So, just a Bay of Pigs thing or being incompetent enough to not have contingencies?I still think you are failing to acknowledge the real culprit here was the Kurds.
The Trump Administration and Israel clearly had a plan in place to remove the Iranian government and had the Kurds done what they had promised this probably would have been over a few weeks after it started. But they didnt, they kept all the weapons they were given for themselves.
As much as I am sure Trump and his people would love to send in ground troops to wipe the Iranian mullahs off the map they know its political suicide and even worse it will also potentially cost us 1000's of military lives. They wanted the Iranian people to take the country back, not have to use our people for that.
It sucks, but this has the looks of another CIA failure (pretty sure it was reported they were the ones who were negotiating this with the Kurds). And when it comes to the CIA and deep staters, one almost has to wonder if this were botched on purpose.
NeitherSo, just a Bay of Pigs thing or being incompetent enough to not have contingencies?
What was the contingency for Kurd failure? Peace talks?Neither
They were told to pass all those weapons onto the Iranian people (not sure if it was a specific group).What was the contingency for Kurd failure? Peace talks?
Do we know the Kurds failed? We don't even know what they're supposed to do or when. Were they told to stand down?
They were far, far away from the capitol. I'm not even sure the veracity of any of the reporting about the Kurds. It looks like a red herring meanwhile we're doing exactly what every regime since 1979 has done -endless useless talks. Feckless.They were told to pass all those weapons onto the Iranian people (not sure if it was a specific group).
Trump even said it himself, that it appears the Kruds kept the weapons.They were far, far away from the capitol. I'm not even sure the veracity of any of the reporting about the Kurds. It looks like a red herring meanwhile we're doing exactly what every regime since 1979 has done -endless useless talks. Feckless.
The whole Kurd thing is just nonsense. They would have to transport weapons over 1000 miles to distribute them where needed - the capitol. We can't even get starlink kits in country - to take advantage of Musk's free Internet promise. Never materialized.Dooms trusts the CIA and Kruds more than Trump.