(01-07-2020, 09:47 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(01-07-2020, 09:41 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: So far no reports of casualties. If the Iranians targeted infrastructure, this will probably be the end of it. The last thing the Iranians want is a war. Not because of U.S. power, but because their theocratic regime is on shaky ground. There has been simmering discontent for years now. The resources expended to wage battle from an already depleted economy would fuel an overthrow. Plus there's that thing of, you know, machine gunning 1500 protesters that I'm sure doesn't sit well the populace.

There were Iraqi casualties only

Exactly. 
The American troops get priority for primo spots in the bunker.
The Iraqis are the most vulnerable.
It's not sustainable unless the Iraqis love us, unless they feel they need us.
If all the American troops are in a bunker, and all the Iraqis are above ground, who's to say the Iraqis will let our guys out?
Obviously it's more complicated than that, and obviously dudes smarter than me spend all day thinking about OpSec, but, the parts I'm leaving out don't change the final analysis: if the Iraqis don't want us there, our presence is not sustainable.

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