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BumRushDaShow

(168,703 posts)
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:24 PM 16 hrs ago

Senate Dem Declares US 'On a Path Toward' Ground Invasion After Iran Briefing: 'Left With More Questions Than Answers'

Source: MEDIAite

Mar 10th, 2026, 1:55 pm


Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) left Tuesday’s Iran briefing “dissatisfied” and “angry” as he expressed the belief the U.S. will eventually send troops to the country.

Since the start of the U.S. and Israeli operation against Iran, one of the larger debate topics has been the possibility of the U.S. putting boots on the ground. Although the idea has been met with a great deal of pushback — including from Republicans — President Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of sending troops into the country.

Days after the U.S. attacked Iran, Blumenthal attended the first Iran briefing where he came away with the impression that the Trump administration was gearing up to put boots on the ground. Following Tuesday’s meeting, he claimed he came away with “more questions than answered” and declared that the U.S. was still “on a path toward” a ground invasion. He continued:

I emerged from this briefing as dissatisfied and angry, frankly, as I have from any past briefing in my 15 years in the Senate. I am left with more questions than answers, especially about the cost of the war. My questions have been unanswered, and I will demand answers because the American people deserve to know. And I guess I am most concerned about the threat to American lives of potentially deploying our sons and daughters on the ground in Iran. We seem to be on a path toward deploying American troops on the ground in Iran to accomplish any of the potential objectives here.


Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/senate-dem-declares-us-on-a-path-toward-ground-invasion-after-iran-briefing-left-with-more-questions-than-answers/
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Senate Dem Declares US 'On a Path Toward' Ground Invasion After Iran Briefing: 'Left With More Questions Than Answers' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago OP
Which boots? Ours or some other country's? ananda 16 hrs ago #1
Draft........... Lovie777 15 hrs ago #2
I lean toward believing TACO is gonna TACO, not put US boots on the ground AZJonnie 15 hrs ago #3
That's quite a bit of uncertainty and doubt on a nearly complete excursion EarthFirst 15 hrs ago #4
What are the odds of an American president deliberately notinkansas 14 hrs ago #5
Yes, here we are!! bluestarone 14 hrs ago #6
Same here. notinkansas 7 hrs ago #8
weak dems framing, try this - - Senate Dem Declares REPUBLICANS 'On a Path Toward' it's NOT msongs 12 hrs ago #7
Ground invasion would be pretty insane. Figarosmom 6 hrs ago #9

AZJonnie

(3,590 posts)
3. I lean toward believing TACO is gonna TACO, not put US boots on the ground
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:41 PM
15 hrs ago

He'll say "I did what I went there to do, in record time, and *I WON*"

Then add "but we'll be back to bomb them into oblivion under any of the following conditions" which will include things like any heavy bombing of Israel, fucking with any ships in the Strait, beginning to enrich uranium, etc. IOW he'll just "declare the terms" of the cease-fire himself and hope that Iran is scared to break them moving forward.

I'm in no way certain, of course, it's just what I lean toward thinking he'll do. It's also rather what I hope will happen because US boots on the ground would SUCK.

EarthFirst

(4,087 posts)
4. That's quite a bit of uncertainty and doubt on a nearly complete excursion
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 04:45 PM
15 hrs ago

This is far from over…

Thank you Senate Democrats for keeping this front and center.

notinkansas

(1,312 posts)
5. What are the odds of an American president deliberately
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 05:58 PM
14 hrs ago

destroying our capabilities in science, environment, health, national security - basically all our former strengths? Unthinkable? But here we are.

What if his intention is to also destroy the most capable military in the world? Would boots on the ground in Iran accomplish that or at least come close to that? Unthinkable, right? God forbid that that's where we are now, but at this point can we trust his 'morality' to restrain him? Based on what we've seen so far .... doesn't look good. We need Democrats AND REPUBLICANS to reclaim the power to stop him before it's too late. NOW!!!

bluestarone

(22,026 posts)
6. Yes, here we are!!
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 06:04 PM
14 hrs ago

Our future is looking very DIM! Lived through the best, i feel. (50's 60's 70's) Now the WORST, i feel.

msongs

(73,569 posts)
7. weak dems framing, try this - - Senate Dem Declares REPUBLICANS 'On a Path Toward' it's NOT
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 08:30 PM
12 hrs ago

the US

Figarosmom

(11,456 posts)
9. Ground invasion would be pretty insane.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 02:00 AM
6 hrs ago

Where are they going to attack? The cities are pretty well protected by mountains or desert, they'd run out of supplies before getting anywhere.

It would be as foolish as putin hoofing it to Kiev was. As foolish as the war in Afghanistan was.

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