So, these forces are likely to reinforce our troops in the region, but that is an expensive reinforcement scheme.

MAYBE they are there to seize some strategic location, like portions of Yemen to interdict the Houthis. That seems dumb to me as it would be opening another front.

Maybe into Iraq? that is possible but to what end? Again 5-10 thousand troops is a very limited force.

WRT a land invasion or assault I won't think one real until Piggy calls up the reserves.

Now lets consider the USS Gerald Ford and the apparent UNPRECEDENTED act of mutiny.

If reports are to be believed a laundry fire burned for 30 hours and is being investigated as sabotage. this is huge. Like wow. A mutiny that damaged the pride of our navy! I can't believe this isn't front page news

Iran and Israel are trading shots at nuclear facilities, YAY

Iran slammed Dimona and Arad-cities in S. Israel apparently without any even attempts at interception causing mass casualties (at least 70 wounded in Arad-and the way these stories play out likely far higher). So evidence is that Israel's interceptor defenses are depleting rapidly.

Piggy's messaging continues to be bizarre.

The framing of the conflict is clarifying.

Oh and something people need to get clear in their head about the Strait of Hormuz.

To say the strait is closed really isn't accurate. The truth is that Iran controls the traffic through the strait. Ships are passing through it and reportedly paying tolls to Iran. If Iran can control who goes in and out in the long run that will be the true death of our power in that area. the gulf states would be at their mercy. And again, there is no realistic military option to prevent Iran's actions.

So, congrats not only did we not defeat Iran we left them far more powerful than before.

The effects of the war are being felt, especially in the far east. Fishermen are unable to fish due to a lack of fuel. Workers are being sent home in India for lack of power.

Piggy continues to waffle between insulting our allies and begging them for help. And he insulted the conservative Japanese PM to her face. And the bitch canceled his meeting with Xi-what was supposed to be the most important trade meeting in his term.

To keep score here, despite Piggy's pronouncements Iran is

Increasing its bombing
Answering tit-for-tat on strategic bombing-oil infrastructure, nuclear facilities
Pounding Israel
Getting support from proxies in Iraq
Unleashing missiles that have far greater range that was previously thought they were capable of
Increasing its rate of missile and drone firing
Hitting American and Israeli aircraft (including the allegedly stealthy F-35)

Meanwhile the US is using 5,000 lb bombs to blow up buried speedboats and launchers

Again, while the US and Israel are degrading the Iranian military, without a doubt, this attrition warfare, with the economic damage underway is decidedly not to our advantage

I remind people Iran lost anywhere from 200,000 to 700,000 people during the Iran-Iraq war. This is existential for them. They are very unlikely to quit

Thanks a great deal magat scum. You have ---- America, likely irredeemably.

I am not an economics expert, but this past week the US national debt past a staggering $39 trillion.

I am thinking about the long-term impacts of this debt, the Iran war and our relationship to the rest of the world.

Again, no expert

But we fund stuff with debt.

People/countries buy that debt, like China and Japan etc.

What happens when, for whatever reason we are unable to get people to buy the debt?

I have no idea, (again no expert) but I would imagine that is one of those catastrophic scenarios.

Certainly, those people/countries buying the debt would have an incentive to not have our economy crash-they would lose THEIR investment. But how much can it strain?

What happens if and when we lose the war and no longer have the influence in the ME that we had? What happens if god forbid we lose disastrously? What happens if we bounce leaving Iran in control of 20% of the world's oil supply? How will that impact our ability to fund our debt? Will China take advantage of that and seize Taiwan? How would that impact us? FWIW China controls the metals we need for our high-end munitions.

Has Piggy thought about any of this?

And be clear, this war is going to go on for months. This summer will be very interesting and decisive. The economic impact will be hitting hard around the time Piggy would be prepared for a serious ground invasion.

Bad times are coming and the idiots cheering on the blowing up of this or that really should STFU.

JFC I missed this

US President Donald Trump threatens to obliterate Iran's power plants if it fails to open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.

Like WTF! This guy is all over the map on the Strait.

This is the sign of a man unravelling.

JFC! Mass casualties in Israel, tit-for-tat nuke facility strikes, this threat, Iran trying to bomb Diego Garcia!

I've said for a week that we could see nukes by the end of the month.

If Piggy bombs their power plants like he says, wtf does he think Iran will do?

This is 25th Amendment time!

And be clear. Iran is RESPONDING to what America and Israel are doing to them

Israel hits oil infrastructure, Iran hits Israeli oil infrastructure.
Israel strikes at Iran's nuclear facility, Iran strikes at Israel's nuke facility.

Someone needs to stop the maniacs Piggy and Netanyahu like NOW

Israel is OF COURSE going to hit hard after the mass casualty event.