Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment Of Airborne Troops To Iran - NYT | Metals Mine
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dailypa
Mar 23, 2026 1:19pm
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But I thought we were talking...

Unless these airborne troops stay in the air indefinitely, which is unlikely even in the strongest of breezes, this looks like another broken promise from Donald, who just days ago said he wouldn’t put soldiers on the ground.
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Jwosjw
Mar 23, 2026 1:32pm
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Quoting Vancarbon
US buying time for boots on the ground . It’s plausible
What boots on the ground lol, they would get obliterated to the last man by lunch
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bluesteele
Mar 23, 2026 3:36pm
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ffghost
Mar 23, 2026 1:24pm
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Quoting Vancarbon
US buying time for boots on the ground . It’s plausible
That certainly is a plausible theory...and in keeping with what we have seen from this administration. I am hoping things like this are being used to push negotiations in the direction that the administration wants, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if just "true".

Boots on the ground means no way things wrap quickly enough for a positive result by midterms though...which kills Republicans...and Trump doesn't want that, nor does Congress...and, as far as I know, Congress, legally, has to make some decisions within a month regarding the situation.
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Jwosjw
Mar 23, 2026 1:35pm
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Quoting dailypa
But I thought we were talking... Unless these airborne troops stay in the air indefinitely, which is unlikely even in the strongest of breezes, this looks like another broken promise from Donald, who just days ago said he wouldn’t put soldiers on the ground.
Trumpstein is doing a full 180 ever single day mate
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dailypa
Mar 23, 2026 1:46pm
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Quoting Trader#EE5B
{quote} Livequack said NYT said the Pentagon said weighing the possibility of boots on the ground means it's a go for boots on the ground And you give trading advice??? lol
That's a lot of "saids."

You failed to comprehend my comment. Not surprised. And, no, I don't give trading advice.
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dailypa
Mar 23, 2026 1:47pm
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Quoting Jwosjw
{quote} Trumpstein is doing a full 180 ever single day mate
No shit. Heavy sarcasm in my comment.
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NotAtrader
Mar 23, 2026 1:48pm
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Trump just forgot to tell the the pentagon to shut up.
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Vancarbon
Mar 23, 2026 1:19pm
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US buying time for boots on the ground .

It’s plausible
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Riziq-Cap
Mar 23, 2026 3:15pm
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Pentagon is like real housewives TV show, only rumors and gossip.
Trader#EE5B
Mar 23, 2026 1:35pm
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Quoting dailypa
But I thought we were talking... Unless these airborne troops stay in the air indefinitely, which is unlikely even in the strongest of breezes, this looks like another broken promise from Donald, who just days ago said he wouldn’t put soldiers on the ground.
Livequack said NYT said the Pentagon said weighing the possibility of boots on the ground means it's a go for boots on the ground

And you give trading advice??? lol
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Trader#BE76
Mar 23, 2026 1:36pm
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kharg island is a big deal. if you're only going to go into one place in Iran this is it. To control you can't just airstrike it. We want semi-aligned groups to run the nation of Iran because we have no interest in doing so. Kharg island control is completely different and very doable. What is it, 90% of Iranian exports leave through kharg? That's where you kill IRGC income, or a major amount.


this isn't another Iraq or Afghanistan. yet. Special Forces are all over the Middle East and have been for decades, we will rarely hear of them inside Iran though they will be. Small group of marines (im comparing to Iraq invasion) as reported before likely as well or an army adjacent group.
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Trader#F206
Mar 23, 2026 1:54pm
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Quoting NotAtrader
Trump just forgot to tell the the pentagon to shut up.
Lol
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Trader#09AE
Mar 23, 2026 2:03pm
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This old man words cannot believe at all…… he always telling and means to be opposite
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