Official US-Israel-Iran War Thread

this is benghazi, but real this time. The Rs were the incompetents who lost lives so the former conservatives don't care.

clearly we started a war without protecting our troops, and then when enemy fighters bombed our bases and caused deaths and injuries...THE WHITE HOUSE COVERED IT UP.

We sent our troops out to be killed, they were killed, and then covered it up.

"Media reports cite US officials and assessments claiming an Iranian F-5 fighter jet bombed Camp Buehring in Kuwait during a wave of strikes on US targets in seven countries. The incident, reportedly causing fatalities and damaging infrastructure, occurred despite layered air defenses including Patriot systems. The event has drawn calls from lawmakers for a review of security measures protecting US forces and facilities in the Gulf region."

You guys are so desperate for the US military to fail (it has been massively successful). Sad.

But he had tons of “real” experience spending all of daddy’s money.

why are you in favor of covering up US careless disregard for its soldiers and marines?

This has DOGE-like savings written all over it. Shut down all woke diplomatic training (and required/preferred collegiate education), and just send rich kids straight out to embassies to self deal full time, and (maybe) do a few things in the interest of your country, part time.

Also, the application process is SUPER simple. Name, contact info, and “How much have your parents donated to GOP campaigns? (6 figure amounts required, 7 digit, or more, amounts preferred).”

Successful how?

maga has to choose between feeding their family or their jacked F-350. Success!

Trump has until Friday when the 60 days to declare war expires and Congress has to approve to continue. It seems probable that they will not. So he can hope they will or he can make a deal with Iran to save face. That deal will involve opening the Strait that was open before and the promise of future negotiations about nuclear development. In other words: zero gains from before this $100B military "excursion". It will be an interesting week.

The Ivies are filled with mediocre intellects

For almost two months, the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively shut down to maritime traffic from all nations except for Iran. The US Navy is hands down the largest and best equipped maritime fighting force in the world. No one comes close. Yet, the US has been completely unable to do anything to take control over the Strait and instead has to do the "if I can have her, nobody can have her" move by blockading Iran's blockade.

The post war economic system was built on the Bretton Woods system where the US military, and primarily the US Navy, would ensure that global shipping lanes were safe from interference and in exchange the US dollar would be the world's reserve currency and oil and other natural resources sold on international markets would be denominated in US dollars.

While the US has had very mixed results in the wars fought after WWII, it has never lost control over a shipping lane like it did in the Persian Gulf. At the end of the day, that may just be the result of incompetence as the US military was completely unprepared for any sort of military action that would be needed to keep the strait open. But that is still a huge failure which is unprecedented since WWII.

That's simply not true. Egypt and Jordan wouldn't go to war over the plight of Palestinians. They don't do it today and they didn't do it then. Arab countries flat out rejected the partition of Palestinian which called for 2 states. That's why there was a war in 1948. They just didn't want Israel there and still don't but now Israel is too powerful for Arabs to do anything but accept its existence.

Estimates by whom?

Milei sells out the Argentinian people for Israel.

‘State of war’: Why Israel has escalated attacks in Gaza: More than 25 Palestinians have been killed in the past week alone. Palestinian analysts argue the targeted strikes are part of a broader strategy to maintain a state of war and undermine the US-brokered agreement. Analysts warn that Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace*’ and its Palestinian administrative committee have been stripped of their authority.
*NOTE: The so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza is stacked with wealthy and powerful Israel supporters, dictators, and authoritarians, as well as Israeli prime minister and war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu and two other Israelis – both real estate tycoons – but no Palestinians. In fact, the organization’s charter makes no reference to Gaza. The lower-tier technocratic committee, made up of Palestinians, will do the grunt work in Gaza – if and when Israel allows the group to enter the Strip.
Israel releases 15 Gaza detainees with signs of emaciation, torture: Released detainees appeared severely thin, exhausted, with some showing signs of injuries, according to witnesses. More than 9,600 Palestinians are currently held in Israeli prisons, including 90 women and 350 children, according to official Palestinian figures.
Palestinians in Gaza Want to Rebuild Food Systems. Israel* Isn’t Letting Them: Before the Israeli war began, Gaza’s agricultural sector was known for its abundant production of fruits and vegetables. Farmers in Gaza produced 25 varieties of fruits and vegetables, meeting much of the local market’s needs, exporting part of their produce, and providing jobs to nearly 560,000 people. However, the Israeli war has completely devastated this sector, leaving approximately 90 percent of farmland unusable due to bombing, bulldozing, or seizure.
*NOTE: Not only is Israel blocking Gaza’s ability to feed itself, it is also blocking humanitarian organizations’ ability to feed Gaza. As part of the October 2025 ceasefire agreement, Israel was supposed to restart the full quantity of aid into Gaza (600 trucks a day), along with rehabilitation of infrastructure (water, electricity, sewage), rehabilitation of hospitals and bakeries, and entry of necessary equipment to remove rubble and open roads – none of these commitments have been fulfilled. The UN reports an average of 94 trucks of aid entering Gaza per day.

Israelis were violently expelling over 700k non Jews from Palestine. Arab nations tried to come to their rescue. Israeli hasbarists claim they were victims and these Arabs just wanted to kill Jews. A little surprising anyone in 2026 is pushing such nonsense

puh leeze

this congress will never ever go against Piggie. Not in a kazillion years. Well maybe once in a kazillion years.

maga would rather dissolve the constitution and go straight to a totalitarian state modeled on North Korea than see their senators and representatives vote against the fat traitor.

virtually every one of the repubs in congress who vote against piggle would be primaried if they challenge the dear leader.

most likely trump will just ignore the war powers act like he always ignores laws he doesnt' like.

I agree with all but your first statement in bold. The vote on April 22 only got 51 votes to keep the Iran war going. It is not out of the question that Tillis, Collins, Murkowski, Ernst or others could go against it. They have certainly not asserted themselves thus far, though. But I wouldn't bet my life savings either way.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5848160-senate-republicans-doubt-hegseth-leadership/

Murkowski is literally working on a war powers approval for Piggie. They can't go against their party leader.

NYT:

Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, has said she is working with a group of senators on a formal authorization for the use of military force against Iran, but has yet to introduce the resolution.