Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #3

[rangerrebew]

Pentagon reportedly preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran
By J.D. Simkins
 Sunday, Mar 29, 2026
 
The Pentagon is putting together plans for weeks of ground operations in Iran as U.S. forces amass in the region, the Washington Post reported.

Citing multiple U.S. officials, the Post report suggested ground operations could involve both conventional infantry and special operations elements, but would not yet rise to the level of a full-scale invasion.


Decisions on whether or not to green light operations, which would put U.S. troops at substantially more risk to Iranian threats, now rest with President Donald Trump.

“It’s the job of the Pentagon to make preparations in order to give the commander in chief maximum optionality,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement provided to Military Times. “It does not mean the president has made a decision.”

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/29/pentagon-reportedly-preparing-for-weeks-of-ground-operations-in-iran/

[mystery-ak]

 The ‘violent’ reality of ejecting from an F-15 faced by brave US pilots revealed: ‘Instantaneous 10 to 20 Gs of force’
By Caitlin McCormack
Published April 6, 2026, 8:23 p.m. ET

A Navy veteran pulled back the curtain on the “violent” experience airmen like the ones on the downed F-15E endure when ejecting from an aircraft — revealing the emergency maneuver includes little to no parachute training.

Matthew “Whiz” Buckley, a Topgun graduate and president of the No Fallen Heroes Foundation, told The Post that the Air Force colonel and his pilot made “a pretty stark choice to either die or eject” last week when they were shot down over Iran.

Few would know better than Buckley, who piloted F-18 Hornets in 44 combat missions during two tours in Iraq.

“You’re always worried about the condition of the aviator and aircrew, if they had to eject, because ejecting is one of the most violent experiences a body can go through,” Buckley explained, noting that no human is built to withstand “instantaneous 10 to 20 Gs of force.”

Buckley described the “rocket ride” combined with “500 miles an hour of wind blast” as a recipe for disaster if the ejector’s body isn’t in the perfect position.

more
https://nypost.com/2026/04/06/world-news/f-15e-pilots-face-violent-reality-when-ejecting-from-plane-expert/

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Trump needs to be removed.  Even if he is bluffing, this is monstrous.  Totally bizarre that millions of 21st century humans want their leader to act this way.

You better get a grip on things.

One Iran nuke over Israel will do that, and they have been threatening for years to do just that.

Go rant at the Ayatollahs for their monstrosities, then get back to the rest of us.

[catfish1957]

Trump needs to be removed.  Even if he is bluffing, this is monstrous.  Totally bizarre that millions of 21st century humans want their leader to act this way.

Your "starch" screen name needs to be changed from potato to noodle.   

Many thanks we didn't heed your pithy comment in the Spring of 1945.  We'd still might be fighting the Nazis

[IsailedawayfromFR]

I think he went bat crap crazy.  Till he left the Prime time spot at Fox, he  walked that "Conservative-MAGA" tight rope pretty well, and pretty much was considered at Top 5 Conservative Pundit. 

Since?  baffling, counter productive, and leading a fringe that seems to have America-Not Agenda.

Candance Owens joined that club as well.

[rangerrebew]

‘For a Bright Future’: Iran Urges Youth to Form ‘Human Chains’ at Power Plants and Bridges as Trump’s Deadline Nears
 
Joshua Klein7 Apr 2026400
 
Iranian authorities are urging young people, students, artists, athletes, and volunteer groups to form “human chains” around power plants across the country just hours before President Donald Trump’s deadline for a deal expires, effectively gathering civilians at infrastructure sites the United States has explicitly threatened to strike.


The campaign, promoted through Iran’s Ministry of Sports and Youth, is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday local time — roughly 13 hours before Trump’s 8 p.m. Eastern deadline — and has been branded “Human Chain of Iran’s Youth for a Bright Future.”


Deputy Youth Affairs Minister Alireza Rahimi claimed the initiative came from the bottom up, saying “a number of university youth, young artists, and youth organisations” had proposed forming a “human ring or human chain” around the country’s power plants.

Rahimi said the campaign is intended to symbolize “the youth’s commitment to protecting the country’s infrastructure and building a bright future,” while also protesting what he called attacks on public infrastructure as a “war crime.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/07/for-a-bright-future-iran-urges-youth-to-form-human-chains-at-power-plants-and-bridges-as-trumps-deadline-nears/

[rangerrebew]

Those who don't will be beheaded by the Iran government.

[mystery-ak]

BILL HEMMER
@BillHemmer
·
1h
NEW: A Senior US official this AM:
“We are absolutely in touch with (Iran). Absolutely. (The talks) have been positive. If we get lucky, we will have something by the end of the day.”

