Voted for Trump 3 times, he's done a lot of good. Thing he better get back to, is helping America. Week ago today, 2nd of March, did my Monday morning shopping run. Gassed up at $2.49/gal. 20 minute's later, was $3.19 at the same station. Now I see $3.49 and up. You know food prices will follow shortly, if not already. He keeps this war going much longer, any politicians associated with him, Vance, Rubio, etc., will have a hard time winning any office at midterms. We put boots on the ground, after what has happened in the last 25 years, this country will be divided even more. Best thing Trump could do, within a few days to a week, pull all military back, tell Israel to finish it. We got enough problems to fix back here, without spending billions more and losing any more service people.
Certainly we don't need this war. Its started out as them saying just 3 or 4 days. Now its 4 or 5 weeks. Many are expecting it to last much longer, even into September. Iran will not surrender. They have been preparing for 20 years for this, and they will make it an ugly war. To many neocons like Lindsey Graham making big money from the war machine. And Trump backing them for re-election. Trump has done a lot of good things, but he has changed his tune now. He went from boasting about him being the only president to not start any wars to potentially just starting WW3. All of a sudden he has become a bombing neocon. He went from saying they will get to the bottom of the Epstein case, to completely covering it up to protect his wealthy friends. Also not one political criminal in jail yet. What happened to all that? Trump is becoming the Trump I didn't vote for. I don't look for midterms to be good for republicans, and Trump. I'm beginning to wonder if they even care.
I don't recall the Dept of War saying anything about a 3-4 day war, and I sure didn't expect it to finish anywhere near that quickly. Considering past wars, this Iranian venture puts all others to shame, for it's timely efficiency and smooth operations.
In several days we confronted one of the leading militaries of the world, destroyed their Air force, Army, Navy.. In fact, the backbone of their Navy, some 52 capital ships are now sprouting coral.
Their Air Force was eliminated in just about the first day, and their Army is apparently just waiting to be mopped up I don't expect miracles either, although he has appointed the finest cabinet assembled since WW2.
Obviously, Trump's cabinet was not chosen for political or fund raising reasons, but for their professionalism and competence.
All that accomplished, with just 8 casualties so far. Never wanting to take casualties casual, since each is a tragedy for their loved ones, but we must compare this list to other battles of only 1 days duration..
A) The second battle of Manassas/Bull Run... 25,000 American casualties..
B) The WW! first day of the Battle of the Somme.. 57,000 British casualties alone.
C) The Battle of the Wabash, 11/04/1791 Facing combined Indian tribes, Gen St Clair's 2nd infantry division suffered 896 casualties out of a force of 900.
I cannot recall a time in the last 1&1/4 century, when any nation has had it's entire military..Army, Navy, Air Force and all their headquarters defeated, while inflicting only 8 casualties on the attacking force.
(..And don't forget the Battle of Gettysburg..3 days, 57,000 casualties on both sides)
Quite remarkable, I would say...