"Regime Change" In Iran Is Nothing New...Trump Is The First Western Leader To Act Rather Than Obfuscate

The world would be a very different place had Western leaders taken seriously the existential threat of Iran's fanatical Mullahs and their particular brand of Shia Islam.

Western governments have been aware of Iran and its support for terror groups at least since the early 1980s. The 1983 embassy bombing in Beirut, and then the Marine barracks bombing the same year should have been a clarion call for the destruction of the Mullahcracy, but as is the post-modern West's wont, there was lots of tough talk about sanctions and isolation and containment, but no understanding of the bedrock of the Mullahs...the destruction of Israel, America, and the West.

The 1990s, with the fall of the Soviet Union could have been a tremendous opportunity for a united effort to destroy what was becoming the nexus of Islamic terror, as Iran busily expanded its footprint across the world, and gathered the various Islamic groups. Pivoting to Iran would have been easy. But the West, led by the feckless Bush senior and then the execrable Bill Clinton was more interested in the cash they could extract out of their defense budgets, rather than using them in the defense of America and Europe from the depredations of Iran.

And the terror continued! The Khobar Towers bombing, bombings in Argentina (the Israeli embassy and a Jewish center), and uncountable suicide bombings...all at the hands of iran's proxies.

And continued... Iran enthusiastically supported attacks on Coalition troops in Iraq...even exporting its IED technology to maximize death and destruction. The assassination of Lebanon's Prime Minister in 2005, which led to the downfall of Lebanon as a (barely) functioning state, Hamas and Islamic Jihad bombings, and even limited support for the Afghan insurgency... all of it followed the same tired script that the West carefully ignored.

And why? Oil. Europe and the rest of the world was addicted to Iranian oil, and they would rather have a steady supply of petroleum than defend themselves from an apocalyptic philosophy whose only goal was their destruction! Add in rabid Jew-hate among the left, who relished the thought of an ascendant Iran as a counter to Israel and its rapidly growing technological and military base, and the stage was set for Iran to become the power in the Middle East.

Oceans of oil money, a complacent West that was comfortable with some level of death and destruction that Iran paid for, and only Israel saying publicly what most people didn't want to hear...Iran wants the destruction of...everything!

So Iran got busy expanding the manufacturing capacity...theater ballistic missiles, drones, antiaircraft systems, and most terrifying; a massive nuclear research program with the goal of nuclear weapons.

And it was all paid for with Western and Chinese money! Even billions of dollars of American taxpayer funds, courtesy of the Obama administration, supposedly in exchange for...who knows!

But President Donald Trump shattered the paradigm of Western Weakness vs. Iranian intransigence. It should have been done 40 years ago after the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing that killed 241 American Marines and 58 French soldiers. It should have been done after the Paris bombings in 1985-1986. It should have been done after the Argentina bombings in the early 1990s. It should have been done after the Hariri assassination. And it most certainly should have been done after Iran was proven to be the source for the IEDs and other weapons that were used to kill so many American servicemen in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The price we are paying for what should have been done a long time ago is a painful reminder that, as Winston Churchill famously said:

Each one hopes that if he feeds the crocodile enough, the crocodile will eat him last. All of them hope that the storm will pass before their turn comes to be devoured. But I fear greatly that the storm will not pass. It will rage and it will roar ever more loudly, ever more widely.

President Donald Trump is not an appeaser, and future generations will laud him as the American president who finally stopped the apocalyptic Iranian dictatorship, and prevented a nuclear war in the Middle East.

His interlocutors are curiously silent about the 47 year history of Iranian-exported death and destruction. They are more interested in exercising their hatred of Donald Trump, and far less interested in defending America from Iran's unshakable focus on the death of America and the West. They are the appeasers about whom Churchill spoke, and it should be a permanent stain on anyone who does not have the moral clarity to see that the destruction of the Mullahcracy is a fundamental good.

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

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1 Good afternoon everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 22, 2026 12:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 22, 2026 12:01 PM (NcvvS)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 22, 2026 12:01 PM (LdBR/)

4 Iran, and Islam is slowly taking over the world. Europe is doomed.

Posted by: Skip at March 22, 2026 12:03 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Donald Trump: Crocodile Eater

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 22, 2026 12:04 PM (ndZc7)

6 CBD, could not have been said better.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 22, 2026 12:04 PM (+nEug)

7 Roger Simon has a similar take on his substack:

https://tinyurl.com/2wshxwd9

Posted by: Nazdar at March 22, 2026 12:05 PM (NcvvS)

8 The IRGC will still have Britain.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 22, 2026 12:06 PM (+nEug)

9 My 45 year old son thinks Trump is the greatest POTUS since George Washington.

I concur.

Posted by: no one of any consquence at March 22, 2026 12:07 PM (qFwJc)

10 They've been at war with the world since they took control of Iran.. We are now fighting for world peace.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 22, 2026 12:08 PM (MZJrA)

11 And of course Iran lied. So now that have missiles that can reach Europe. What does Europe plan to do about that?

Posted by: redridinghood at March 22, 2026 12:08 PM (NpAcC)

12 It’s a good thing if the regime is taken out.

But let’s stop all the bullshit. We’re doing this to avenge the Beirut thing from 40+ years ago? Trump is a tough guy kicking ass and taking names. Ok. Then Reagan was a I suppose because he didn’t take out the regime while he had the chance.

Saudi Arabia has funded exponentially more terrorism than Iran could ever dream of. Including of course 9/11. So using that logic we should be bombing Riyadh next.

All these talking points are cringe. And outside the bubble it’s not convincing anyone.

Posted by: Being real at March 22, 2026 12:10 PM (aCKhE)

13 Totally agree CBD

Even Mark Rutte (Secretary General of NATO… who’s been getting bashed by Trump) on one of the Sunday shows this morning was clear in his support of Trump’s action against Iran. You might even say he lauded Trump (which at least to me is shocking). Margaret Brennan tried repeatedly to get Rutte to criticize Trump and he wouldn’t

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 22, 2026 12:10 PM (aSzdc)

14 My 45 year old son thinks Trump is the greatest POTUS since George Washington.

I concur.
Posted by: no one of any consquence at March 22, 2026 12:07 PM (qFwJc)

I gotta make Abe and George my top two in a tier by themselves… but I definitely have Trump in the next tier down. It is hard to judge while the presidency is ongoing

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 22, 2026 12:11 PM (aSzdc)

15 Brennan On The Moor>>Margaret Peg Margie Marge Brennan

Posted by: I Rate 'Em at March 22, 2026 12:14 PM (oftw2)

16 Looking forward to the day Melania cuts the ribbon at the opening day ceremony of the Tehran Trump Tower.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 22, 2026 12:14 PM (2Ez/1)

17 Looking forward to the day Melania cuts the ribbon at the opening day ceremony of the Tehran Trump Tower.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Speaking of real estate . . .

Record High: Manhattan Rent Surges to $5,000 per Month Under Mamdani

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 22, 2026 12:17 PM (ndZc7)

18 Roger has a good read

Posted by: Skip at March 22, 2026 12:18 PM (Ia/+0)

19 "His interlocutors are curiously silent about the 47 year history of Iranian-exported death and destruction."

Ain' that the trooth!

I've quit reading/watching the likes of Ann Barnhardt & Mark Dice. They seem so solid on so many topics, but when it comes to the Death-to-America terrorists, and Israel & her enemies, they seem incapable of acknowledging atrocities like Oct 7 & the real threat of Iran & co. It's all "Netanyahu has Trump on a leash" and "we should stay out of their little territorial squabbles."

Sad. So many folks burned bright for half a minute before becoming just smoke. Candy O and Tucker C &c.

But what do I know? I'm just another opinionated Moron brainwashed by that smart Joo-run millinery blog.

