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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)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:08 PM

16 hrs ago

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 18 hrs ago OP

If only he was... maybe peace would break out. I can imagine a stoned woke moment "OMG I'm a murderer " Blues Heron 18 hrs ago #1

We could bomb Iran or order a large pepperoni pizza... DBoon 18 hrs ago #3

Lol! Blues Heron 18 hrs ago #4

That... 2naSalit 18 hrs ago #9

Or drinking... LakeVermilion 18 hrs ago #2

Pete is an incompetent boob Skittles 18 hrs ago #5

duh. just hope he doesn't say crusade. pansypoo53219 18 hrs ago #6

Oh, he will. haele 18 hrs ago #8

+1,000!!!!! paleotn 17 hrs ago #12

He just has to take off his shirt. mjvpi 17 hrs ago #13

No Traildogbob 18 hrs ago #7

Hedgemeth MW67 18 hrs ago #10

Sheer madness drunk with power mountain grammy 17 hrs ago #11

And we all know how this ends. When stupid people go off half cocked. paleotn 17 hrs ago #14

Pete has watched far too many hollywood "B" movies Ford_Prefect 16 hrs ago #15

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

The whole regime is keeping liquor and pharmaceutical industries afloat. Attilatheblond 16 hrs ago #17

"...if we think we're gonna be able to bomb them into submission..." LudwigPastorius 16 hrs ago #18

Nope, just the opposite! BigmanPigman 15 hrs ago #19

Or drinking everything... Aristus 15 hrs ago #20

sure as hell ain't weed ShepKat 5 hrs ago #21