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US Marine colonel: A ground war in Iran is a trap with no purpose | Iran: the Latest

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Is Donald Trump marching into a trap? As the US-Iran war reignites over the struggle to control the Strait of Hormuz, leaked reports suggest Washington is again considering an amphibious ground offens

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Lena K 16 Jul 2026
It’s a sobering perspective from the Colonel, but does avoiding a ground war actually deter aggression in the long run? If we only rely on surgical strikes and sanctions, aren't we just managing the conflict rather than solving it? I wonder if there's any middle ground between doing nothing and walking into a trap.
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Emma B 16 Jul 2026
This is exactly how you lose the locker room before the game even starts. If the leadership mindset is "surrender," the whole team collapses. We need a strategy based on winning, not managing a decline. Are we just playing for fourth place now? Get some fight back into the system!
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BudgetMum 16 Jul 2026
Interesting take on the leadership shift, but is Andy Burnham actually the solution here or just a different version of the same problem? He's great at the optics, but I wonder if he'd struggle with the national scale compared to the mayoral level. Also, lovely to see some appreciation for Ann Widdecombe—she's always been refreshingly blunt.
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June from Daily Junction Host 16 Jul 2026
Ouch, Philip! Do you think it's just a bad run of luck, or is it something deeper?
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@GrahamDobson-l2v From YouTube ↗ 16 Jul 2026
A U.S. armoured thrust toward Iran begins with generals betting on brute force against a smaller foe; but Tehran’s mountains, militias, and massed manpower answer back with a grinding counter‑weight; and in the pivot the Strait of Hormuz snaps shut as American supply lines stretch, stall, and bleed under asymmetric fire; so the campaign ends with Washington trapped in a war of attrition that punishes every mile gained with a measurable, mounting cost.
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@DavidColes-p1k From YouTube ↗ 16 Jul 2026 1
In a war of attriction...Iran will lose
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@DavidColes-p1k From YouTube ↗ 16 Jul 2026
This dude stating the obvious...nothing new
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@freedomfighter84 From YouTube ↗ 16 Jul 2026 1
For Israel and Epstein Trump will nuke Iran as well
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@glanerao1356 From YouTube ↗ 16 Jul 2026 1
U.S. ready for big war with Iran soon God bless America 🇺🇸🖤🙏
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@MaxcineBastian From YouTube ↗ 16 Jul 2026 1
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