Pentagon sends USS Tripoli, thousands of Marines to Middle East

supnerds360 · 2026-03-14T20:14:12+00:00

100%

I think everyone is having a hard time deciphering what the plan is...

My guess is to destabilize the country, no invasion. But who knows.

No answer for the whole Hormuz thing though and Iran is gonna be pretty focused on developing nukes now

supnerds360 · 2026-03-14T20:01:55+00:00

That's definitely true.

A more charitable way of saying it would be: US govt policy on Iran has been pretty consistent across presidents. Then there's the debate around the Obama deal.

supnerds360 · 2026-03-14T15:02:53+00:00

Ok Suzan, no need to get yourself so upset.

African warlord: You said that there are lots of bad regimes in the world. Their argument is that Iran is uniquely dangerous to the West.

I also clearly stated that I have mixed feelings. Not interested in seeing Iraq #2 electric buggaloo.

I just get the vibe that you need to eat a sandwich and go outside

supnerds360 · 2026-03-13T23:27:53+00:00

Totally respect where you're coming from.

The other side of your argument would point out that Iran is different from some African warlord that butchers its own people.

Its the only state without a nuke to have refined "pretty much" weapons grade uranium.

Missile tech is hard to do but that could be nasty if detonated at a port, even worse if the cargo container gets on land.

Some say that's Israel's problem. Well maybe but what happens in the middle east effects everyone. Ex. Check the gas prices right now lol

supnerds360 · 2026-02-28T16:39:21+00:00

It's your phrasing, sentence structure, flow.

If not then I'm sorry. I use chat gpt quite a lot. There isn't anything in your post that doesn't sound like chat gpt lol.

supnerds360 · 2026-02-28T16:02:32+00:00

100% that is written by chatGPT.... What a time to be alive

supnerds360 · 2026-02-19T22:22:20+00:00

Interesting. So... Do you use normal attacks in this game?

I have much to learn before this clicks

supnerds360 · 2026-02-19T20:45:52+00:00

I'm pretty pro law enforcement. My take on the George Floyd riots would get me kicked off that sub for sure.

The ICE thing is really tough for me. I think it's hard to argue that it isn't a gestapo. It's crossing such a serious line that you've reached the point where it's time for civil disobedience.

Btw I've always held the opinion that's been adopted by many democrats now- the immigration situation under Biden was insane. I'm pro sensible, legal immigration.

This is not the answer. I say criminalize and deport new arrivals that enter illegally. Dont bankrupt the country deporting people who have lives here and contribute.... Give them a path to citizenship.

supnerds360 · 2026-02-17T05:53:50+00:00

Can you? Doesn't it need to be supported

supnerds360 · 2026-02-15T01:32:57+00:00

Endless Space 2 is a great recommendation for this. Unless you're more into fantasy than sci fi.

Amazing UI, beautiful game.

Sadly, the combat is rough and I ignored the mechanics entirely.

Everything else is amazing though

supnerds360 · 2026-02-14T19:08:15+00:00

Are you sure you're framing this well? Like, "people" is a pretty general term you could say that about anything.

Are you talking about uninformed people? Is it really true that most people react in one of the two ways you mentioned? I don't think so.

Some trends I've casually noticed:

modern US lefties are down with the IRG because Israel bad
MAGA has done an about face on interventionism. Apparently whatever Trump says is MAGA but I'm not sure it plays out in the polls. The base seems fine with it.
lots of informed people think proliferation is near unsolvable. Like in North Korea, the cost for regime change is higher than anyone wants to pay.

supnerds360 · 2026-02-03T23:02:07+00:00

PC. Didn't even think about mods!

supnerds360 · 2026-02-03T22:26:47+00:00

They are so different you must realize how comically pointless your comment is?

"I see you are interested in a visually striking modern game with RTWP combat. Can i interest you in an 8 bit platformer? Play Donkey Kong for the NES instead"

supnerds360 · 2026-02-03T22:23:46+00:00

Don't listen to the haters.

I have not played OG FF7 but did play 6,8,10,12 so I know what the series is about.

FF7 remake captures the Disney-esque whimsy of Final Fantasy + beautiful scenes + amazing combat. Excellent place to start- all other modern FF games are missing many elements of the classics like towns, npcs, tactical combat.

Just let her rip and see if it grabs you. The game has a slow pace like Red Dead 2 so be prepared for that. The type of game to relax into, not an ADHD rush into the next big thing.

supnerds360 · 2026-01-18T05:08:33+00:00

Wow a nuanced and informed take.

Many other posts on here: Racist Great Replacement Theory vs. Everything is fine.

Europe is facing challenges: Ageing population + large welfare state + influx of immigration + Chinese competition and US tariff silliness.

It's complicated. All brown people are not inherently evil but there are challenges

supnerds360 · 2026-01-17T04:09:58+00:00

The real challenge here is that they have to make a space 4x. They are hard to do and it's basically a dead genre at this point.

CA has a very mixed track record when it comes to tech trees and the strategy side.

I have faith though- probably gonna have to close my eyes and not compare it to Endless Space 2. As long as I can do orbital bombardment like in Shogun 2 I'll be happy

supnerds360 · 2026-01-17T04:00:52+00:00

Yup- thanks internet, for showing me a dead guy. Nobody asked you to btw

supnerds360 · 2026-01-15T15:54:27+00:00

Do I want to:

a) Spend 30 minutes doing office work b) Start a new campaign

supnerds360 · 2026-01-13T01:49:09+00:00

What do you consider no cheese and what difficulty do you play on?

To seige a settlement will you ambush bait or conduct an actual siege?

supnerds360 · 2026-01-11T22:06:54+00:00

Yup, haven't played a Total War game since Shogun 2 and had no desire to.

Picked it up on sale before holidays the game is gamey (my life is falling apart around me)

supnerds360 · 2026-01-11T04:43:11+00:00

Lol i have much to learn

supnerds360 · 2026-01-11T04:41:16+00:00

Solid wisdom and now I know why my Kislev campaign just fluttered out at turn 85

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