Posted by: mindful webworker knows the scorch at March 22, 2026 12:19 PM (jrd4M)

20 That's misogynistic!

Adam Carolla: “If Kamala Was in Charge, Iran Would Have a Nuke, the Border Would Be Wide Open”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 22, 2026 12:19 PM (ndZc7)

21 Live from London, It's Saturday Night Live UK, with guest reposter President Donald J. Trump trolling PM Starmer:

https://tinyurl.com/33rpwke3

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 22, 2026 12:20 PM (1o8D5)

22 George Washington
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Everyone else.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)

23 What does Europe plan to do about that?

Posted by: redridinghood at March 22, 2026 12:08 PM (NpAcC)

Hide behind America's shield, like they have done since 1945.

That's why we should leave NATO, and move our bases to Poland and Hungary.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 22, 2026 12:21 PM (n9ltV)

24 Meanwhile in Cuba the only building on the island that has power is the hotel that Hasan Piker and Code Pink are staying at. That's a whole new level of some animals being more equal than others.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 12:21 PM (QZThv)

25 All these talking points are cringe. And outside the bubble it’s not convincing anyone.

Posted by: Being real at March 22, 2026 12:10 PM (aCKhE)

Read what I wrote. You missed the point entirely. Revenge has nothing to do with it, and your facile blather is embarrassing.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 22, 2026 12:22 PM (n9ltV)

26 About those two missiles Iran fired *toward* Diego Garcia:

U.K. Housing Secretary Steve Reed appeared on BBC television today to discuss Iran's "attack" against Diego Garcia and what implications that may have for the security of the homeland.

He said the British assessment confirmed earlier reports that two missiles were launched, saying one missile fell short of its target while the other one was intercepted and destroyed.

Right. One fell short because DGAR is too far away. The other was shot down before it could also fall short of its target.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 12:22 PM (Y1sOo)

27 I gotta make Abe and George my top two in a tier by themselves… but I definitely have Trump in the next tier down.

I’m a fan of the art of “sharpwriter”; you’ve probably seen variations of his work, the most famous is probably George Warshington, George Washington standing in front of an American flag, with an eagle on his left arm and a portable maxim gun in his right hand. It, and his Reagan driving a Mustang through a field of explosions, has been stolen and photoshopped often.

I have prints of his Washington, Lincoln, Reagan, and Trump pieces on my living room semi-wall. Along with the 2025 TxMoMe Commemorative Plate.

They’re all awesome.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 22, 2026 12:22 PM (EXyHK)

28 What does Europe plan to do about that?

Posted by: redridinghood at March 22, 2026 12:08 PM (NpAcC)

Hide behind America's shield, like they have done since 1945.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 22, 2026 12:21 PM (n9ltV)
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Have you forgotten the power of the SWL?????

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 22, 2026 12:23 PM (1o8D5)

29 So much of the stupid shit that Europe has gotten into has been because we did not dissolve NATO the fucking second the soviets fell. (Honestly, it started before that, but that accelerated things.) Once they just never had to worry about defense, the technocrats and commies took over and people allowed them to because there was no threat. And someone else was footing the bill both in treasure and manpower. The only reason they built new weapons systems was to sell them on the open market. And now even that has gone by the wayside.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:24 PM (bss/y)

30 Soooooooo … not first, then … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 12:25 PM (ayRl+)

31 But what do I know? I'm just another opinionated Moron brainwashed by that smart Joo-run millinery blog.

I now support the Joos because the Joo-haters have convinced me it's suicide to oppose them. They have genies, magic spells, weather machines, space lasers, and sharks. I'm not going up against all of that.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 12:25 PM (QZThv)

32 One fell short because DGAR is too far away. The other was shot down before it could also fall short of its target.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 12:22 PM (Y1sOo)

No. The ballistic arc is easily calculated. The target was Diego Garcia. That one failed is not the point. They didn't just fire them without knowing that if they functioned correctly they would reach DG.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 22, 2026 12:25 PM (n9ltV)

33 Saudi Arabia has funded exponentially more terrorism than Iran could ever dream of. Including of course 9/11. So using that logic we should be bombing Riyadh next.”

I think there’s a case that a fringe group inside Saudi helped finance Bin Laden, but in Bin Laden’s own words, their main goal was to overthrow the Monarchy. I believe MBS helped us to track down and kill almost all of them who were involved, the final one bring Kashoggi. Chopped him up into little pieces.

Trump should give MBS a Presidential Medal of BadAssery for that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 12:28 PM (M1V8X)

34 @ 12 It’s a good thing if the regime is taken out. > All these talking points are cringe. And outside the bubble it’s not convincing anyone.
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Shouldn't this crap be voiced to a more 'attuned' audience … ? Like, say, the asshats at DU … they love agitprop.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 12:28 PM (ayRl+)

35 Adam Carolla: “If Kamala Was in Charge, Iran Would Have a Nuke, the Border Would Be Wide Open”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 22, 2026 12:19 PM (ndZc7)

And the West would be missing a couple cities.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 22, 2026 12:28 PM (2WIwB)

36 AMEN CBD ... Amen.

Posted by: Pamazon at March 22, 2026 12:29 PM (b5MGU)

37 One fell short because DGAR is too far away. The other was shot down before it could also fall short of its target.

Actual rocket surgeons on X said those missiles could hit DG (and Paris and London) if aimed properly. Given Iran's oft-demonstrated inability to hit their actual targets even on a much closer trajectory that's a yuuuuge "if", but it's still a concern.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 12:30 PM (QZThv)

38 And the West would be missing a couple cities.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 22, 2026 12:28 PM (2WIwB)

Israel, maybe. For the west, why nuke something you are well on your way to conquering?

And if the news mentioned the nuking of Tel Aviv at all it would be 'Oh, what a shame'- just like Oct 7 stuff.

I really hate people.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)

39 The best part about London, et al, suddenly realizing that Iranian missiles really could hit them is that it completely blows the “no imminent threat” claims of Joe Kent and his backers out of the water.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 12:31 PM (M1V8X)

40 Thx CBD.
Love the propaganda ministries yelling about the Qatar natural gas "Armageddon". The Iranians hit one of the Qataris biggest processing facilities.
I'd bet this is like Saddam's oil fields "burning for years" . The Qatari plant is probably being rebuilt right now

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 22, 2026 12:32 PM (mHVWR)

41 Speaking of Islam, your damn fault!

UN News
@UN_News_Centre
Gaza: 96% of children say they feel death is imminent.
After more than two years of war & relentless violence, young Palestinians face a deepening mental health emergency. Girls are at particular risk, including a rise in child marriage, @UNFPA reports.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 22, 2026 12:33 PM (ndZc7)

42 For the west, why nuke something you are well on your way to conquering?

I don't think the Iranians are the soundest strategic thinkers, or they would've realized October 7th was a really dumb idea. Let alone bombing all of their would-be allies repeatedly.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 12:34 PM (QZThv)

43 39 The best part about London, et al, suddenly realizing that Iranian missiles really could hit them is that it completely blows the “no imminent threat” claims of Joe Kent and his backers out of the water.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 12:31 PM (M1V8X)

Again, why would you need to nuke London? Sydney? You have muslim rape gangs in one and the PM cowering like a little bitch in the other.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:34 PM (bss/y)

44 The best part about London, et al, suddenly realizing that Iranian missiles really could hit them is that it completely blows the “no imminent threat” claims of Joe Kent and his backers out of the water.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 12:31 PM (M1V8X)
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Even before this, Kent's claims were clearly disproved. Just more icing on the cake.

