"Anyone who speaks casually about the death and destruction and madness of war is a despicable monster."

#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
/20

The Washington Post is taking things seriously tonight. Here is their headline:

“Trump threats, U.S. troop build-up raise specter of battle for Hormuz.”

It’s not boots on the ground. It’s blood on the ground. At the whim of one man, the blood of thousands has already been spilled. No matter who it belongs to, all blood is precious."

~ Lucian K. Truscott

#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
/19

luciantruscott.substack.com/p/…

What “boots on the ground” really means

It’s not boots.

^{Lucian K. Truscott IV (Lucian Truscott Newsletter)}

"Some estimates, the first two sources tell us, are easily in the dozens for an initial phase of occupation, with numbers likely to rise sharply if President Trump wished to hold the island for an extended duration.

Some of the internal Kharg analysis has been shared directly with Trump in recent weeks, sources stress."

#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
/18

"In multiple scenarios, if Donald Trump were to invade and try to occupy Kharg Island for an extended period of time, American casualties would very likely be 'considerable,' one of the people familiar with the matter says."

~ Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez

#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
/17

zeteo.com/p/the-kharg-island-b…

First Draft: 🇮🇷 The Kharg Island Bloodbath?

If Trump carries out his decades-long violent fantasy, his team expects ‘considerable’ US casualties. Plus, the clock is ticking on the US president's threat to commit war crimes in Iran.

^{Asawin Suebsaeng (Zeteo)}

"At least 2,200 troops of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit have departed from Camp Pendleton aboard the USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship."

~ Marcie Jones

#Trump #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #KhargIsland #oil #gas #Marines #troops
/16

wonkette.com/p/mullah-said-the…

Mullah Said There'd Be Days Like This. Tabs: Mon. March 23, 2026

News and things to read and watch! Iran, Trump, Jeffrey Epstein

^{Marcie Jones (Wonkette)}