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Not Since JFK, Has a President Spit Into the Face of the Globalists, Until Now! (Part 178)-Posted on Patriot Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On April 3, 2026:  

https://patriotcommandcenter.org/profiles/blogs/not-since-jfk-has-a-president-spit-into-the-face-of-the-globa-346

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Are U.S. troops ready to face Iranian drone swarm attacks?-Posted on The Washington Times-By Ben Wolfgang and John T. Seward, The Washington Times-On April 4, 2026:

Ground operations in Iran could put U.S. forces directly in the crosshairs of Iranian drone swarms at a moment when American troops may not have the equipment needed to handle the threat, former defense officials and military analysts say.

Unlike Russian, Ukrainian and even North Korean troops, all of whom have faced down modern drone swarms in Eastern Europe over the last four years, U.S. ground forces have never confronted live enemy drones at scale on the battlefield.

Many of the Pentagon’s most promising counter-drone technologies — from microwaves to lasers and other directed energy weapons — also haven’t had much real-world battlefield experience, raising the prospect of significant U.S. casualties from Iranian drone attacks.

U.S. forces have surged into the Middle East in recent days, even as President Trump has pushed a message that Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. campaign against Iran, is nearing completion.

Significant detachments of U.S. ground troops may be tasked with seizing key Iranian energy infrastructure sites such as Kharg Island, smaller islands in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

American ground forces may also be ordered to remove Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium at locations across the country.

Each of those possible U.S. missions carries major risks, as it’s virtually guaranteed that Iran would respond to any ground incursions by launching waves of drone assaults. 

“If you go ashore, there’s clearly risk to force in the new warfare,” says Mark Montgomery, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Since the war began more than a month ago, Iran has used its drones to target missile radars, planes on airfields and command and control centers across the Persian Gulf that weren’t yet prepared to handle the threat.

Mr. Montgomery, a retired Navy rear admiral and former policy director for the Senate Armed Services Committee, told the April 3 episode of The Washington Times’ Threat Status podcast that U.S. forces may not be entirely ready either. 

“We were not ready for long-range drones, Shaheds,” he said, referring to Iran’s highly effective Shahed drones, which come in several models ranging dramatically in size and range, with the Shahed 136 boasting a range of well over 2,000 miles. 

The biggest problems would likely be Iran’s slate of “suicide” drones that are often deployed in swarms and have proven difficult to counter.

Mr. Montgomery said he fears the U.S. is not fully ready to counter suicide drone attacks in large numbers on the battlefield.

The one-way attack drones have become the norm in modern conflict, with the Russia-Ukraine war highlighting their capability. Iran was an early adopter of the new method of war, switching to bombardments of much cheaper, directed glide-bomb style drones that can be produced quickly and at scale. 

Despite massive investments in promising counter-drone technology, the U.S. and its Gulf allies have, over the past five weeks, relied heavily on traditional, expensive munitions to counter cheap drones.

It’s not entirely clear what specific counter-drone capabilities would be deployed directly with individual ground units operating deep inside Iranian territory. 

‘A disaster waiting to happen’

The Trump administration has cast its recent military action in Venezuela, during which U.S. special forces captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as a model for modern operations.

But that mission, which the administration called an overwhelming success, was over in less than three hours. 

Any operation in Iran would be more difficult, analysts say, because troops would have to take and hold terrain for days, perhaps even weeks. That would give the Iranian military time to scout positions, identify any weaknesses in American capabilities and plan waves of drone attacks against U.S. troops.

“If they’ve got 100 Shaheds coming at them, how are they going to deal with that?” said Jim Townsend, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy.

“If they let 10 of them through, it will cause mass casualties. It’s a disaster waiting to happen,” Mr. Townsend, now a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, told The Times in an interview. “The percentage of this going really well is about 10%.”

That description, while a hypothetical, is already a worst-case scenario that’s played out on a battlefield some 1,400 miles northwest of Iran.

In Ukraine, drone swarms have become a coordinated option to destroy a target.

