Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/28/trump-iran-ground-troops-marines/

by Jimmc414 • 4 months ago

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Jimmc414• 4 months ago

gotwaz2• 4 months ago

Iran already has a lot of issues. If the regime does collapse over night ala Soviets/Arab Spring by just making some mistake while reacting to all this pressure, I dont look forward to the amount of gloating Trump and Netanyahu are going to do.

simmerup3• 4 months ago

They also have the support of Russia/China and a regime willing to massacre kids to stay in power

tim-tday2• 4 months ago

I learned recently that there’s a deep public disgust of US meddling in Iranian self-determination going back to the 50s. I don’t know how the public feels about Israel but I’m guessing it’s not popular. The people wanted change but I suspect there’s consensus “not like this.”

The regime has been decapitated and it lives on. They planned for this for decades and built a resistant decentralized command structure.

Their army survived the first shock and is now engaged in a decentralized gorilla conflict (as they always planned) and everyone knows how that ends. (When US gives up without accomplishing anything and goes away)

gotwaz2• 4 months ago

My point was the regime may collapse for other reasons. Just like the USSR. There was no dearth of plans there and no lack of effort of US trying to destablize them.

Zigurd• 4 months ago

Trump has done them a favor by creating a generation of Iranian patriots who put their anti-fundamentalism at a lower priority than their disgust at the US and Israel.

beardyw• 4 months ago

History does not suggest "weeks" is a realistic measure.

tim-tday2• 4 months ago

They forget the Middle East war time dilation effect. “A week here is a decade back home”

AnimalMuppet2• 4 months ago

"Never get involved in a land war in Asia."

Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran

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