Pentagon considering renaming Iran war ‘Sledgehammer’ if ceasefire collapses

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-considering-re-naming-iran-war-sledgehammer-ceasefire-collaps-rcna344630

Such middle school energy

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ZeroCool@piefed.ca · 28 pts · 109d

I wonder how much time Pete Hegseth spends every day scribbling down ideas for "badass" names in a composition notebook like a bored teenager daydreaming about starting a rock band.

froh42@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 109d (2 replies)

A very appropriate name given the sheer. amount of strategic planning.

Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

Klear@piefed.world · 5 pts · 109d

I'd take Sledge over Trump as a president any day. Hell, he was the president in The Sentinel.

Sualtam@lemmus.org · 2 pts · 108d

Very appropriate since idiots tend to hurt themselves with it.

boydster@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 109d

Operation 'Danger Zone' coming 60 days later

treehugger6@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 109d (7 replies)
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Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 10 pts · 109d (6 replies)

Worse. In Stellaris you have to declare a reason for war.

captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 109d (3 replies)

In civ a casus belli is only important diplomatically

I should check out of life for a few weeks of civ again…

Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 108d (2 replies)

So you can just attack at anytime without a checkbox saying why?

captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 108d (1 reply)

Yeah it's declaring a surprise war. You also don't give a reason for denouncing (which you have to do 10 turns before you're allowed to declare a formal war, assuming no cassus belli)

Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 107d

Ah I see the difference is every war in stellaris is a "surprise war" you just have to declare why so you can establish exit end goals. For example stealing relic or purging the xenon from the galaxy (on side still alive)

vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 109d (1 reply)

The number of times I've declared war on countries to reduce the lag in paradox games is astounding. My reasoning may be meta but at least it makes sense.

Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 108d

Lol imagine that as checkbox.

Liberation Claims Purge to reduce lag Subjugation

Late2TheParty@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 109d (1 reply)

Peter Gabriel should sue!

funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 108d

man such a banger of a song with a great music video.

nolannice@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 109d

Tom from Tom and Jerry swinging a sledgehammer at a tire and it bouncing back to hit him in the face

Fribbizz@feddit.org · 5 pts · 108d

They'll probably try to argue the war powers act "clock" resets with the name change: look, totally different operation, we have another 90 days... And if they get away with it, expect a new stupid name regularly.

Buffalox@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 109d

Don't bring a sledge hammer to a drone fight. 😜

They might as well call it: Operation Completely Out Of Touch.