so than his blustery rhetoric would infer.
Well hopefully you are right because I can't see how US would go into war against Iran without the rest of the world getting involved. Truly a disaster waiting to happen.
Only the Romans fully conquered. That's misleading.
Sorry but this is bollocks. If the US could have done it easily they’d have done it years ago. Any major conflict with Iran means the straits of Hormuz get closed, lots of people’s shit gets exploded and terrorist activity around the world skyrockets.
Oh and as for an invasion, the US would lose tens of thousands of troops because as they’ve discovered before advanced military tech doesn’t stop brutal street fighting being extremely deadly.
Looks like Trump's strategy is to push Iran into having nuclear weapons. They only need to bung North Korea or Pakistan a few billion for them to finish the job they've already started.
Qassem Suleimani is dead!
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Wow....that is big news. This will surely escalate.
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Oh ffs
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Holy ****.
We are heading towards another war.
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You have to wonder if the US were unaware of Soleimani being in the convoy.
They likely knew but won't admit it publicly.
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Oh my. Well, this could get dicey.
I told you I had that feeling about trump. He's not just a talker I'm afraid.
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He's both scared to go to war and prone to overreaction. There's no middle ground with him.
Is this a act of war, killing another countrys senior general? I can only presume they didn't know he was in the convoy
Impeachment diversion, however he's just so fecking thick and ignorant to be able to fully understand the consequences of his actions. The way he treated the Kurds is proof of that. The lack of comeback from that surprised me but shows how little most care about anything outside their own borders.
Looks like it's back to minority Sunni rule
Because he's a fecking moron. A loose cannon who doesn't understand anything, especially global politics. He's been acting like a world bully for 3 years and has been played and humoured to a certain extent. It was only a matter of time before he really fecked up.