“Iran war latest: Trump ‘considers sending 10,000 more US troops to Middle East’

Extra ‘infantry and armoured vehicles’ could be deployed to the region, as the president says peace talks are going ‘very well’”

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2 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

“Iran war latest: Trump ‘considers sending 10,000 more US troops to Middle East’

Extra ‘infantry and armoured vehicles’ could be deployed to the region, as the president says peace talks are going ‘very well’”

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“Trump reportedly considers sending 10,000 more US troops to Middle East”

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To refresh your memory: There was a time when 500 thousand US troops were in Vietnam. Dropping more bombs on North Vietnam than during WW2 on Germany. The "pijama" wearing native guerrilas won. Over.

16 hours ago, swissie said:

To refresh your memory: There was a time when 500 thousand US troops were in Vietnam. Dropping more bombs on North Vietnam than during WW2 on Germany. The "pijama" wearing native guerrilas won. Over.

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Most o Iran is uninhabited mountain areas so no trouble for special forces to move around un noticed

Iran got a bullseye on Isarel oil refinery

A huge fire has broken out at an Israeli oil refinery following a missile strike earlier today.

Footage captured by Israeli media shows flames bursting from the Bazan refinery in the port city of Haifa which has previously come under attack in the Iran war.

Channel 12 News is reporting the refinery was attacked by Iran and Hezbollah - the Lebanese militant group fighting Israel in southern Lebanon. According to the outlet, it is unclear whether the fire was caused by a direct missile strike or by debris from an interception.

Mail Online

LIVE: Fire at Israeli oil refinery after Iranian missile...

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the Daily Mail's latest coverage of the Iran war as the conflict enters its fifth week. Donald Trump has said he could 'take Iran's oil' as Gulf states come under attack.

Despite what the 'failing' MAGA supporters here say - these stories seem to be writing themselves and you can file them in the file no shiite Sherlock drawer !

Trump’s messy ground operation will be the straw that breaks Maga

The US President risks making the exact same mistake his predecessors did. It could cost him just as dearly as them

https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trumps-messy-ground-operation-straw-breaks-maga-4325006

Let’s be clear: in simple military terms, the USA will always “win” a conflict with Iran. It will be able to kill more people and do more damage than it receives in return. The problem is that Americans expect a “win” to look much more decisive than that. They expect very little cost on the American side, and for some tangible benefit to have resulted from the action. Trump has no story to tell on this front.

Once American boots are on the ground, that story becomes even more important. Once US soldiers have taken fire – and especially if some die – it becomes vital that their sacrifice has meaning, that it wasn’t “for nothing”. Right now, Trump could walk away from Iran claiming victory, leaving the Strait of Hormuz to be someone else’s problem, and ignore anyone saying it wasn’t a triumph as a “hater” or a “loser”.

That changes if Trump doubles down and sends in troops. Then, Trump needs to be able to show why they had to be there, and what it achieved. President after president has found out the hard way that it’s a lot easier to send troops into a foreign country than it is to get them out.

Trump risks making the exact same mistake his predecessors did. It could cost him just as dearly as it cost them. Without the love of his Maga base, what does he have left?

51 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

Most o Iran is uninhabited mountain areas so no trouble for special forces to move around un noticed

It also provides Iranian troops with many opportunities to dig themselves in, and shoot everything that moves past their hiding place.

The FT is getting much better with it's paywall and I'm having to update the bypass paywalls clean extension almost daily but here's a taste of the sagacious Gideon Rachman in the FT. I shall provide an archive as is my wont if I can.

https://www.ft.com/content/04f6c510-47a8-4e05-99d5-5372fceeb395?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Of course, there are still many “known unknowns”, to quote Donald Rumsfeld, an architect of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The intervention of US land forces would be a dramatic escalation. It is possible that the social and economic pressures within Iran will eventually cause the regime to implode. But, so far, it looks remarkably resilient.

Some of those who detest Trump, Israel or Saudi Arabia will enjoy the sight of the Islamic republic turning the tables on its enemies. But that is very short-sighted. The Iranian regime has sponsored violent Islamist groups across the Middle East and massacred its own people in the streets — as well as providing vital support for Russia in its war on Ukraine. If it emerges from this war embittered and emboldened, that will be bad news for global security, the world economy — and the Iranian people themselves. Unfortunately, that currently looks like a plausible outcome.

9 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

Most o Iran is uninhabited mountain areas so no trouble for special forces to move around un noticed

Doing what in the middle of nowhere? I suspect you haven't actually bothered to look at a map when spouting that.

On 3/28/2026 at 12:17 AM, swissie said:

To refresh your memory: There was a time when 500 thousand US troops were in Vietnam. Dropping more bombs on North Vietnam than during WW2 on Germany. The "pijama" wearing native guerrilas won. Over.

All 500k went in the first month? Check your facts.