Wartime and some people need to be stripped of their citizenship.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 22, 2026 12:34 PM (1o8D5)

45 Have to go get gas in truck, at least have some discount.
Without it woulx cost me $140 to fill it.

Posted by: Skip at March 22, 2026 12:34 PM (Ia/+0)

46 >>>No. The ballistic arc is easily calculated. The target was Diego Garcia. That one failed is not the point. They didn't just fire them without knowing that if they functioned correctly they would reach DG.

Even Stratfor says the range of their longest-range missile is highly contested within the intel community. I think the one that fell short ran out of fuel.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 12:34 PM (Y1sOo)

47 After more than two years of war & relentless violence, young Palestinians face a deepening mental health emergency. Girls are at particular risk, including a rise in child marriage, @UNFPA reports.

Gaza being destroyed, women hardest hit? LOL, they actually did the meme.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 12:35 PM (QZThv)

48 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 22, 2026 12:33 PM (ndZc7)
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Uh oh. I stepped on my tiny violin.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 22, 2026 12:35 PM (1o8D5)

49 I don't think the Iranians are the soundest strategic thinkers, or they would've realized October 7th was a really dumb idea. Let alone bombing all of their would-be allies repeatedly.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 12:34 PM (QZThv)

Something to that. Question of ID. But, I also think they figured they could get away with it.

So much of what everyone has done the past 5 years is that EVERYONE believed that the Dems would never lose again. They ACTED like the election was stolen- which may be one of the strongest endorsements for the steal. Or that Trump was going to be capped in Butler.

But he moved his head.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:36 PM (bss/y)

50 >>Actual rocket surgeons on X said those missiles could hit DG (and Paris and London) if aimed properly.

It didn't miss its target laterally or overshot it. It fell short. Because it ran out of fuel.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 12:36 PM (Y1sOo)

51 We are down to mental health crises?

Damn, they're doing pretty good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:37 PM (bss/y)

52 @ 41 UN News @UN_News_Centre
Gaza: 96% of children say they feel death is imminent.
After more than two years of war & relentless violence, young Palestinians face a deepening mental health emergency. Girls are at particular risk, including a rise in child marriage, @UNFPA reports.
___________________________

Imagine the joy of being 'married' only to be used as a 'breed sow' (yeah, I knoww …

after you've gotten your clitorectomy. And: THERE IS NO 'PALESTINE'!. Never has been, never will be. That word was started because the effing 'rabs couldn't pronounced 'Philistines' correctly … !

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 12:38 PM (ayRl+)

53 I am curious how much more damage Iran can do to energy infrastructure around the gulf.

It has been fascinating to watch CNN and MS Now the last few days. MS Now didn't even mention President Trump's 48 hour deadline. They have focused A LOT on ICE, gas prices and apparently someone is ponying up the dollars for another'No Kings' rally.

They do make the CBC look good by comparison. There's been a whole lot of hand wringing about when will the war end? From all three networks. Quagmire!!

Because the war is entering the fourth week.....and isn't nicely wrapped up like a season of the Bachlorette yet.

I can see how lefties that never leave the bubble have their worldview altered. We're inundated with their crap so that's probably an advantage.

Posted by: Stateless at March 22, 2026 12:38 PM (Sco7b)

54 Meanwhile in Cuba the only building on the island that has power is the hotel that Hasan Piker and Code Pink are staying at. That's a whole new level of some animals being more equal than others.
Posted by: Ian S.

Hasan says Cubans in Miami vs Cuba are “complete opposites” after experiencing it firsthand

"All the good Cubans stayed here and the crazy ones flew up there [Miami].. It's just such a strange cognitive dissonance to experience in real time"

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The good ones stay and starve.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 22, 2026 12:40 PM (ndZc7)

55 I'd bet this is like Saddam's oil fields "burning for years" . The Qatari plant is probably being rebuilt right now

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 22, 2026 12:32 PM (mHVWR)

The petroleum industry is one of those niches that simply does not f*ck around. They go full-tilt when they need to, and they are very good at it.

So...I agree with you. It is all anti-Trump hysteria.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 22, 2026 12:40 PM (n9ltV)

56 This war is not over. I’m a lot less sanguine about the costs until it’s officially ended. If you’ve lost brother, friends, and family members you know exactly what I mean.

The Russians and Chinese are intent on causing maximum damage. They’ve been helping the Iranians walk in missiles closer to their intended targets, including large civilian populations. Don’t forget Iran prepared for this and they have enough weapons hidden to keep lighting them off for awhile. We aren’t talking about protecting the strait because their capability is gone. Ditto taking now out their infrastructure. It’s diminished, not gone.

Trump is growing impatient because the burn rate of the American public and drag on our economy is mounting. So the next 10 days will be interesting.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 22, 2026 12:40 PM (T7fic)

57 That word was started because the effing 'rabs couldn't pronounced 'Philistines' correctly … !

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 12:38 PM (ayRl+)
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They can pronounce "PH". They pronounce "P" as "B".

Example: The boor Balestinians.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 22, 2026 12:41 PM (1o8D5)

58 Again, why would you need to nuke London? Sydney? You have muslim rape gangs in one and the PM cowering like a little bitch in the other.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:34 PM (bss/y)

This is not a military issue, it’s a psychological one. England and the rest of the Euros have been telling themselves and their people that they are immune, at no risk from this fighting.
Suddenly the truth is out - yes they are. And they are reacting with the typical panic of people who thought they were immune, and suddenly find out they aren’t.

They’re also realizing that none of them have ever built any ballistic missile defense systems, and they are totally at the mercy of the United States as to whether they will have any.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 12:41 PM (M1V8X)

59 U.K. Housing Secretary Steve Reed appeared on BBC television today to discuss Iran's "attack" against Diego Garcia and what implications that may have for the security of the homeland.

He said the British assessment confirmed earlier reports that two missiles were launched, saying one missile fell short of its target while the other one was intercepted and destroyed.

Right. One fell short because DGAR is too far away. The other was shot down before it could also fall short of its target.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 12:22 PM (Y1sOo)

Why is the "Housing Secretary" reporting on a matter of military defense?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 12:42 PM (8zz6B)

60 It didn't miss its target laterally or overshot it. It fell short. Because it ran out of fuel.

A proper fuel load is an important part of targeting. The important part is that rockets themselves are capable of a much longer range than "experts" thought Iran was capable of.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 12:42 PM (QZThv)

61 Why is the "Housing Secretary" reporting on a matter of military defense?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 12:42 PM (8zz6B)
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Missiles have housings.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 22, 2026 12:43 PM (1o8D5)

62 They’re also realizing that none of them have ever built any ballistic missile defense systems, and they are totally at the mercy of the United States as to whether they will have any.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 12:41 PM (M1V8X)

Well, they are retarded and laughed at Ronnie 'Ray-Gun'.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:43 PM (bss/y)

63 Missiles have housings.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 22, 2026 12:43 PM (1o8D5)

You can't hug a child with nuclear arms.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

64 And the West would be missing a couple cities.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 22, 2026 12:28 PM (2WIwB)

Israel, maybe. For the west, why nuke something you are well on your way to conquering?

And if the news mentioned the nuking of Tel Aviv at all it would be 'Oh, what a shame'- just like Oct 7 stuff.

I really hate people.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)

***

I think a small device smuggled into a western city was absolutely in the mullah's calculations. To be used as both a terror device and for blackmail against governments no longer willing to take in new migrants. Would they risk retaliation? Sure but the planning was there.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 22, 2026 12:44 PM (2WIwB)

65 They’re also realizing that none of them have ever built any ballistic missile defense systems, and they are totally at the mercy of the United States as to whether they will have any.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 12:41 PM (M1V8X)

If one or two Iranian missiles slipped through, I bet it'd focus them.

For 2 weeks....