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041490061728911737

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041491033209409550

[mystery-ak]

Ari Fleischer
@AriFleischer
·
30m
This line from Axios this morning is why I sometimes give up on inside-the-beltway journalism:

“‘The president is the most bloodthirsty, like a mad dog,’ another U.S. official said.”

US official? That could be Bernie Sanders. Or Melania. Or an intern at the Department of Agriculture.

The press gives away anonymity like a good neighbor on Halloween gives up candy.

This is a meaningless quote unless we are told who said it. It brings no value to good reporting.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041517492045050270

[rangerrebew]

Trump tells Iran its 'whole civilization will die TONIGHT' as he strikes Kharg Island hours before deadline
By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER

Published: 08:02 EDT, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 10:07 EDT, 7 April 2026

 
Donald Trump said Iran's entire 'civilization will die tonight' after the Islamic regime rejected his peace demands as the clock ticks down toward the President's deadline to unleash 'hell' on the country.

Trump told his followers on Truth Social: 'A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.'

The President's deadline is set to expire by 8pm ET on Tuesday.
 
'However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?' Trump added.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15712491/Trump-launches-strikes-Kharg-Island-Iran-rejects-peace-offer-hours-deadline-amid-fears-US-preparing-ground-invasion.html
 

[cato potatoe]

Your "starch" screen name needs to be changed from potato to noodle.   

Many thanks we didn't heed your pithy comment in the Spring of 1945.  We'd still might be fighting the Nazis

Trump is communicating like Hitler when he spoke of jews and soviets.  "A whole civilization will die tonight."  This is not a war of annihilation, and nor should a US president ever imply such.  He is totally unfit for the position, and needs to be removed immediately. 

[DefiantMassRINO]

Enough with this human shield nonsense.

If someone is in proximity to a target, they are collateral damage.  If possible, use ordinance that will leave no survivors, and better yet, no human remains.

The last thing we need is the Press, sympathetic to our enemies, weeping over injured or dead human shields.

War needs to be efficiently brutal as possible to bring it to a quicker end with fewer casualties.

[catfish1957]

Where's all our TACO sycophants?

[Mod2]

Merged several Iran war-related topics.

[catfish1957]

Trump is communicating like Hitler when he spoke of jews and soviets.  "A whole civilization will die tonight."  This is not a war of annihilation, and nor should a US president ever imply such.  He is totally unfit for the position, and needs to be removed immediately.

Get yourself a history book, and focus on 1945.  Germany and Japan might not agree with your assessment. 

p.s.  The Lincoln Project mothership will be back for your pickup at 12 noon EDT. 

[American Girl]

Excerpt:
The Iranian regime has sunk to a new low, even by its own depraved standards.
This is the same regime that has spent 47 years kidnapping Americans, slaughtering its own protesters, and now recruiting children as young as 12 to fight its wars.
The cowardice is staggering. While senior commanders and their families cower in underground bunkers, they make this vile demand.



Honest question: do you think people are naive to the point that they'll follow this request?

https://www.rightjournalism.com/despicable-iranian-regimes-vile-move-to-try-to-stop-trump-from-hitting-power-plants/

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Get yourself a history book, and focus on 1945.  Germany and Japan might not agree with your assessment. 

p.s.  The Lincoln Project mothership will be back for your pickup at 12 noon EDT.

Yes, the weak are more than willing to be exterminated in order to be nice.

I choose otherwise, and one hits the enemy who wishes to destroy you with all you have.

Think of what happened to Japan in August 1945.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041521155312427063

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041518630953717839

[mystery-ak]

Gerhardt vd Merwe
@realgerhardtvdm
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47m
🚨 🚨🚨🇮🇷 BREAKING IRAN JUST RELEASED THIS STATEMENT:

"We will never bow down before pedophiles and genocidaires. We have seen the fate of those who laid down their arms before them, death with dignity is better than a life of humiliation.

We will fight to defend our country and bring these war criminals to such an end that their pride will be ground into the dust.

we will switch off the oil and gas for many many years to come"

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041525937318011358

[DCPatriot]

Gerhardt vd Merwe
@realgerhardtvdm
·
47m
🚨 🚨🚨🇮🇷 BREAKING IRAN JUST RELEASED THIS STATEMENT:

"We will never bow down before pedophiles and genocidaires. We have seen the fate of those who laid down their arms before them, death with dignity is better than a life of humiliation.

We will fight to defend our country and bring these war criminals to such an end that their pride will be ground into the dust.

we will switch off the oil and gas for many many years to come"

If this post is 'true', it's a clear warning that they will commit "suicide by cop".

They are going to explode a nuke or dirty bomb with the intent to contaminate the entire Middle East region.

[catfish1957]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041521155312427063

Just do a F-15 fly by, and watch them scatter. 

