cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/62514525

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The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, U.S. officials said, as thousands of American soldiers and Marines arrive in the Middle East for what could become a dangerous new phase of the war should President Donald Trump choose to escalate. Any potential ground operation would fall short of a full-scale invasion and could instead involve raids by a mixture of Special Operations forces and conventional infantry troops, said the officials. All spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss highly sensitive military plans that have been in development for weeks.

  • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    “We did Iwo Jima, we can do this,” Graham said in an interview on Fox News last weekend. “My money’s always on the Marines.”

    7000 US soldiers died on Iwo Jima, and nearly 20,000 were wounded.

    • rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      3 days ago

      7000 US soldiers died on Iwo Jima, and nearly 20,000 were wounded.

      Which is kinda interesting since they have around 10k troops deployable troops. One wouldn’t want to be in the situation where the US “wants to save lives lost resulting from a ground invasion”…