Posted by: Stateless at March 22, 2026 12:45 PM (Sco7b)

66 I think a small device smuggled into a western city was absolutely in the mullah's calculations. To be used as both a terror device and for blackmail against governments no longer willing to take in new migrants. Would they risk retaliation? Sure but the planning was there.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 22, 2026 12:44 PM (2WIwB)

I agree to an extent. Glad we are not on that timeline, for now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)

67 Amen brother.

And poke a hole in the inevitability of Chinese ascendancy while you are at it

Posted by: Pete Bog at March 22, 2026 12:45 PM (eCt/m)

68 Not that she's crazy or anything.

New York Post
@nypost
Shrinking socialists: AOC spends $19K on psychiatrist known for ketamine therapy

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 22, 2026 12:46 PM (ndZc7)

69 This is not a military issue, it’s a psychological one. England and the rest of the Euros have been telling themselves and their people that they are immune, at no risk from this fighting.

There is a reason they're called "terrorists", after all.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 12:46 PM (QZThv)

70 Shrinking socialists: AOC spends $19K on psychiatrist known for ketamine therapy

So she's actually tripping? That explains so much.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 12:47 PM (QZThv)

71 n9ltV)

56 This war is not over. I’m a lot less sanguine about the costs until it’s officially ended. If you’ve lost brother, friends, and family members you know exactly what I mean.”

I disagree - this war is effectively over, because the outcome is now decided. There is a rather long and messy mopping up operation still needing to be done, which is where taking the power plants offline comes in. (I believe they can be disabled without being destroyed)

“The Russians and Chinese are intent on causing maximum damage. They’ve been helping the Iranians walk in missiles closer to their intended targets, including large civilian populations.”

I disagree with that as well. Everything the Iranians have aimed missiles at can be found on Google Maps, and even with that they miss most of the time. They are not shooting at moving targets, except when it’s some of the explosive fast boats in the Straits hitting slow tankers.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 12:47 PM (M1V8X)

72 One would think AOC could get special K from one of her many gay friends or aides.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)

73 The one criticism that Western politicians of every stripe fear the most is to be called "racist."

Moslems have successfully positioned themselves as a "race" in the minds of the West. Therefore, to oppose Islam is to be a racist.

Trump is the first leader who does not fear this.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 22, 2026 12:47 PM (CHHv1)

74 Gaza: 96% of children say they feel death is imminent.
After more than two years of war & relentless violence, young Palestinians face a deepening mental health emergency. Girls are at particular risk, including a rise in child marriage, @UNFPA reports.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 22, 2026 12:33 PM (ndZc7)

Well, if their parents gave a damn, they'd take the kids and unass Gaza. So pardon me if I don't give a damn.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 12:48 PM (8zz6B)

75 @ 64 *** I think a small device smuggled into a western city was absolutely in the mullah's calculations. To be used as both a terror device and for blackmail against governments no longer willing to take in new migrants. Would they risk retaliation? Sure but the planning was there.
_________________________________________

Depends on how fast they want to do the deed. Our electrical grid's transformers are EXTREMELY vulnerable, but not a damned thing's being done to protect them from (a) bullets or (b) solar flare/EMP - a Faraday cage ain't that hard to make, guys. Guess who we get our xformers from … ? Can you say 'C-H-I-N-A'? They take about 11 years to make - and then there's the freight costs. There's nothing serious being done to protect our electrical grid but, hey — if we don't have 'lectricity, we can always build a campfire and make us some 'smores, right … ? Life goes on …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 12:50 PM (ayRl+)

76 Gaza: 96% of children say they feel death is imminent.
After more than two years of war & relentless violence, young Palestinians face a deepening mental health emergency. Girls are at particular risk, including a rise in child marriage, @UNFPA reports.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 22, 2026 12:33 PM (ndZc7)

Well, if their parents gave a damn, they'd take the kids and unass Gaza. So pardon me if I don't give a damn.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 12:48 PM (8zz6B)
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How much of that is simply a grift to turn on the financial tap again? "For the children!"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 22, 2026 12:50 PM (ESVrU)

77 >>Why is the "Housing Secretary" reporting on a matter of military defense?

As I stated, he was invited on the BCC to discuss whether people in the UK should be concerned over what appeared to be a threat on the homeland from Iranian missiles given the "attack" on Diego Garcia. He relayed what the British government's assessment was -- one fell short (because it doesn't have the range) and the other was shot down (before it also fell short).

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 12:50 PM (Y1sOo)

78 Example: The boor Balestinians.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 22, 2026 12:41 PM (1o8D5)

Baal-estinians, amirite?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 12:52 PM (8zz6B)

79 >>The important part is that rockets themselves are capable of a much longer range than "experts" thought Iran was capable of.

Stratfor disagrees.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 12:53 PM (Y1sOo)

80 Moslems have successfully positioned themselves as a "race" in the minds of the West. Therefore, to oppose Islam is to be a racist.

I'd argue that they didn't position themselves that way, Western leftists did for political reasons. Same as how Hispanics are a race even though Spaniards are exactly as white as Italians or Greeks.

That said, Muslims are more than happy to take advantage of it.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 12:53 PM (QZThv)

81 One would think AOC could get special K from one of her many gay friends or aides.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)

Less "special K", and more "big D" would sort her out.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 12:55 PM (8zz6B)

82 Less "special K", and more "big D" would sort her out.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 12:55 PM (8zz6B)

Well, that is true for a lot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:56 PM (bss/y)

83 We owe the Islamic Republic storms of death for the crimes they have committed for almost fifty years.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 22, 2026 12:56 PM (4NO2D)

84 One would think AOC could get special K from one of her many gay friends or aides.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)

Less "special K", and more "big D" would sort her out.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 12:55 PM (8zz6B)

I don't think her gay friends want to help her with that though.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 12:57 PM (QZThv)

85 When in the past 1500 years, wasn't somebody in the world at war with Islam? Iran is merely the most recent radical Islamic country to have led terrorism. Previously it's been SA, Egypt, Libya, the Ottomans, and now Iran. The war is endless, and the battles each last for a few generations.

Posted by: Statman at March 22, 2026 12:57 PM (LfFNv)

86 Gas was down to $3.90
Win

Posted by: Skip at March 22, 2026 12:57 PM (Ia/+0)

87 How much of that is simply a grift to turn on the financial tap again? "For the children!"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 22, 2026 12:50 PM (ESVrU)

I'd LOVE to have a job tracking and publicly reporting every last freaking dollar ever pledged for these international efforts.

That would be the most fascinating job in the world for the two or three months before my fatal car crash or unexpected suicide.

Posted by: Stateless at March 22, 2026 12:58 PM (Sco7b)

88 The obvious statement to AOC when she's on ketamine:
Show us your tits

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 22, 2026 12:58 PM (mHVWR)

89 As I stated, he was invited on the BCC to discuss whether people in the UK should be concerned over what appeared to be a threat on the homeland from Iranian missiles given the "attack" on Diego Garcia. He relayed what the British government's assessment was -- one fell short (because it doesn't have the range) and the other was shot down (before it also fell short).
Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 12:50 PM (Y1sOo)

They could get anyone from the Ministry of Defense?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 12:58 PM (8zz6B)

90 >>Less "special K", and more "big D" would sort her out.

Who would volunteer to throw himself on that grenade?

Posted by: Nazdar at March 22, 2026 12:58 PM (NcvvS)

91 @ 86 Gas was down to $3.90
Win
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Was that at a Buc-EE's … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 12:59 PM (ayRl+)

92 Back to Cuba, there are reports on Insty that the power grid crashed after Code Pink cranked up lights and amplifiers for a free concert by pro-Communist Irish rappers. ("Capitalism creates the harms / and they're after me Lucky Charms"?)

