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News & Current Events Mar 30, 2026 at 1:10 AM

U.S. Special Operations Forces Sent to Mideast as Trump Weighs Next Move

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LivingAnomie Mar 30, 2026 +89
Everyone study Vietnam to truly understand what’s about to happen. Understand the slogan “light at the end of the tunnel” and the “credibility gap” because you are going to hear a lot of variations of that over the next few years
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ilevelconcrete Mar 30, 2026 +60
Vietnam didn’t have anywhere near the capacity to inflict harm on the U.S. that Iran does. They could only kill the soldiers the U.S. was willing to send over, Iran is showing us they can threaten the very foundation of the U.S.’s global hegemony before you even begin counting U.S. casualties.
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LivingAnomie Mar 30, 2026 +17
Word up
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rooftopgoblin Mar 30, 2026 +1
Not only that but Iran has double the population that vietnam did, meaning more men they can draft, and it's clear the people don't hate the government nearly as much as we have been led to believe, and our destruction of civilian infrastructure hasn't endeared us to anyone
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The_Returned_Lich Mar 30, 2026 +1
>it's clear the people don't hate the government nearly as much as we have been led to believe Everybody hates their government... Until someone else's government shows up.
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badideas1 Mar 30, 2026 +1
I think they hate their government plenty, until the U.S. hands the regime a giant unifying gift in the form of missile strikes on children.
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spikedkushiel Mar 30, 2026 +1
Again.
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rainman_104 Mar 30, 2026 +1
Not to mention with mandatory military service everyone under 40 is on recall there. Meanwhile the USA is willing to recruit potheads and vaccine deniers now.
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Philo_Publius1776 Mar 30, 2026 +1
> Iran is showing us they can threaten the very foundation of the U.S.’s global hegemony before you even begin counting U.S. casualties. This war is stupid, but that statement is a huge fuckin' stretch.
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anewleaf1234 Mar 30, 2026 +1
Is it? Every single American ally is now paying more for fuel. And getting nothing out of this war?
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Philo_Publius1776 Mar 30, 2026 +1
The war is 1 month old. It's way too early to make any claims about its impact on American hegemony. Paying more for fuel isn't itself a threat to hegemony after a month. E.g., if in a year or two, the US succeeds becoming a hegemonic power in the Persian gulf by toppling Iran's regime and ending its ability to threaten anyone at all, then energy prices fall through the floor for America's allies. It's also possible the US loses, we find out Iran is stronger than thought, and they become a nuclear power and oil hegemon in the region, in which case claims like OP's will make more sense. Given Trump's ability to f*** up everything he touches, it wouldn't be shocking. But anyone making grand claims about America's place in the world at this stage is just huffing farts.
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okay_throwaway_today Mar 30, 2026 +1
What makes meaningful success in Iran more likely than it was in Afghanistan, or even Iraq for that matter, and in a matter of weeks instead of two decades? Like yeah, it’d be really great for our oil prices if we took over Iran. That’s a colossal if, though, and our economy is in a pretty precarious place still stabilizing from COVID and navigating the AI bubble. Iran doesn’t have to become a nuclear hegemon to hurt us, and in particular hurt our global hegemony (which is significantly built on control of that region and things like petro dollar trading)
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rainman_104 Mar 30, 2026 +1
To be fair how many American allies are assisting this stupid war? American hegemony at this point may already be dead. Kinda happens when you proclaim your allies are ripping you off.
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zzzyyyxxxqqq Mar 30, 2026 +1
\> It's also possible the US loses No sir, I have spoken to knowledgable people, including yourself quite recently ;-) They have educated me, being very clear on this point: the US cannot lose this.
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UnknownAverage Mar 30, 2026 +12
“Two weeks”
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wdomeika Mar 30, 2026 +38
Headline should have read: "...as Trump Weighs Next Whim"
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Beantown-Jack Mar 30, 2026 +8
Yes. Trump brags about sleeping through war meetings because they are so boring. I wonder if Iranian leaders are sleeping through their war meetings…
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OnwardTowardTheNorth Mar 30, 2026 +5
The plan is that there is no plan. THATS THE PLAN!
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25point4cm Mar 30, 2026 +1
Hey, he has a *concept* of a plan.
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Tokie-Dokie Mar 30, 2026 +24
...to distract from the Epstein files wherein it explains that Trump rapes children
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WentBrokeBuyingCoins Mar 30, 2026 +17
You guys saw what happened with George W Bush. If you joined the military after that, you are out of your god-damned mind.
