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After the first shots are fired, the "fog of war" ensues making all the lofty plans obsolete. (Original Post) Swede 10 hrs ago OP
Not when your goal is choas, wreckage, and vandalism, LuvLoogie 10 hrs ago #1
You're assuming there is a plan Sailingdiver 10 hrs ago #2
It's just frightening Johnny2X2X 10 hrs ago #5
Old School OC375 10 hrs ago #3
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face C_U_L8R 10 hrs ago #4
Another version: no plan survives the first contact with the enemy. enough 9 hrs ago #7
no battle plans survive contact. nt Javaman 10 hrs ago #6
We're in unprecedented Blue_Roses 9 hrs ago #8

LuvLoogie

(8,749 posts)
1. Not when your goal is choas, wreckage, and vandalism,
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:10 AM
10 hrs ago

Leveraged with the myriad bigotries of the American people.

Pretty fucking efficient if you ask me.

This is like global warming. We reached the tipping point a while back, and we are in denial about it.

Sailingdiver

(357 posts)
2. You're assuming there is a plan
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:15 AM
10 hrs ago

I don't see this gang of idiots even has a concept of a plan.

Johnny2X2X

(23,975 posts)
5. It's just frightening
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:41 AM
10 hrs ago

It's obvious we don't have a plan, all we can realistically hope for is that Israel's plan benefits us somehow in the end, because Israel surely has a plan for what is happening.

OC375

(658 posts)
3. Old School
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:27 AM
10 hrs ago

Kill your enemies and break all their stuff. That’s the extent of it I think.

C_U_L8R

(49,245 posts)
4. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:36 AM
10 hrs ago

…. wise words of Mike Tyson, who speaks from experience.

Fools and amateurs like Trump and Hegseth are learning the hard way. Shifting the blame only goes so far… when they’re getting punched in the face.

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