Operation Epic Fury

[Pommer]

The USA/Israel launch “preemptive strikes“ in Iran.
Trump urges protesters in another country to rise up and change the regime that they live under.
What sane person will take to the streets whilst attacks continue?

 

[FireDragon76]

The USA/Israel launch “preemptive strikes“ in Iran.
Trump urges protesters in another country to rise up and change the regime that they live under.
What sane person will take to the streets whilst attacks continue?

So far, it just looks like theater to dodge the fact the Israeli-Palestinian situation has genuinely deteriorated into a moral trauma and the mideast peace process has been sabotaged by two bad faith conmen.

 

[Pommer]

So far, it just looks like theater to dodge the fact the Israeli-Palestinian situation has genuinely deteriorated into a moral trauma and the mideast peace process has been sabotaged by two bad faith conmen.

I saw the President’s announcement (from Mar-a-Lago), apparently Iran left us no choice but to bomb them. They’ve brought it upon themselves. The President hopes that the Iranian people will use this time of turmoil to oust the current 48 year regime. How they’re going to know what is going on now that their leaders have throttled the Internet, is anyone’s guess. (All that an average Iranian is going to know is that things are blowing up.)

 

[Stopped_lurking]

The USA/Israel launch “preemptive strikes“ in Iran.
Trump urges protesters in another country to rise up and change the regime that they live under.
What sane person will take to the streets whilst attacks continue?

What was preempted this time? Was it the obliterated nuclear program?

 

[Nithavela]

Yeah, more death! More death! USA! USA! Skulls for the Skull Throne!

The name's pretty mid, though. Probably generated by Grok.

 

[Nithavela]

In more interesting news, it appears that Iran fired some missiles at US bases. I guess since they returned fire first, this will be justification for even more violence.

 

[Desk trauma]

Sigh.

 

[timewerx]

What was preempted this time? Was it the obliterated nuclear program?

They're just words but the POTUS has the right to declare war on any country with or without justification and the congress can do nothing to stop it. But for sake of avoiding protests, the POTUS still has to make up a justification even if it's just a lie.

That's just one of the huge privileges/power granted to the POTUS.

 

[timewerx]

So far, it just looks like theater to dodge the fact the Israeli-Palestinian situation has genuinely deteriorated into a moral trauma and the mideast peace process has been sabotaged by two bad faith conmen.

And also to misdirect people's attention from Trump's spectacular failures. Many former presidents have done the same usually to improve polls. Improving polls through mass murder and the sacrifice of innocents.

 

[Desk trauma]

They're just words but the POTUS has the right to declare war on any country with or without justification and the congress can do nothing to stop it.

The president has the power to command the military to make war, they do not have the power to declare war.

But for sake of avoiding protests, the POTUS still has to make up a justification even if it's just a lie.

At this point they are skipping even that fig leaf.

That's just one of the huge privileges/power granted to the POTUS.

The power to declare war rests with congress not the president.

 

[Nithavela]

The power to declare war rests with congress not the president.

Evidence points to a different conclusion.

 

[Desk trauma]

Evidence points to a different conclusion.

I made the distinction in my post between making war and declaring war.

 

[Tuur]

(Sits down, sips a soft drink, and chuckles).

Yep, the reactions here are running as expected.

Not that anyone will listen, but the cartoonist Howard Tayler once penned Maximum 29 from The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries: :The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.

Have fun.

 

[Desk trauma]

 

[Aryeh Jay]

I wondered why I'm now stranded in the Athens Airport. So much for 10 days.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

I guess that's why Israel used its lapdog, the Israelis didn't want to fight on the Sabbath.

 

[Desk trauma]

I guess that's why Israel used its lapdog, the Israelis didn't want to fight on the Sabbath.

Shabbos goy don't get lap privileges.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Shabbos goy don't get lap privileges.

I picked the wrong week to not learn Greek.

 

[Desk trauma]

I picked the wrong week to not learn Greek.

After the sixth or so glass of Ouzo you'll be good to go.

 

[lismore]

How they’re going to know what is going on now that their leaders have throttled the Internet, is anyone’s guess. (All that an average Iranian is going to know is that things are blowing up.)

It has been reported that Iranians are cheering the airstrikes:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/28/iranians-cheer-us-strikes-in-street/?msockid=300c59ae5be067bf36e04f585a3266c9

Kind Regards.