Mr. Townsend pointed to videos that have circulated on social media in recent years showing North Korean troops, who fought alongside Russian forces, running from Ukrainian drone swarm attacks.

Those North Korean units appeared to have not been trained to deal with the threat and lacked the necessary counter-drone capabilities to combat it. 

“The nightmare is the photos of the North Koreans when they first had to deal with drone swarms [in Ukraine],” Mr. Townsend said. “Running and turning to shoot at them while they’re being hunted down by the drones. That’s what we’d be facing: U.S. Marines being chased by drones.”

The U.S. and Israel have aggressively targeted Iran’s drone stockpiles over the past five weeks. It’s unclear how badly degraded Iran’s drone capabilities truly are, but before the conflict, the Islamic republic was the region’s leader in the field.

A 2024 U.S. Institute of Peace analysis said that Iran had at least 10 different models of suicide drone in its arsenal.

Relatively small models, such as the long-range Shahed 136, can carry about 100 pounds of explosives. One of the smallest, the Meraj-521, carries only 6 pounds of explosives but is tough to shoot down because of its small size and quiet motor. Some of the largest models, such as Iran’s Arash series, can carry nearly 600 pounds of explosives and travel over 1,200 miles.

Tehran produced those drones by the thousands. Its models were so effective that Russia relied on them heavily for its war in Ukraine and now produces its own versions of the Shahed inside Russia. 

Iran also has another dozen combat and surveillance drones models, including its Shahed 149, which can reportedly carry up to 12 precision-guided bombs. 

Weighing the risks


One government official who spoke on condition of anonymity with The Times said
Mr. Trump has been briefed on casualty projections for different ground operations in the region.

Analysts outside the government say the potential for U.S. casualties is a major concern for the administration.

Jonathan Hackett, a former special operations capabilities specialist and Marine, now a military special operations analyst, notes the complexity of a possible mission to take Kharg Island, the main island port for 90% of Iran’s oil export business.

In an interview, Mr. Hackett pointed to how much manpower would be at risk.

Both of the Marine Expeditionary Units currently in the region, as well as major elements of the Army’s 82nd Airborne, would be needed to take the island, he said. 

The catch is that the Marine units are not designed for sustained operations holding territory. And analysts do not believe the units currently have equipment that would enable them to protect themselves against drone swarms.



“Once you touch the beachhead, you’re a fixed point, for artillery, for any kind of close and direct fire or these modern weapons,” said Mr. Hackett. “Completely exposed.”

Controlling any operations in the air would, in theory, decrease that risk. 

But that could be difficult.

On the Threat Status podcast, Mr. Montgomery said a ground operation would effectively end the broader air campaign against Iran and would instead force the U.S. to focus most of its assets on protecting the ground troops.

Furthermore, the use of troops would push assets toward a single fixed point amid an already dangerous fight in the sky, as evidenced by Iran’s recent downing of a U.S. F-15E fighter jet.

“If you put troops ashore, I don’t think people understand that with the current buildup size we’re at, that would pull the airpower and maritime power to wherever those forces were,” said Mr. Montgomery. “It would become the only line of effort. And we’re supposedly working five or six lines of effort right now.”

Countering Iranian missiles, destroying drone manufacturing facilities, destroying air defense capabilities, strikes on Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps leadership and nuclear facilities — all of those could immediately take a backseat to protecting U.S. personnel.

Such calculations are under deliberation at the highest levels of the U.S. government.

“Is the U.S. domestically willing to accept that level of sacrifice to open up an oil strait that they force-closed themselves?” asked Mr. Hackett, referring to the Strait of Hormuz. “That’s a very important question that the president is trying to go through right now.”

Michael Knights, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy who has spent decades studying the region, said any option that would tie U.S. troops to the landscape could become disastrous.

Even if the U.S. were able to spread across much of the Iranian coastline, they would be fighting with their backs to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

Mr. Knights described it as a potential standoff campaign, where direct engagement would favor U.S. troops, so Iran would instead use drones and missiles to harass American forces and cause sudden mass casualty events.


