I have mentioned on several occasions, that on my brief 'Officer Training Course' the first thing we were taught were the hard-n-fast rules of all warfare.
On page one of the 'How to win a War' book was written 'Know your enemy, go in strong, and go in hard'.... Also to prepare one's 'end game'. I think that advice is as important today, as it was when the (fictitious) book was written.
Frankly, Tru*p has dithered in Iran, and has ended-up with a total mess, not only in Iran itself, but also in the Straits of Hormuz (which Iran still controls). He has had no real success against Iran's war machine, and has already made an agreement to give them $Billions to rebuild the bits he's knocked-about a bit. The war itself has already cost the USA many $Billions, and Trump will soon be asking Congress for MORE!
You certainly don't start negotiating 'ceasefires' when the job is half done. What he needed was to destroy ALL OF THEIR rocket launching, and 'enrichment' sites, all of their barracks, all of their air and naval forces, and all of their runways and ports. He also needed to liberate the Iranian people themselves, and establish some form of democracy. Only then might you 'negotiate'.
Where are all those 'clean' Neutron Bombs we kept hearing about? They could have finished this 'war' in a couple of days!
Tru*p will now come away much poorer, whilst leaving the same regime in place. Iran's military capacity is still very strong, whilst his own is depleted. And he has still not gained control over Hormuz. At the moment he knows that the more infrastructure he destroys, the more it'll cost him to rebuild.
So far, I would call that an Iranian win! So why would they bother to negotiate?
He should have read Sun Tzu - The Art of War.
ReplyDeleteOr The Beano, or Dandy. He seems to go from one idea to another without really understanding.
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DeleteTrump was led into the conflict by Netanyahu when he should have consulted carefully with US military experts. They would have predicted the current scenario.For his efforts I hope he is awarded two Nobel prizes - The Nobel Warmonger Prize and The Nobel Massive Cock-Up Prize.
ReplyDeleteWhat should have been a swift sharp shock, has turned into a limp-wristed farce. I can think of a few more prizes he warrants!
DeleteIt's just all a total mess isn't it. My day has just been ruined as well by you showing me a picture of what has to be the ugliest man in the world....
ReplyDeleteI don't understand how he can jump from 'negotiating' one day to bombing again the next, then repeat, and repeat. We never know where he is from one day to the next. Sorry about the pic.
DeleteI am also offended by that photo. He might of had the US equivalent of The Corps ( more commonly referred to as marching up and down at my Alma mater) by going to the NY Military Academy but he did everything he could to avoid the real thing.
ReplyDeleteAs YP said this war is all about October 7th. Trump had no plan. I wonder where things would be if he hadn’t ripped up the JCPOA?
As for changing his mind. he signs a “deal” with KSA and within 24 hours says they have to join the Abraham Accord.
He needs to make his mind up, and stick to it. Churchill didn't dither.
DeleteTrump ain't no Churchill!*
Delete*- Mischievous echo of what he spitefully said about Sir Keir Starmer when he blocked Britain's support for this same foolhardy war.
Exactly!
DeleteFrom what I have read about Churchill, which isn’t a lot, so I may be wrong, I get the impression he actively chose strong-willed advisers, military chiefs, and political rivals who were willing to challenge his ideas. From what I have seen of Trump (too much) and read about him (a lot) Trump does the opposite, he surrounds himself with sycophants and yes people. Don’t forget he knows better than everyone - think how many times he has said “I know lots about X, I know more about X than anyone”.
DeleteAnd he still hasn't bothered to get approval from Congress to wage war, which is a legal requirement. Not that he cares about breaking our laws. A criminal through and through.
ReplyDeleteHe's making a real mess of it. Surely he has advisers who could talk to him?
DeleteThat’s part of the trouble Cro - he doesn’t like nay sayers around him. He is another one of those people who thinks he knows everything
DeleteAs a mother in America, I am not willing to put boots on the ground to save the world anymore. In the meantime, the world does not have to worry about a nuclear bomb landing on their cities or long range missiles hitting Europe. I would caution all of us from listening to legacy news. They are constantly wrong because they are malign. toward Trump, America and Israel. The leaders of Iran (Persia) like ancient Egypt are committing suicide. The people of Iran need to be able to govern themselves because we are NEVER going to do another Iraq again! Death from above kills many innocents below. Please pray for us. And remember, America does not get our oil from Iran through that strait. Please pray for American and thank God Iran is not nuclear like North Korea. They did the same thing when they built up their long range missiles and drones to the point no one was willing to challenge them when that evil little man gained nuclear weapons. The world is a complicated place. Who is willing to send their children into that vast nation to clean it out? Please, pray for America. We are trying.
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