That would be too good if true.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 01:00 PM (QZThv)

93 Why is ketamine popular? What does it do for you?

Do people like AOC not realize that the drug can kill them? Matthew Perry died because he took ketamine… the height of stupidity

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 22, 2026 01:01 PM (xT8gx)

94 @92 love to hear "Soylent Green is Code Pink"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 22, 2026 01:01 PM (mHVWR)

95 93 Why is ketamine popular? What does it do for you?

Do people like AOC not realize that the drug can kill them? Matthew Perry died because he took ketamine… the height of stupidity
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 22, 2026 01:01 PM (xT8gx)

I don't know. I have heard it is big in the gay community, but that is about it. I think it is a tranquilizer. Heavy duty stuff.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 22, 2026 01:02 PM (bss/y)

96 @ 93 Why is ketamine popular? What does it do for you?

Do people like AOC not realize that the drug can kill them? Matthew Perry died because he took ketamine… the height of stupidity
_______________________________________

God works His wonders in Myxterious Weighs …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 01:02 PM (ayRl+)

97 Stratfor disagrees.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 12:53 PM (Y1sOo)

Noted military analyst whose only value depends on being right all the time disagrees that he has been proven to be outrageously wrong.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 01:03 PM (M1V8X)

98 Why is ketamine popular? What does it do for you?

My understanding is that whatever it does, it goes well with 90s house and techno in the same way that being stoned goes well with reggae and Phish.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 01:03 PM (QZThv)

99 Would the Iranians have launched at Diego Garcia if they didn't think they had the range? I suspect that they just didn't get the burn they thought they would get.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 22, 2026 01:03 PM (4NO2D)

100 Actual rocket surgeons on X said those missiles could hit DG (and Paris and London) if aimed properly. Given Iran's oft-demonstrated inability to hit their actual targets even on a much closer trajectory that's a yuuuuge "if", but it's still a concern.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 12:30 PM (QZThv)
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So far, no reports on exactly -where- the payload landed, or where the intercept occurred. For obvious reasons.

What the launches did do was to make the general populations of the Near East and Europe aware that a fanatic, Islamist regime has ballistic missiles capable of reaching their capital cities with WMD payloads. It's just a matter of time before the brutal realities of power projection puts them squarely in a lose-lose conflict with a terrorist state that isn't afraid of losing a majority of its own population in a WMD exchange. Better to confront Iran now before getting the "Surrender or die" text messages.

Posted by: mrp at March 22, 2026 01:04 PM (rj6Yv)

101 Stratfor disagrees.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 12:53 PM (Y1sOo)

How about a link?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 22, 2026 01:04 PM (n9ltV)

102 >>Would the Iranians have launched at Diego Garcia if they didn't think they had the range?

So everyone would set their hair on fire, as we've seen.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 01:05 PM (Y1sOo)

103 @ 99 Would the Iranians have launched at Diego Garcia if they didn't think they had the range? I suspect that they just didn't get the burn they thought they would get.
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Would the Germans have attacked Pearl Harbor … !?

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 01:06 PM (ayRl+)

104 >>The important part is that rockets themselves are capable of a much longer range than "experts" thought Iran was capable of.

I have an old study we did some years ago that examined the Iranian interest and development of long range (IRBM) class missiles. As long ago as the mid-90's, Iran was seeking to purchase (and did) systems like the Dong Fen/Taepo Dong, and the No Dong (gotta love that name) series. Modification of these systems clearly put most of Europe in range, although hiding that development and testing would have been difficult. Probably why we haven't seen much of that class.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 22, 2026 01:08 PM (2WIwB)

105 We now interrupt your regularly-scheduled Enjoyments for the following announcement …

Oh. What? Well then … never mind. Carry on.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 01:08 PM (ayRl+)

106 So everyone would set their hair on fire, as we've seen.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 01:05 PM

It doesn't seem to me that doing that is in their interests.

I think it was within their theoretical range but the Temu motors failed to perform.

I'm worried about dirty bombs now, since Iran knows that their enriched uranium is useless for a fission device. Use it for something or lose it anyway is the calculus.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 22, 2026 01:08 PM (4NO2D)

107 Gas has been about everywhere in se Pa $4 all week.
Had about 1/2 price at Giant

Posted by: Skip at March 22, 2026 01:09 PM (Ia/+0)

108 I mean, not hair on fire worry, but concern.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 22, 2026 01:09 PM (4NO2D)

109 Regine truth ?
trump surrendered to you taliban

regine truth ? surprised little whenever and saddam the look iran about matter friends have iran

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith... the anal behind anal sex at March 22, 2026 01:09 PM (NJOvV)

110 The one missile fired at DG may have crashed due to crappy Chinese construction

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 22, 2026 01:09 PM (mHVWR)

111 I doubt even the Iranians are stupid enough to waste scarce missiles in a futile gesture.

More likely, Diego Garcia is at about the maximum practical limit of their range, but accuracy is likely to be a problem at that point.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 01:10 PM (8zz6B)

112 Oh, it gets more perfect: after Code Pink's rap concert reportedly crashed the power grid, dozens of patients in Cuba's vaunted-by-Michael Moore healthcare system died when there was no power for ventilators.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 01:10 PM (QZThv)

113 Shut up, fool.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 22, 2026 01:10 PM (4NO2D)

114
Fellers! I've got it!

A TWO STATE SOLUTION WILL SOLVE EVERYTHING!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 22, 2026 01:10 PM (P8t9A)

115 @ 110 The one missile fired at DG may have crashed due to crappy Chinese construction
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WTF … !? Who fired a missile at Dollar General … !?

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 01:11 PM (ayRl+)

116 When good men do nothing, evil flourishes. Here are we, insanity and evil are everywhere. Hold fast the faith in God.

Posted by: kingsman at March 22, 2026 01:11 PM (ehY6c)

117 More likely, Diego Garcia is at about the maximum practical limit of their range, but accuracy is likely to be a problem at that point.

They've fired four rockets now that have missed the Al-Aqsa mosque by about 10-20 feet each, so their accuracy was bad to start with. But in this case even a near miss of DG (or, say, a major European capital) would get the message across.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 01:11 PM (QZThv)

118 >>I'm worried about dirty bombs now, since Iran knows that their enriched uranium is useless for a fission device. Use it for something or lose it anyway is the calculus.

In my opinion this has always been the most likely scenario.

We had a wide open border for 4 years. Why build missiles when you can just walk a dirty bomb into the US?

Posted by: JackStraw at March 22, 2026 01:11 PM (viF8m)

119 glebdlop bloogfrik smot

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith... the anal behind anal sex at March 22, 2026 01:12 PM (NJOvV)

120 Heh. An accurate statement from the ASS troll.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 01:12 PM (8zz6B)

121
Oh, it gets more perfect: after Code Pink's rap concert reportedly crashed the power grid, dozens of patients in Cuba's vaunted-by-Michael Moore healthcare system died when there was no power for ventilators.
Posted by: Ian S.

It is to laugh.

Code Pink has blood on its hands! Go sit in "time out" with George W Bush!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 22, 2026 01:13 PM (P8t9A)

122 I'm worried about dirty bombs now, since Iran knows that their enriched uranium is useless for a fission device. Use it for something or lose it anyway is the calculus.

In my opinion this has always been the most likely scenario.

Right, put one in a cargo container and pay for it to be shipped into Long Beach. Granted, after it went off nobody would probably be able to tell the difference vs. the baseline state of Karen Bass' Los Angeles, but the mullahs don't know that.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 01:13 PM (QZThv)

123 Iraq is best friends with Iran

Iran doesn't get much for it. I think Russia and China are what matters. And their neighbor Afghanistan for bug out.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 22, 2026 01:14 PM (4NO2D)

124 Iraq is best friends with Iran
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 22, 2026 01:12 PM (NJOvV)
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About 60% are.

