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

Archive article: https://archive.is/WCeDJ

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.

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[-] Carmakazi@piefed.social 26 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

"It's just a short term air campaign."

"It's just a small ground raid."

Reminder that our involvement in Vietnam started as small beans SOF incursions, too.

[-] flandish@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago

AND through lies too - the Gulf of Tonkin “attack” was a lie. Just like the WMDs and “nukes” in the middle east.

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