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Netanyahu says revolution in Iran will require ‘ground component’ to war
The Hill ^ | 03/20/26 11:39 AM ET | by Ryan Mancini

Posted on 03/20/2026 12:20:19 PM PDT by RandFan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that overthrowing Iran’s regime will require a “ground component” along with a revolution, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with the Middle Eastern country nears the start of its fourth week.

“It is often said that you can’t win –– you can’t do revolutions from the air, that is true,” Netanyahu said in a press conference in Jerusalem. “You can’t do it only from there, you can do a lot of things from the air and we’re doing –– but there has to be a ground component, as well.

“There are many possibilities for this ground component, and I take the liberty of not sharing with you all those possibilities,” he added.

The prime minister said the Iranian people must “rise to the moment” before claiming that Israel and the U.S. can create those conditions, “but they have to, you know, they have to exploit those conditions at a certain point.”

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Guess what, Freepers? He has young Americans in mind for this role.

Send Lindsey Graham and Mark Levin.

1 posted on 03/20/2026 12:20:19 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Sure he does. You know that how?


2 posted on 03/20/2026 12:22:25 PM PDT by lp boonie (Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment)
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To: lp boonie

Who else is going to do it


3 posted on 03/20/2026 12:22:52 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

I know it won’t be the UK because they have no army.


4 posted on 03/20/2026 12:23:46 PM PDT by ChuckHam
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To: RandFan

Does your vote or mine matter anymore?

Everything this guy wants from us happens consistently, so I guess it’s a done deal


5 posted on 03/20/2026 12:25:20 PM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: All

That’s up to the Iranian people


6 posted on 03/20/2026 12:25:41 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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“It is often said that you can’t win –– you can’t do revolutions from the air, that is true,”

Well, then. I guess either Israel is going to send ground troops to Iran or there will be no revolution.

7 posted on 03/20/2026 12:26:47 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: escapefromboston; Alberta's Child; irishjuggler

Send the chickenhawks before you send your sons and daughters

That’s all I’m saying. It would be better in my opinion


8 posted on 03/20/2026 12:28:24 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: lp boonie

I’m withholding judgement until I can view, read, or hear a full comment.


9 posted on 03/20/2026 12:29:57 PM PDT by Antihero101607
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Who else is going to do it

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain all maintain their own ground forces.

10 posted on 03/20/2026 12:30:02 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: RandFan

Air drop weapons to the masses. CIA has proven they are good at this over the last 50 years or so... No boots on the ground ever.


11 posted on 03/20/2026 12:31:06 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: RandFan

I want those two cowards on the front lines


12 posted on 03/20/2026 12:31:21 PM PDT by Longdriver69
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To: FreeReign

They wouldnt last 5 minutes and they wont be sending anyone to that meat grinder neither will Israel.

He has Americans in mind.


13 posted on 03/20/2026 12:31:46 PM PDT by RandFan
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I think we are going to have to do for the Iranian people what France did for us during our Revolution...we are going to have to given them some aid, some weapons, and logistical support, and some basic combat training, or our efforts will be for naught!


14 posted on 03/20/2026 12:32:12 PM PDT by mdmathis6 (A horrible historic indictment: Biden Democrats plunging us into Ukraine wars to hide their crimes!)
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To: RandFan

Really, where does he say that?

The ground component already in play are Iranians, specifically, the entire Iranian Regular Army or Artesh, which is essentially untouched from the troops to the head generals.

And unloved by the mullahs.


15 posted on 03/20/2026 12:32:44 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: MeanWestTexan

I didn’t quote him just implying . Who do you think will end up going.

We will see...

But I firmly believe those who call for it should be first in line to ‘serve’


16 posted on 03/20/2026 12:35:33 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: Mount Athos

If you give nine figure donations like Miriam Adelson then your opinion counts.

Normal folks like us just get the boot on our face.


17 posted on 03/20/2026 12:37:58 PM PDT by cgbg (The definition of outstanding propaganda is when almost everybody believes the same lies.)
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To: Longdriver69

“I want those two cowards on the front lines”

You can say quite a lot of negative things about Bibi, most of which I’d probably agree, but calling him a coward is inaccurate.

He served as squad commander within Sayeret Matkal, which is essentially the Israel version of the British SAS or the American Delta Force (1st SFOD-D).

He saw his share of combat and was wounded.


18 posted on 03/20/2026 12:38:59 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: MeanWestTexan

well.

“There are many possibilities for this ground component, and I take the liberty of not sharing with you all those possibilities,” he added

See how easy that was…we don’t know and saying anything would be speculation. Why not just wait for the facts before talking. Frankly if our guys were in the mix that’s ok as long as we go in with the single idea of killing the enemy. Once done we leave in an organized manner without lingering.


19 posted on 03/20/2026 12:39:14 PM PDT by 556x45
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There you go. Our president has spoken. Get to it.


20 posted on 03/20/2026 12:39:20 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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