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LudwigPastorius

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18. "...if we think we're gonna be able to bomb them into submission..."

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 12:08 AM

Mar 5

Is that the goal?

Is there even a goal to this war, other than "let's bomb the shit out of them and see if something good happens to come out of it"?

Iran has been planning for this for years. They will wage a war of attrition, and ultimately bring down the world economy as a way to end this.

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Shocked General Says Pentagon Pete Must Be 'Smoking Something' [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 4 OP

If only he was... maybe peace would break out. I can imagine a stoned woke moment "OMG I'm a murderer " Blues Heron Mar 4 #1

We could bomb Iran or order a large pepperoni pizza... DBoon Mar 4 #3

Lol! Blues Heron Mar 4 #4

That... 2naSalit Mar 4 #9

Or drinking... LakeVermilion Mar 4 #2

Pete is an incompetent boob Skittles Mar 4 #5

duh. just hope he doesn't say crusade. pansypoo53219 Mar 4 #6

Oh, he will. haele Mar 4 #8

+1,000!!!!! paleotn Mar 4 #12

He just has to take off his shirt. mjvpi Mar 4 #13

No Traildogbob Mar 4 #7

Hedgemeth MW67 Mar 4 #10

Sheer madness drunk with power mountain grammy Mar 4 #11

And we all know how this ends. When stupid people go off half cocked. paleotn Mar 4 #14

Pete has watched far too many hollywood "B" movies Ford_Prefect Mar 4 #15

Uh-oh. Another retired competent sane veteran is going to be court martialed. Whyisthisstillclose Mar 4 #16

The whole regime is keeping liquor and pharmaceutical industries afloat. Attilatheblond Mar 4 #17

"...if we think we're gonna be able to bomb them into submission..." LudwigPastorius Mar 5 #18

Nope, just the opposite! BigmanPigman Mar 5 #19

Or drinking everything... Aristus Mar 5 #20

sure as hell ain't weed ShepKat Mar 5 #21