Posted by: mrp at March 22, 2026 01:14 PM (rj6Yv)

125 Europe fed themselves to the crocodile already. Islam will have their atomics free of charge.

Posted by: kingsman at March 22, 2026 01:14 PM (ehY6c)

126 They've fired four rockets now that have missed the Al-Aqsa mosque by about 10-20 feet each, so their accuracy was bad to start with. But in this case even a near miss of DG (or, say, a major European capital) would get the message across.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 22, 2026 01:11 PM (QZThv)

Perhaps the IDF should paint a big bullseye on the roof of the Al-Aqsa mosque to help them out.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 01:14 PM (8zz6B)

127 Don't quote the trolls. All you do is amplify their stupidity.

This is not a difficult concept. Please respect it.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 22, 2026 01:15 PM (n9ltV)

128 We had a wide open border for 4 years. Why build missiles when you can just walk a dirty bomb into the US?
Posted by: JackStraw at March 22, 2026 01:11 PM (viF8m)

Old joke with some sad truth behind it:

Q. what’s the best way to smuggle a nuclear device into the US?

A). Hide it inside a bale of marijuana.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 01:15 PM (M1V8X)

129 Iraq was taken into Iran's orbit when the Auto-Pen administration ran away, no doubt because Barky's minions wanted thatvto happen.

Posted by: Skip at March 22, 2026 01:18 PM (Ia/+0)

130 All that's missed in this article is that the Western puppet masters who were laundering money thrown at the Middle East were feeding off the carnage, not so much afraid to do anything.

Posted by: MrExcitement at March 22, 2026 01:18 PM (ovdkm)

131 I saw Joo-run Millinery Blog open for Men Without Hats at the Hollywood Bowler in 1976.

Posted by: Susquehanna Hat Company at March 22, 2026 01:18 PM (oftw2)

132 >> I disagree with that as well. Everything the Iranians have aimed missiles at can be found on Google Maps, and even with that they miss most of the time.

You have no idea what you’re talking about. Either that or you’re trolling. It takes a lot more to target that accurately. That and the Russians have admitted as much. That’s before we get to the briefing where CJCS said we anticipated it.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 22, 2026 01:19 PM (g1Etd)

133 3.59 reg gas at 7-11, 'bout 3.34 at Sam's Club. Cowtown

Posted by: kingsman at March 22, 2026 01:19 PM (ehY6c)

134 glopglipgloop

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith... the anal behind anal sex at March 22, 2026 01:20 PM (NJOvV)

135 Wait, are you under the impression that regime change is a goal of this war?

It's not going to happen without boots on the ground. That's what we learned in Iraq. It just never works. You can bomb and bomb and bomb but if you want a new government you need to seize the capital. And Trump doesn't have any interest in doing that. He doesn't have the authorization to do that either, not that he cares.

The bottom line is that Iran is going to be setback further in its nuclear aspirations and is going to become less of a menace in the area. And that's certainly a kind of a win. But this war ends with the Islamic Republic of Iran surviving.

Posted by: Give the Retarded Kid Some Pie at March 22, 2026 01:22 PM (SFhY1)

136 ASS is playing MadLibs ( the word game/puzzle

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 22, 2026 01:23 PM (mHVWR)

137 Noted military analyst whose only value depends on being right all the time disagrees that he has been proven to be outrageously wrong.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 01:03 PM (M1V8X)

Well why don't you tell us what the longest effective range on Iran's longest-range missile is. You seem to know what the worldwide intel community doesn't.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 01:23 PM (Y1sOo)

138 But this war ends with the Islamic Republic of Iran surviving.
Posted by: Give the Retarded Kid Some Pie at March 22, 2026 01:22 PM (SFhY1)

At some point it's the Islamic Republic of Theseus.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 22, 2026 01:24 PM (4NO2D)

139 Why is the "Housing Secretary" reporting on a matter of military defense?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 12:42 PM (8zz6B)

Because the rest of the leadership is bar hopping on flying carpets.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 22, 2026 01:24 PM (snZF9)

140 This whole Iran thing won't end until we have some high heels on the ground.

Posted by: Sam Brinton at March 22, 2026 01:24 PM (2Ez/1)

141 Wait, are you under the impression that regime change is a goal of this war?

Posted by: Give the Retarded Kid Some Pie at March 22, 2026 01:22 PM (SFhY1)

Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 22, 2026 01:25 PM (n9ltV)

142 @ 140 This whole Iran thing won't end until we have some high heels on the ground.
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So you're saying this'll be kinda like 'Rocky Horror - Pt II' … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 01:26 PM (ayRl+)

143 The war will be over when army units mutiny. You gotta have guns to succeed.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 22, 2026 01:27 PM (4NO2D)

144 I wonder when the Iranian Kurds start carving out another piece for Kurdistan.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 22, 2026 01:29 PM (4NO2D)

145 >>> It should have been done 40 years ago after the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing...

It should have been done Jan 21, 1981.
... the Embassy fiasco..

Even now, countries at odds with Iran are formally expelling Iran's embassy staff when they should just follow Iran's example and imprison or kill them without warning.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 22, 2026 01:30 PM (/lPRQ)

146 Known capabilities of Iranian missiles like the Khorramshahr-4 or Sejjil are Over 2,000 kms. If modified along the lines of the North Korean Hwasong series, it will easily go further.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 22, 2026 01:30 PM (2WIwB)

147 Even now, countries at odds with Iran are formally expelling Iran's embassy staff when they should just follow Iran's example and imprison or kill them without warning.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 22, 2026 01:30 PM

I would love for 'students' to seize the embassies.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 22, 2026 01:31 PM (4NO2D)

148
Re: The Iranian missiles aimed at Diego Garcia didn't reach the target.

They could have, if everything worked.

Every country (and company) that has developed rockets has had a test program, that generally included many failures. The test failures were part of development. Iran can't launch test rockets without the world seeing the test. This first launch of long range missiles was not bad for an initial test.

And having nuclear warheads to put on the missiles would make the capability worthwhile. To give Western leftist elites an excuse to crumble and appease, the possibility of Iran having functional long range nuclear missiles would be enough, even without a full demonstration.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 22, 2026 01:31 PM (VWtfl)

149
Because the rest of the leadership is bar hopping on flying carpets.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Hassan's heirloom

https://t.ly/kVYDU

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 22, 2026 01:31 PM (Cqx++)

150 It'll be such a bitch when people realise the Secret Message hidden in all this is: Drink More Ovaltine … ?!

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 01:31 PM (ayRl+)

151 Top Iranian official drops a massive bombshell. He confirms diplomacy is completely dead because Trump intentionally used peace negotiations as a deception to launch surprise military strikes. Iran is now preparing for an existential war to the very end.

Problem is, by now you can believe some random Iranian official more than you can believe the President of the United States...

At least they are not boot licking like the rest of the world. Turnip needs to be called out by other nations for how shit he is at his job. The world should stop doing business with the US till he is gone.

Congress could remove him from office or curtail his ability to engage in military action without their approval. His party refuses to do either of those things because they’re on board with it. He is only a symptom of a larger problem with the current American right wing.

God bless Iran. They finally see the USA for what it is. They seem to be holding on to their hypersonic missiles for something special.

They know the TACO guy would tap out first.

They'll likely hold out until the next presidency, then negotiate with someone less senial.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 22, 2026 01:31 PM (ycI94)

152 senial ?

