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Bloodthirsty SOB
The battle for Iwo Jima resulted in over 26,000 US casualties, making it one of the bloodiest Marine actions in history.
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath.bsky.social) 2026-03-22T17:17:12.995Z
Mysterian
(6,436 posts)What battalion were you in at Iwo Jima?
jeffreyi
(2,567 posts)C_U_L8R
(49,344 posts)Maybe take a platoon of ICE goobers with you.
leftstreet
(40,434 posts)Or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, or ANYONE associated with the Iran war.
Graham? Seriously?
Jersey Devil
(10,831 posts)5th Marines. When I was a kid I asked him about the battle and he told me he saw things there that no human should ever witness again. He spent the rest of his life fighting post traumatic stress syndrome, in and out of VA hospitals repeatedly. Lindsey Graham should rot in hell for his shameful attempt to glorify this stupid war with Iran. Semper Fi Uncle Frank and rest in peace.
Captain Zero
(8,881 posts)Fighting to get a rent boy's skinny jeans down.
sarisataka
(22,631 posts)regardless of the target
spanone
(141,470 posts)rsdsharp
(11,985 posts)and as an emergency landing field for shot up B 29s that couldnt make it back to their home base.
Why do we need Kharg Island, Lindsey?
underpants
(196,349 posts)if any.
Suzanne Collins wrote Hunger Games as a sort of combination of the TV show Survivor and what she saw in the War on Iraq. So, yeah, that but in real life.
City Lights
(25,779 posts)Are you planning on suiting up and heading over?
If not, STFU!
sarisataka
(22,631 posts)You pin on a pair of butter bars and lead a platoon in the first wave (don't worry, you are as experienced as most Second Lieutenants); I will dig out my DCUs and be right at your side.
Ponietz
(4,315 posts)One island wont make much difference.
sarisataka
(22,631 posts)have storage facilities for 30 million barrels of oil and export 90% of Iran's oil?
One island makes ALL the difference.
Ponietz
(4,315 posts)sarisataka
(22,631 posts)The Strait of Hormuz. Capturing it will do nothing to keep the Strait open.