As nuts as this sounds, Trump appears to have ordered U.S. ground troops into Iran...

[PeaceWave]

During a bizarre 8 minute "speech" early this morning, Trump said the following...

"The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties. That often happens in war. But, we're doing this not for now. We're doing this for the future. And, it is a noble mission. We pray for every service members as they selflessly risk their lives to ensure that Americans and our children will never be threatened by a nuclear armed Iran. We ask God to protect all of our heroes in harm's way. And we trust that, with his help, the men and women of the armed forces will prevail. We have the greatest in the world and they will prevail. To the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the armed forces and all of the police, I say tonight that you must lay down your weapons and have complete immunity or, in the alternative, face certain death. So, lay down your arms, you will be treated fairly, with total immunity or you will face certain death."

These are not comments a U.S. President makes in announcing air strikes. These are comments a President makes in announcing U.S. boots on the ground.

[niyad]

1. That hardened his little mushroom.

[chelsea0011]

2. Is Baron leading the charge

along with his siblings?

[LudwigPastorius]

3. No, he hasn't.

…and he is not likely to do that.

The United States military couldn’t hold and pacify Iraq.

Iran is four times the size of Iraq, with almost four times its population.

If troops had been ordered in, you would already have seen a massive physical staging of soldiers and materials.

[Dunc]

4. As fucked up as this is. Hopefully we're just using our Tac Air.

And not our Tier 1 people.

[Layzeebeaver]

5. Tac air is also tier one.

There is no lower class in the military. Everyone has a mission.

[Dunc]

9. What i meant

Is our S.F. Or Delta or Rangers.

[Layzeebeaver]

12. I see

I understand your intent.

[mobeau69]

6. Nutenyahoo and the Lunatic rapist have both called for regime change. God save us from these twin tyrants of terror.

[Layzeebeaver]

7. These are just words.

There has been no ground forces buildup. Not enough to have any effect at least. There is no land or sea invasion on the books. If there is it will be a total failure.

What we are seeing here is bluster.

The current military engagement will be air and standoff weapons only.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

8. He's wearing his finest baseball hat, which is reserved for Serious Occasions. NT

[eppur_se_muova]

11. Well, he is known for his attention to decorum. nt

[2naSalit]

15. You...

Noticed that too!

[0rganism]

10. "complete immunity"? To what? Are we back to spreading smallpox blankets? Measles, maybe?

Does F47 think he can single-handedly grant clemency to lawful combatants? Oh well, killing people gets him off, so he'll say whatever makes his dick hard for starters.

[Norrrm]

13. A great and very brave soldier

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. No, you're assuming that a Trump speech has careful wording that is meant to reflect reality

Remember, this is Trump. He's not careful about anything. He has no desire to be close to reality.

Trying to dissect a Trump speech for clues is like listening to a howler monkey to get details on the General Theory of Relativity.