Iran

[ZonaBurgh]

Here's what I think, because, well, why not.

Trump thought that we could bomb Iran into submission over a weekend and obviously that didn't happen, so there's a scramble going on to find a solution with a regime that doesn't negotiate.

As far as the Lincoln goes, who knows, but I guarantee that if this situation occurred during a Biden, or God forbid Harris administration we would never hear about it.

 

[jitter77]

Here's what I think, because, well, why not.

Trump thought that we could bomb Iran into submission over a weekend and obviously that didn't happen, so there's a scramble going on to find a solution with a regime that doesn't negotiate.

As far as the Lincoln goes, who knows, but I guarantee that if this situation occurred during a Biden, or God forbid Harris administration we would never hear about it.

Hey I agree with almost everything, but the Lincoln stuff. I'm sure fox news or someone would have covered it. I think the biggest mistake was not aiming for regime change from the start. History shows this regime does not negotiate. If the regime was fully changed every thing else would have fallen into place much easier.

On a side note is there a legit reason for replacing the EMALS with the old steam based catapaults?

 

[steel dino]

I'm glad DT got in but his second term has a "you can't go home again" feel to it maybe not as bad as Joe Gibbs returning to the Redskins but still a letdown.

Yeah, I’m somewhat aligned that statement at this point in his second term…

But he still is delivering the two main things that I voted him in again for… and those two things are keeping the country safe and keeping the country wealthy…

After all, that’s what it’s all about right?

Love the NFL analogy by the way

 

[Badcat]

Here's what I think, because, well, why not.

Trump thought that we could bomb Iran into submission over a weekend and obviously that didn't happen, so there's a scramble going on to find a solution with a regime that doesn't negotiate.

As far as the Lincoln goes, who knows, but I guarantee that if this situation occurred during a Biden, or God forbid Harris administration we would never hear about it.

...and we would be bitching more about the treatment of those sailors if those two bums were the cause. Trump is getting the kid glove treatment here instead.

 

[Confluence]

 

[ZonaBurgh]

Hey I agree with almost everything, but the Lincoln stuff. I'm sure fox news or someone would have covered it. I think the biggest mistake was not aiming for regime change from the start. History shows this regime does not negotiate. If the regime was fully changed every thing else would have fallen into place much easier.

On a side note is there a legit reason for replacing the EMALS with the old steam based catapaults?

Then you are proving my point that the Lincoln story is 97.358% political in nature.

 

[jitter77]

Then you are proving my point that the Lincoln story is 97.358% political in nature.

I don't know how political the story is. I'm sure there are tough conditions which have been acknowledged. I'm also sure some was blown out of proportion, but the issue was Trumps comments. Now he is threatening to bomb Oman. The whole thing is a hot mess. The 60 day "MOU" has expired and we sure don't seem any closer to a resolution.

 

[Hypocycloids]

Here's what I think, because, well, why not.

Trump thought that we could bomb Iran into submission over a weekend and obviously that didn't happen, so there's a scramble going on to find a solution with a regime that doesn't negotiate.

As far as the Lincoln goes, who knows, but I guarantee that if this situation occurred during a Biden, or God forbid Harris administration we would never hear about it.

Exactly right on all counts.
Bombing into submission turned out well for him during his first term.

The psychological stress sailors and soldiers are under have been around since there have been sailors and soldiers.
Gen. George Patton slapped a soldier before we understood what PTSD was.

Not a peep out of the media over this had a Democrat been in office.

 

[IndySteel]