Pentagon told Iran war could last through September

[SamuelTheThird]

CENTCOM said to have asked the Pentagon to deploy additional military intelligence officers to its headquarters in Tampa, Florida, to support operations against Iran for at least 100 days, but likely through September

[surfered]

1. I can't imagine Trump staying focused that long

[Lovie777]

2. Didn't they fire all the woke and DEI ones.......

[DBoon]

3. Like what was said about the Vietnam War?

The light at the end of the tunnel?

[kysrsoze]

4. Hmm... wonder if it might (will) go into November... in time to try to cancel elections?

Wouldn't be suprised that this is their aim.

[kerouac2]

5. September of what year?

None of this was necessary. These rethugs should be in prison.

[haele]

8. 2029, if we have elections and a Democrat wins, or a country left.

September of the year the great-grandchildren of this generation might be able to go outside and play for a few hours on wreckage and dust once enough armed adults are collected and a secured play area and environs has been swept for strangers, landmines, booby traps and radiation.
A year where feet, carts, and modified bicycles are the prime method of transportation.

How long did the Afghanistan conflict last? 8/10 years?
And the Taliban, like most small single minded tribal governments, only encourage science when it can be purchased to benefit the government, not where it would cost money, or required educated people to even develop useful advancements to existing science and technology.
Iran may be run by religious fundies, but as a country, there has been a significant cultural encouragement for science throughout history. They're not just fighting for Allah, they're fighting for their cultural pride.

[nitpicked]

6. Per diem rates for the Tampa area

https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates/per-diem-rates-results?action=perdiems_report&city=&fiscal_year=2026&state=FL&zip=

$200 thru April, $148 thereafter (thru Sep 2026)

[Kid Berwyn]

7. Makes it easier for a war pee-residunt to declare a national emergency.

"Believe me, I don't want to hold back on the election, but many people say the Ayatollahs are really dangerous right now for some reason my FBI thinks."

[leftstreet]

9. Well that sure sounds familiar

"It could last, you know, six days, six weeks. I doubt six months."

Donald Rumsfeld on the invasion of Iraq, Feb 7 2003