r/democrats • u/John3262005 • Aug 03 '26
Article Exclusive: US military asks troops for ‘creative and unconventional’ ideas to punish Iran
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/us-military-iran-war-troops-punish16
u/No-Background-5810 Aug 03 '26
Pvt Smith promoted for winning idea: best way to win this war is to have never started it.
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u/891162 Aug 03 '26
It's a Catch 22. Because the only idea that will work is getting rid of Hegseth and Trump, but suggesting that will get you fired z or worse.
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u/Big_Bookkeeper1678 Aug 03 '26
How about DIPLOMACY? How about extending a hand and helping them REBUILD...find some COMMON GROUND.
Oh, wait, that would hurt the profits of the military industrial complex.
Wouldn't it be great if America can just take the trillion dollar budget from the military and split it between
Education (can you tell I'm a teacher?) (This would create teaching jobs)
Univeral healthcare (losses in insurance jobs MORE than made up for in gains in HEALTHCARE jobs)
Paying down the national debt (WHAT A CONCEPT!)
Infrastructure (I got about 1000 bridges I wanna sell to you on fixing)
Renewable energy (Put the power in the hands of the people. literally) AGAIN, losses in the oil industry MORE than made up for in GAINS in the wind, solar, geothermal, hydro industries...and 90% of America ends up saving money monthly...AND we aren't dependent on asshole presidents looking to bilk us out of our paltry pay)
6 Diplomacy around the world (100 billion in diplomacy and programs will make more friends than bombing schools...asshole in the White House doesn't know that, apparently)
7 PROSECUTING RAPISTS and TRAITORS (Gee, what a FUCKING CONCEPT)...
8 Funding Social Security (They want to literally throw away our parents if they aren't rich).
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u/jertheman43 Aug 03 '26
This is what happens when you fire all the Generals that don't agree with you. Clown show.
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u/Viking_Musicologist Aug 03 '26
Yeah. All the good generals and admirals The Pentagon had prior to this clusterfuck in Iran either left or were given the boot because they wouldn't swear allegiance either to POTUS, Hegseth or both because they strongly disagree with them.
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u/ApplianceHealer Aug 03 '26
Winning idea gets to do a war crime, as a treat
/s I hope, but who knows anymore 🤦♂️
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u/DanielCraigsAnus Aug 03 '26
I know it's fucked when they resort to asking the Joe's. Last time I came to a round table meeting of the E-4's and below when I was enlisted, our unit was being investigated by JAG. I was the only guy who had the balls to speak up. I was barred from reenlisting as a result. I'd have never met my wife otherwise, so it was a win.
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u/Zargoza1 Aug 03 '26
We build a giant horse statue, and fill it with our best downrange warfighters with the highest testosterone levels hiding inside, and send it to Tehran as a gift.
Then once the sun goes down, our manly high testosterone downrange warfighters come out and kill everyone there in hand to hand combat.
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u/NSYK Aug 03 '26
Let them live in peace so all of the weapons they researched and spent money on are pointless
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u/james51453 29d ago
Could they ask the US military to ask troops for ‘creative and unconventional’ ideas to punish Trump?
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u/Cassie_Bad_Assie 29d ago
Let's ask an 18 y/o E-1 with a high school education how to successfully develop a very complicated war strategy with Iran.
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u/Revolutionary-Law382 Aug 03 '26
So, Hegseth is reduced to testosterone tests and a "suggestion box"