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 22, 2026 01:32 PM (4NO2D)

153 @ 152 senial ?
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Good catch! That should have been a capital 'S' …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 22, 2026 01:34 PM (ayRl+)

154 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 22, 2026 01:31 PM (ycI94)

It would be glorious to send those fucks into a shallow grave when CWII kicks off.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 22, 2026 01:35 PM (snZF9)

155 ...
They'll likely hold out until the next presidency, then negotiate with someone less senial.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

Everyone one of those posters were not yet even born in 1980.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 22, 2026 01:35 PM (/lPRQ)

156 Saw a YouTube short that it said Iran killed and wounded 500 Americans, hit bases with missiles, a couple ships in straight were burning.
AI is their Propaganda tool

Posted by: Skip at March 22, 2026 01:35 PM (Ia/+0)

157
50

It didn't miss its target laterally or overshot it. It fell short. Because it ran out of fuel.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 12:36 PM

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Ballistic missiles don't run out of fuel. They burn their fuel at the beginning of their trajectory, then coast to the target in a parabola like an artillery shell. They have a maximum range that's known before they are fired.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 22, 2026 01:37 PM (VWtfl)

158 156 Saw a YouTube short that it said Iran killed and wounded 500 Americans, hit bases with missiles, a couple ships in straight were burning.
AI is their Propaganda tool
Posted by: Skip

Lack of intelligence among the 3rd world and Western Leftists is their greatest tool.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 22, 2026 01:37 PM (ycI94)

159 FWIW, Tousi going live at 2:00
He seems fired up that ground' operations are set to begin.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 22, 2026 01:40 PM (/lPRQ)

160 Saw a YouTube short that it said Iran killed and wounded 500 Americans, hit bases with missiles, a couple ships in straight were burning.
AI is their Propaganda tool
Posted by: Skip

500?
Why low ball it?
Go with 5,000 or 50,000. We sank your battleships!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 22, 2026 01:42 PM (/lPRQ)

161 I wonder if Iraq is still interested in annexing Iran's Khuzestan province.

Posted by: toby928(c) at March 22, 2026 01:43 PM (4NO2D)

162 AI is their Propaganda tool
Posted by: Skip at March 22, 2026 01:35 PM (Ia/+0)

My favorite is the picture of the downed F-35 with Iranian civilians standing next to it, and by comparison the pilot must have been a 30 foot tall giant.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 01:43 PM (M1V8X)

163
I think a small device smuggled into a western city was absolutely in the mullah's calculations. To be used as both a terror device and for blackmail against governments no longer willing to take in new migrants. Would they risk retaliation? Sure but the planning was there.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 22, 2026 12:44 PM

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It's not discussed much in public, but apparently there are methods of detecting nuclear warheads at a distance.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 22, 2026 01:44 PM (VWtfl)

164 >>Ballistic missiles don't run out of fuel. They burn their fuel at the beginning of their trajectory, then coast to the target in a parabola like an artillery shell. They have a maximum range that's known before they are fired.

Is it fair to say that the fuel onboard was not sufficient to provide the necessary boost for the missile to reach the distant target?

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 01:45 PM (Y1sOo)

165 Is the thread where everyone is a war and foreign policy expert? Shame no one here is in charge.

Posted by: University of Twitter Graduate at March 22, 2026 01:46 PM (/iknr)

166 It's not discussed much in public, but apparently there are methods of detecting nuclear warheads at a distance.
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Been wondering about that. It seemed we had some confidence that those last few shipments into Iran from China did not have any nuclear...stuff...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 22, 2026 01:47 PM (Qa1ZC)

167 Well why don't you tell us what the longest effective range on Iran's longest-range missile is. You seem to know what the worldwide intel community doesn't.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 01:23 PM (Y1sOo)

All I know is that the “worldwide intel community” are a pack of liars and grifters who make a lot of money by telling rich fools what they want to hear.

When have they ever predicted anything important before it had already happened?

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 01:48 PM (M1V8X)

168 But let’s stop all the bullshit. We’re doing this to avenge the Beirut thing from 40+ years ago? Trump is a tough guy kicking ass and taking names. Ok. Then Reagan was a I suppose because he didn’t take out the regime while he had the chance.

Saudi Arabia has funded exponentially more terrorism than Iran could ever dream of. Including of course 9/11. So using that logic we should be bombing Riyadh next.

All these talking points are cringe. And outside the bubble it’s not convincing anyone.

Posted by: Being real at March 22, 2026 12:10 PM (aCKhE)
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I've thought a bit about that Marine base bombing - yet the Soviet Union was still menacing the world. The bigger task was to beat the Soviets. And Reagan and Thatcher and JPII did that. Bush I, Clinton, and Bush II were not interested, and Obama for all practical purposes was an Iranian agent.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 22, 2026 01:49 PM (UVyKP)

169
165 Is the thread where everyone is a war and foreign policy expert? Shame no one here is in charge.
Posted by: University of Twitter Graduate at March 22, 2026 01:46 PM (/iknr)

This IS a Smart Military Blog, you know.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 01:50 PM (M1V8X)

170 It's not discussed much in public, but apparently there are methods of detecting nuclear warheads at a distance.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 22, 2026 01:44 PM (VWtfl)

True. And work-arounds are difficult but not impossible.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 22, 2026 01:50 PM (2WIwB)

171 Shorter: Terrorism Works.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 22, 2026 01:51 PM (RIvkX)

172 Known capabilities of Iranian missiles like the Khorramshahr-4 or Sejjil are Over 2,000 kms

Yes, the Sajjil 3 is suspected to be their most-advanced missile. I've been to all the intel sites -- Stratfor, CSIS, and the like. The "reported" range of the Sajjil 3 runs anywhere from 1500km to 4000km. That's quite a broad range of "reported" range.

In other words, no one really knows (except Tom Servo, but he won't tell us.)

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 01:51 PM (Y1sOo)

173 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 22, 2026 01:31 PM (ycI94)
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Why the FBI isn't hunting you fvckers down mystifies me.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 22, 2026 01:53 PM (RIvkX)

174 I don't think the Iranians are the soundest strategic thinkers, or they would've realized October 7th was a really dumb idea. Let alone bombing all of their would-be allies repeatedly.
Posted by: Ian S.

The zealots know they will win* because they have god on their side.

*win - take over the fricken world.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 22, 2026 01:53 PM (/lPRQ)

175 Trump’s comments about power generators in Iran *might* be because the US has some type of carbon fiber filament weapon which can be dropped on a large power generating plant and which will short out all the transformers and power lines. But after a cleanup, the power plant can be brought back online without needing too many repairs. That would match the need to harm the current regime without doing too much permanent damage to the infrastructure.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 01:54 PM (M1V8X)

176 > The "reported" range of the Sajjil 3 runs anywhere from 1500km to 4000km. That's quite a broad range of "reported" range.
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Be generous and put the Sajil3 at the closest point to Diego Garcia you can find inside Iran.

It will still fall short. Pun intended.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 22, 2026 01:54 PM (AkEZC)

177 *Is the thread where everyone is a war and foreign policy expert?*

Wait. You're not?

Posted by: That's a shame at March 22, 2026 01:55 PM (2Ez/1)

178 I'm deafened by the cacaphony of apologies from the Tuckers out there who swore up and down the Iranians didn't have that depth of force projection.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 22, 2026 01:55 PM (RIvkX)

179 You seem to know what the worldwide intel community doesn't.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 01:23 PM (Y1sOo)

How about a link to the Stratfor analysis that you are citing?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 22, 2026 01:55 PM (n9ltV)

180 Some of the more negative predictions of consequences of difficulty getting oil out of the region seem to not adequately discuss the workarounds that happen, like pipelines taking oil elsewhere. I wonder how big of a factor the Strait of Hormuz is, all things considered?

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 22, 2026 01:56 PM (Qa1ZC)

181 In other words, no one really knows (except Tom Servo, but he won't tell us.)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 01:51 PM (Y1sOo)

Sometimes the engines just quit running because Mossad has infected them with djinns.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 22, 2026 01:56 PM (8zz6B)

182 1983??? How about 1979 when they invaded our embassy and took all the hostages? That was our Casus Belli to go in and remove the regime. Carter didn't have the balls, and Reagan was more focused on destroying the USSR.