[Wingnut]

Trump needs to be removed.  Even if he is bluffing, this is monstrous.  Totally bizarre that millions of 21st century humans want their leader to act this way.

So, you are a Mark Kelly disciple of disobeying orders?  Well bless your heart.

[catfish1957]

So, you are a Mark Kelly disciple of disobeying orders?  Well bless your heart.

Iran has been calling for our death for 47 years, and we still have wet noodles here who rather coddle than respond.

I see this as our last and final chance to permanently shut them up.  I love the Movie Master and Commander.,  And I love this early 19th century deck hand'  graphic

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041520477487706374

[mountaineer]

That human chain thingey is a war crime, correct?

[Wingnut]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041520477487706374

On the bright side there will be a hole big and deep enough to bury the bodys, or any parts that are left.

[catfish1957]

On the bright side there will be a hole big and deep enough to bury the bodys, or any parts that are left.

On the serious side, a reason Trump shouldn't telegraph his intentions.  Lessons learned.

[Idiot]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041520477487706374

Let Israel do the bombing as they don't really care....

[mystery-ak]

Just Now
State Department instructs all Americans in Bahrain to shelter in place

The U.S. State Department has instructed all Americans in Bahrain to shelter in place on Tuesday amid the war with Iran.

The U.S. Embassy in Bahrain's capital of Manama announced the recommendation in a Tuesday statement. The State Department has made similar announcements for Americans in countries throughout the Middle East as the war against Iran continues to escalate.

"The U.S. Embassy in Manama has directed all U.S. government employees to shelter in place. We recommend all Americans in Bahrain do the same until further notice. To the extent possible, remain in a secure structure, and stay away from windows," the embassy wrote in a statement.

"We are monitoring the situation in the Middle East closely and will keep you updated so you can make decisions about your safety. If you want to leave the Middle East, the U.S. government is ready to assist by providing you the latest information about the departure options available," the statement said.

"President Trump, Secretary of State Rubio, and the Department of State have no higher priority than the safety and security of American citizens," the statement continued.
Posted by Anders Hagstrom

[catfish1957]

Let Israel do the bombing as they don't really care....

 

[mystery-ak]

Rescued US airmen are recovering at medical base in Germany, awaiting transfer to US: sources

The pilot and weapons systems officer who were rescued from Iran after their F-15E was shot down have now been transferred to a U.S. military base in Germany, two U.S. officials told Fox News on Tuesday.

Both airmen are now in Landstuhl, the U.S. military’s premier medical facility in Germany near Ramstein Air Base.

The officials say the pair are being prepared for a medical flight to the U.S.

The pilot has no major injuries, but the WSO has injuries to his elbow and back as well as a concussion. He is expected to recover, however, the officials said.

Fox News' Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.

[Wingnut]

How long can you stand out in the desert sun and heat wearing a black hefty bag before you die of heat stroke?

[catfish1957]

How long can you stand out in the desert sun and heat wearing a black hefty bag before you die of heat stroke?

Good question, but I think we are talking about certain elevated level of "bad ass"

[Wingnut]

Good question, but I think we are talking about certain elevated level of "bad ass"

Well those thing can double as Body Bags!

[DCPatriot]

Let Israel do the bombing as they don't really care....

Israel sees those children as tomorrow's "terrorists"

[IsailedawayfromFR]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041520477487706374

Looks like just a bunch of Palestinian supporters marching in NYC

[catfish1957]

Looks like just a bunch of Palestinian supporters marching in NYC

These are western tactics, and just more proof there are elements in this country or Europe supporting our enemy.

[catfish1957]

These are western tactics, and just more proof there are elements in this country or Europe supporting our enemy.

Plus they can't stand out there forever.  Use Sat cameras, and when they clear....   boom

[DCPatriot]

Plus they can't stand out there forever.  Use Sat cameras, and when they clear....   boom

[American Girl]

Excerpt:
The Iranian regime has reached a new level of depravity, openly ordering children to serve as human shields at power plants in a desperate bid to stop U.S. strikes.



Moving to the Victim narrative strategy like Hamas

https://defiantamerica.com/iran-orders-kids-to-be-human-shields-at-power-plants-see-how-iranians-actually-reacted-videos/

[verga]

Trump needs to be removed.  Even if he is bluffing, this is monstrous.  Totally bizarre that millions of 21st century humans want their leader to act this way.

@cato potatoe Who would you rather have in his place. Neville Chamberlain, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Barak Obozo, Perhaps Hillary, Kamala, Al Gore.
Let me know, I would love to know your first choice.

[catfish1957]

Don't we also have some kind of Sonic Wave like we used in Venezuela?  That'd clear the vicinity.

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041546261539537219

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2041526166515859805

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2041533122068488288