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1. This seems like a really stupid idea.

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 11:23 AM

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Which means Trump and Kegbreath wll be all over it.

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US considering occupying Kharg Island to force Iran to open Hormuz strait, say reports [View all] BlueWavePsych Friday OP

This seems like a really stupid idea. Ocelot II Friday #1

It is a really stupid idea sarisataka Friday #13

What could possibly go wrong? tanyev Friday #2

Answer: Everything! flashman13 Friday #3

So the braintrust is assuming Iran won't fire on it because the oil/storage? underpants Friday #4

Depends how stupid Iran is EX500rider Friday #5

Wouldn't Iran lose those facilities anyway? EYESORE 9001 Friday #8

Big difference between temporarily occupied and destroyed EX500rider Friday #11

Define 'temporary' EYESORE 9001 Friday #14

For them, it might as well be destroyed if it is occupied any real length of time SamuelTheThird Friday #18

Well the facilities require oil to be pumped from the wells to there.. EX500rider Friday #22

The Dutch destroyed their refineries rather than have them used by Japan in WWII. PufPuf23 Friday #39

If the facility is occupied .... reACTIONary Friday #12

No one else can use it with out Iran continuing to pump oil there from the well heads. EX500rider Friday #23

Iran is prepared to take everyone in the Gulf Miguelito Loveless Friday #17

This could lead to worldwide nuclear war SamuelTheThird Friday #19

This is the path Miguelito Loveless Friday #20

"Iran is prepared to take everyone in the Gulf.." Even more reason they can't be trusted with nukes IMO EX500rider Friday #24

They don't have any nukes Miguelito Loveless Friday #27

So they ruined their economy with sanctions & have thousands of centrifuges under a mountain.. EX500rider Friday #30

Something Israel claims Miguelito Loveless Friday #36

They don't have nukes & working on getting them are 2 different things. EX500rider Friday #31

Again, the claim is they have been working on them for 47 years Miguelito Loveless Friday #34

And again why do they have centrifuges under a mountain enriching uranium to nuclear bomb percentages? EX500rider Friday #35

Again, proof other than Israeli Miguelito Loveless Friday #37

That's the UN saying that not Trump or Israel EX500rider Friday #38

Iran cannot win the war by strength and may end up a larger version of Gaza and a failed state. PufPuf23 Friday #40

"Israel cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons." The facts would indicate otherwise IMO EX500rider Friday #41

I don't trust Israel with nukes much more than I trust Iran--- BUT Jack Valentino Friday #43

Because Iran "holds all of the good cards" Trump can't just declare victory and walk out. flashman13 Friday #6

Do trump and Kegbreath ever consult any actual military experts? Bayard Friday #7

Trump wants a blood sacrifice. Baitball Blogger Friday #9

they should have considered it before now. maxsolomon Friday #10

Why won't Iran want to damage the petro Farmer-Rick Friday #26

because they are self-interested. maxsolomon Friday #29

The Iranian army has the whole fucking island zeroed for motherfucking artillery missions. SoFlaBro Friday #15

Be out of range for most their artillery @ 25 miles+ unless they line it up exposed on the beach EX500rider Friday #25

Why would they stop attacking the rest of the ME? Red Mountain Friday #32

Well the issue for them is that's where 90% of the oil leaves from EX500rider Friday #33

Let's see: Miguelito Loveless Friday #16

Its way west of the strait IbogaProject Friday #21

Been obvious for a while now OC375 Friday #28

US speeds up deployment of thousands more Marines, sailors to Middle East Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Friday #42