Posted by: Rick T at March 22, 2026 01:57 PM (xeXUW)

183 174 I don't think the Iranians are the soundest strategic thinkers, or they would've realized October 7th was a really dumb idea. Let alone bombing all of their would-be allies repeatedly.
Posted by: Ian S.

A lot of people believe Sinwar did that on his own, in an attempt to force Iran and Hezbollah to join the war with him.

There is a beautiful Haman like symmetry if that story is true - that Sinwar, devoted to completely destroying all Jews as well as Israel, in fact brought about the downfall of his great patron Iran instead.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 01:57 PM (M1V8X)

184 Individuals in Saudi Arabia have funded terrorism. The Iranian government funds terrorism. There is no comparison.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 22, 2026 01:57 PM (viF8m)

185 God bless Iran. They finally see the USA for what it is. They seem to be holding on to their hypersonic missiles for something special.

They know the TACO guy would tap out first.

They'll likely hold out until the next presidency, then negotiate with someone less senial.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 22, 2026 01:31 PM (ycI94)

posted by Mohammed "Bob Smith" Gayattolah Zahmir-Ahmir, totally not a propagandist.

Posted by: LASue at March 22, 2026 01:58 PM (mFhj8)

186 I have a picture from 1979 and a Nuke Iran banner
Shame we didn't put a hurting on them then

Posted by: Skip at March 22, 2026 01:59 PM (Ia/+0)

187 1ST WORLD NOOD

Posted by: Skip at March 22, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

188 You youngsters probably don't know that was not the first time they had attacked the embassy in Tehran and that the Taliban had attacked the embassy in Kabul and kidnapped and killed the U.S. ambassador.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 22, 2026 02:01 PM (RIvkX)

189 Stratfor disagrees.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 12:53 PM (Y1sOo)

Noted military analyst whose only value depends on being right all the time disagrees that he has been proven to be outrageously wrong.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 22, 2026 01:03 PM (M1V8X)

In my opinion, the only ones to be trusted about our secret military and intelligence capabilities are those who don't say anything and keep their mouths shut The blabbing MFM talking heads are ignorant, intentionally misleading, or both.

Posted by: LASue at March 22, 2026 02:04 PM (mFhj8)

190 Oh Bullshit.

Same neocon rant glorifying some lone hero (you pick 'em) finally confronting Iran's "apocalyptic" mullahs.

Same recycled boomer neocon fantasy that ignores how U.S. interventions and proxy games (backing Saddam, arming mujahideen, endless sanctions) strengthened hardliners, enriched the regime, and radicalized the region without ever toppling it.

Posted by: Herrick at March 22, 2026 02:06 PM (UCH1H)

191 179 You seem to know what the worldwide intel community doesn't.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 01:23 PM (Y1sOo)

How about a link to the Stratfor analysis that you are citing?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 22, 2026 01:55 PM (n9ltV)

CBD, there are no links because it is fake news.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 22, 2026 02:06 PM (y171U)

192
164

Is it fair to say that the fuel onboard was not sufficient to provide the necessary boost for the missile to reach the distant target?
Posted by: one hour sober at March 22, 2026 01:45 PM

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Certainly. But the range would have been known before launch. If Diego Garcia is 4000 miles away, and the missile can only go 3500 miles, the Iranian missile guys would have known that before launch.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 22, 2026 02:08 PM (VWtfl)

193
They are not shooting at moving targets, except when it’s some of the explosive fast boats in the Straits hitting slow tankers.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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• The important part is that rockets themselves are capable of a much longer range than "experts" thought Iran was capable of.
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Stratfor disagrees.
Posted by: one hour sober

I've spent the better part of the last 30 years of my career, deriving the performance engagment for the defense against these things. Short answer. Yes. The mullahs can reach ICELAND. The eurowienies are pussies that have stuck their heads in the sand, forcing the U.S. to self fund everything, until the IRGC finally wakes them up.

This shit is scary. It's real. And those terrorists really are out to murder us in our sleep. The Donks and RINO GOPe are in on it or at least turning a blind eye to it.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 22, 2026 02:09 PM (QVmho)

194 You have explained why war is justified, but you have not addressed the issue of regime change. Regime change would require replacing the current regime. That means imposing a government on another country through invasion or a fantasy where the US can dictate the ruler of Iran without using ground troops. There is no support for a land invasion of Iran. If Trump does invade, it will be the end of his presidency. So, the plan is to destroy the military infrastructure and hope for a revolution to overthrow the regime. The people have no weapons, and the regime has the will to kill its own people. Good luck.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at March 22, 2026 02:12 PM (R86kT)

195 This shit is scary. It's real. And those terrorists really are out to murder us in our sleep. The Donks and RINO GOPe are in on it or at least turning a blind eye to it.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 22, 2026 02:09 PM (QVmho)
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Bullshit.Iran's ballistic missiles (like Sejjil, Khorramshahr, Kheibar Shekan) top out at around 2,000 km range. The rest of is all neocon propaganda.

Doesn't matter anyways. Trump has capitulated to sanity and your fucking war is over. We're pivoting back to domestic issues finally.

Posted by: Herrick at March 22, 2026 02:15 PM (UCH1H)

196 194 You have explained why war is justified, but you have not addressed the issue of regime change. Regime change would require replacing the current regime. That means imposing a government on another country through invasion or a fantasy where the US can dictate the ruler of Iran without using ground troops. There is no support for a land invasion of Iran. If Trump does invade, it will be the end of his presidency. So, the plan is to destroy the military infrastructure and hope for a revolution to overthrow the regime. The people have no weapons, and the regime has the will to kill its own people. Good luck.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at March 22, 2026 02:12 PM (R86kT)
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Wow a lone voice of sanity on AoS-Which-Is-Run-By-Girls

Posted by: Herrick at March 22, 2026 02:19 PM (UCH1H)

197 By Grabthars Hammer
By the Suns of Warvan
Those Marines shall be
Avenged.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 22, 2026 02:35 PM (wBaIH)

198 197 By Grabthars Hammer
By the Suns of Warvan
Those Marines shall be
Avenged.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 22, 2026 02:35 PM (wBaIH)

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Idiot blood-worshipping cultist. None of the Marines who died in these abject failures were ever avenged—only humiliating losses that have gutted America:

- Beirut barracks bombing
- First Battle of Fallujah
- Haditha incident and related operations
- Kabul airport evacuation suicide bombing
- IED and ambush incidents during the Iraq War insurgency
- Combat losses during the Afghanistan War drawdown and Taliban resurgence

Posted by: Herrick at March 22, 2026 02:42 PM (UCH1H)

199 Wow a lone voice of sanity on AoS-Which-Is-Run-By-Girls
Posted by: Herrick at March 22, 2026 02:19 PM (UCH1H)
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Not exactly. But you can build any straw man you want and knock it down. Just shows you're not an honest person.

There will be no ground war. WE may occupy Kharg Island. There is no large ground force in route. It's a bullshit argument. Every missile launch just reduces the launchers Iran has. And they aren't unlimited. The Israelis are wiping out the security services hierarchy with each passing day.

Two of the three objectives of the war have already been met. Massive degrading of Iran's conventional military capabilities and a further degradation of its nuclear ambitions. Their ability to act as a regional thorn has been diminished to the point they have driven more of the arab world there against them. Hezbollah in Lebanon might be over.

The last, can we create the conditions on the ground that allows the population to overthrow them. It was always a 50/50 thing. Still in the balance.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 22, 2026 02:43 PM (UVyKP)

200 Today's scripture reading from Ezekiel makes it clear. God will give the Jews the land after the Resurrection.

Posted by: no one of any consquence at March 22, 2026 02:44 PM (qFwJc)

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