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Missile_Lawnchair Mar 30, 2026 +1
I think a lot of people joined the military after we pulled out of Afghanistan thinking we'd had enough instigating wars for awhile and that it was the best choice out of a bunch of bad choices to improve their lives. Many that joined the infantry are probably f****** excited however. I've lived in San Diego my whole life and I know a lot of Marines. This is one of those things that the general population has a hard time understanding. The people that joined to get into a certain MoS (military occupational speciality) actually want this. They often don't care if it's justified. For some it's understandable (not justifiable) - if you train day in and day out for literally years to fight, psychologically you'll start to feel that it's a waste of time and effort if you don't get the chance. Jarhead (2005) and Generation Kill (2008) are great to watch if you want a crash course in understanding this mindset. My sources though are actual vets that are friends of mine and have spoken very candidly to me about this topic. It's a terrible reference in many ways but I'm often reminded of the Jack Reacher movie with Tom Cruise. "There are four types of people who join the military: family trade, patriots, those needing a job, and those wanting a legal means of killing."
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Hidden_Land_Mine_183 Mar 30, 2026 +1
Yep, they're just happy they get to go and f*** shit up.
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vaskov17 Mar 30, 2026 +9
majority of them and their families voted for this
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CockBrother Mar 30, 2026 +20
These guys aren't silver bullets. They need support. A Colonel using a Palantir LLM should not be micromanaging the military.
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no_kids-and-3_money Mar 30, 2026 +14
This ain’t the move man. This sure as hell is not it.
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BigHungryFlamingo Mar 30, 2026 +3
“Okay, we’re gonna send you into a battle zone and then just wait for our command.” “Wait, what?”
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def_indiff Mar 30, 2026 +32
Trump ain’t weighing shit. He is incapable of understanding, let alone weighing, the options. NY Times sanewashing as usual.
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HaroldGreenBandana Mar 30, 2026 +10
Journalists need to be doing more to find the answer to the question “was there an imminent threat to the United States if Trump didn’t attack?”  Right now, it feels the media doesn’t want to know. 
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wyvernx02 Mar 30, 2026 +8
Because they already know the answer. "No"
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blazesquall Mar 30, 2026 +6
American media is never going to pursue that while things are hot.. that's for after.
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Mikethebest78 Mar 30, 2026 +10
Trump is golfing. Its Miller calling the shots.
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Anxious_Claim_5817 Mar 30, 2026 +8
All without a mention from congress
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Prestigious-Car-4877 Mar 30, 2026 +6
Can't the orange a****** just spin the dead 86 year old Ayatollah into a win and f*** right off?
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localistand Mar 30, 2026 +5
It's remarkable how much leeway Republicans give to Trump. The amount of economic and individuals' lives hinging on Trump's attention span and craving of a tv ratings-high Iran war season finale scenario is pretty high. The amount of attention Trump has on the war plans is limited by how much he's thinking about his cognitive test results compared to other people he doesn't like, and some hotel convention center he's cobbling on to the white house.
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TempMike001 Mar 30, 2026 +3
Another lobster and steak dinner incoming 😞I am tired boss…
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pogishushu Mar 30, 2026 +2
About the only item Rump could weigh with any accuracy would be how many big macs he can eat in an hour.
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zubbs99 Mar 30, 2026 +1
He tries things out so casually, like it's a pilot tv show. But, this is real life pal.
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GigMistress Mar 30, 2026 +1
Does it seem to anyone else like planning the next move should come BEFORE shipping troops over there?
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Fastluck83 Mar 30, 2026 +1
From "no new wars" to "boots on the ground" in like what, three weeks? The propaganda is strong in the US, probably even stronger than in Russia where they still need a good old-fashioned police state on top of it all to make people do the government's bidding.
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ilevelconcrete Mar 30, 2026 +3
Couldn’t happen to a nicer group of people. Have fun boys!
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ANTILAMER13 Mar 30, 2026 +1
Biggest mistake ever
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bg370 Mar 30, 2026 +1
I haven’t seen people mentioning Gallipoli yet
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reddittatwork Mar 30, 2026 +1
I think meal team6/gravy seals should be the first to suit up.
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Hidden_Land_Mine_183 Mar 30, 2026 +1
Oh good, our war crime incarnate pumped full of coke and steroids are surely going to improve the situation.
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Aware_Cheesecake_519 Mar 30, 2026 +1
Trump will have to assess the mess this war is causing.
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ResidentKelpien Mar 30, 2026 +11
>Trump will have to assess the mess this war is causing. Trump caused the war.
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HiIary4Prison Mar 30, 2026 +1
The most incompetent administration in history is deploying troops to the Middle East and haven’t a clue on what to do. This is going to be bad and every country is going to feel the effect. Every single American needs to be expelled from the rest of the world. I wish leaders had the balls to not let any Americans into their country until they figure their shit out. Morons ruining the planet because someone had a weird laugh. Unbelievable.
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