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Posted on 03/21/2026 8:45:18 AM PDT by shotgun
I watched this last night and was blown away by how stupid it was. It had a good plot but the character portrayal of the military and executive government officials under the stress of nuclear missile launched against the US was horrific. Every one involved from the initial launch detection to the president issuing the go code was so overcome with stress that they couldn't focus and function. Missile commander left his position, SECDEF committed suicide, blah blah blah.
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Obviously throw together quickly to make Trump look incompetent, aloing with out military, because they believe that Iran represnts this kind of incompetncy. The reality thoufh, is that the ifnoring the Ilraian porblem has only steady gotten worse. Iran obtaining nuclear weapons was inccompertent. Trump is doing the right thing, because strong presidents tke care of business, while weak presidents allow the problems to increas in size & scope.
Did not see, but as with almost all media, there is an agenda. Then again, few of us know how we would react to and perform under extreme stress. We are all Chuck Norris in our own minds, but when TSHTF would our actual response lean towards Barney Fife ?
That reminds me of 24 where civil servants could be fired or rehired during a single day of crisis. A more accurate show on that level of personnel action in government would be 24,000 to show the multiple years of bad reviews needed to fire someone. It’s easier to promote a bad employee to a different department to get them out of the boss’s hair.
Interesting. They totally freaked out about one missile. Iran has launched thousands of missiles, many have entered space and come down, just like the movie. So what are the Democrats reaction to “no threat”? They just launched missiles at Diego Garcia that traveled with at least a 4000 km range. I guess stupid people like Senator Murphy or Senator Mark Kelly won’t be happy until one of our cities is nuked (they prefer a red city so they can maintain control over the ashes).
The people who write the scripts have no knowledge of military operations or the people who carry it out.
I’m surprised you could stomach such a stinker to the end. Sometimes, when I’m watching a stinker, I think “This HAS to get better” but it never does. Next thing I know, the credits are rolling and I’m thinking “That was a big waste of time.”
In before: “I threw my TV away in 1985, don’t miss it at all.”
Watched —’The Battle of the Bulge’
Last week. Henry Fonda film so it looked ok, What a Mess ! It even Had a Disclaimer
I search for old Classic DVDs for a buck
How can one strike Out?
That is why I didn't watch a single episode of the West Wing , Madam Secretary or the various productions that had a female president. Obvious attempts to change the culture and normalize Hillary as President.
maybe it was a comedy, they’re laughing at you for watching it. Seriously take it as a joke, better to ridicule than to be offended.
I think that the impact of a single nuclear weapon, if deployed by a minor power (typically N. Korea in a lot of scenarios) is overstated.
When the initial impact location was identified as Cleveland, I told my wife that maybe their pissed at the last few induction classes to the Rock HOF. I mean its just Cleveland...
That’s exactly what I was thinking
1983 Beirut Attacks (Lebanon)
June 25, 1996: Khobar Towers Bombing (Saudi Arabia)
A truck bomb (equivalent to ~20,000 lbs TNT) destroyed the U.S. Air Force housing complex in Dhahran. It killed 19 U.S. airmen and wounded nearly 500 (including Saudis and others). U.S. federal courts ruled Iran and Hezbollah directly responsible; the IRGC provided explosives, training, and direction through Saudi Hezbollah (Hezbollah al-Hejaz). FBI Director Louis Freeh and later rulings confirmed senior Iranian officials, including possibly Supreme Leader Khamenei, authorized it.
1994 AMIA Bombing (Argentina)
Iran-directed Hezbollah suicide bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires killed 85 people (mostly Argentine Jews) and injured 300+. Argentine prosecutors and courts ruled Iran (via IRGC) planned it with Hezbollah execution.
2003–2011 Iraq Campaign
Iranian-backed Shia militias (Kataib Hezbollah, Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, etc., trained/armed by IRGC-Quds Force) killed at least 603–608 U.S. troops (~1 in 6 U.S. combat deaths in Iraq) using EFPs (explosively formed penetrators), IEDs, and rockets. The Pentagon attributed this directly to Iranian support.
January 8, 2020: Iranian Missile Attack on Al-Asad Air Base (Iraq)
Iran directly fired over a dozen ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in retaliation for the Soleimani strike. It caused traumatic brain injuries to over 100 U.S. troops (no deaths, but significant injuries).
Post-October 7, 2023 Wave (Ongoing Proxy Escalation)
Iran coordinated or enabled its "Axis of Resistance":
Additional Context on the Pattern
These span 45+ years and include direct Iranian actions (e.g., 2020 missiles, 2024 strikes on Israel) plus proxy operations for "plausible deniability." U.S. designations call Iran the world's top state sponsor of terrorism since 1984. Even during lulls, the infrastructure (weapons transfers, training camps, funding) remains—enabling rapid reactivation, as seen post-Oct 7. Federal courts have held Iran liable in multiple cases (Khobar, Beirut).
This history and ongoing capability show why claims of "no imminent threat" are contradicted by the facts: Iran and its network retain the intent and means to strike U.S. forces, allies, and interests at a time of its choosing.
Yeah, and that all of our military equipment failed from the launch detection radar and the 2 ground interception missiles. Then the decision not to launch any other missiles at it when they still had plenty of time.
Elitist television is aimed at the same elites who bash the President and push leftist activism
This reaction is exactly what I am talking about.
The cost of a preventative war is not zero. How high it's going to be, none of us know, yet. On the low end, it's not that big of a deal (except for US combat deaths), but on the high end, it's pretty big.
The cost of a single nuclear strike on the US is high - it would be really, really bad.
But the PROBABILITY of that strike is the issue.
If the probability of an (unprovoked) strike on the US is near-zero (which it is), then any cost of preventative war can be too high.
lol
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