“The Iranians are probably smart enough to let us go sit on the southern coastline or at a nuclear facility and then bombard the s—- out of us,” Mr. Knights said. “They’re not stupid. They’re patient, cold-blooded.”

Source Link:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/4/us-troops-ready-face-iranian-drone-swarm-attacks/

Two US Planes Were Shot Down in Iran Yesterday, One Pilot Is Still Missing!-Posted on Townhall-By Matt Vespa-On April 4, 2026:

Yesterday, a US fighter jet was shot down in Iran. One pilot was rescued, but the second is still missing. The aircraft involved was an F-15. The rescue effort also ran into trouble, with an A-10 Warthog taking fire, leading to its pilot ejecting over the Persian Gulf (via CBS News): 

“A U.S. F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran on Friday, and one crew member from the plane was later rescued by American forces, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News.   

The F-15E is flown by a two-member crew, and the search for the second crew member, a weapons system officer, is continuing, two U.S. officials said.  

The jet was shot down by Iranian forces, the officials said, and the combat rescue mission ensued shortly after. An A-10 Warthog was part of the search and rescue mission when it took fire and was damaged. The Warthog pilot ejected over the Persian Gulf and was successfully recovered, according to the officials. 

Two helicopters also took part in the search and rescue mission and successfully retrieved the F-15E pilot who had ejected, officials said. The helicopter carrying the recovered pilot was hit by small arms fire, wounding crew members on board, according to the officials, who said the helicopter landed safely. All service members are receiving initial medical treatment and will be transported for further medical care.”

The second pilot from the F-15 remains missing. 

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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/04/04/two-us-planes-were-shot-down-in-iran-yesterday-one-pilot-is-still-missing-n2673906

Ships Making It Through Strait Raise Another Big Question on France, May Expose Cracks in Iran Effort!-Posted on RedState-By Nick Arama-On n April 3, 2026:

https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/04/03/some-ships-make-it-through-strait-including-france-n2200938

Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to open Strait of Hormuz!-Posted on The Washington Times-By Mary McCue Bell, The Washington Times-On April 4, 2026:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/4/trump-gives-iran-48-hour-ultimatum-open-strait-hormuz/

Why the NYT Had to Issue a Monster Correction for This Piece About Trump and NATO!-Posted on Townhall-By Matt Vespa-On April 3, 2026:

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/04/03/why-the-nyt-had-to-issue-a-monster-correction-for-this-piece-about-trump-and-nato-n2673908

Air Force base bomb suspects benefited from birthright citizenship, says DHS!-Posted on The Washington Times-By Susan Ferrechio, The Washington Times-On April 3, 2026:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/3/air-force-base-bomb-suspects-benefited-birthright-citizenship-dhs/ 

Gingrich Corners Senate GOP on 'Totally Inappropriate' Section of DHS Bill!-Posted on The Western Journal-By Mariane Angela-On April 4, 2026:

https://www.westernjournal.com/newt-gingrich-asks-senate-gop-put-totally-inappropriate-section-dhs-bill/

Markwayne Mullin has started making policy changes at DHS!-Posted on Archyde-By James Carter, Senior News Editor-On April 3, 2026:

https://www.archyde.com/markwayne-mullin-has-started-making-policy-changes-at-dhs-some-gop-lawmakers-want-him-to-do-more/

TSA sharing passenger data with ICE draws opposition. What to know. The Trump administration has previously sought to use IRS tax data to identify people it suspects of being undocumented!-Posted on USA TODAY-By Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY-On April 4, 2026:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/04/04/tsa-passenger-data-immigration-enforcement-ice/89430756007/

Nine-Year Bid-Rigging Plot Inflated US Air Force Contracts by $37 Million!-Posted on Townhall-By Scott McClallen-On April 3, 2026:

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/04/03/nine-year-bid-rigging-plot-drains-37-million-from-us-air-force-contracts-n2673871

Trump makes California the new Ground Zero in blue-state fraud sweep!-Posted on The Washington Times-By Susan Ferrechio, The Washington Times-On April 3, 2026:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/3/trump-makes-california-new-ground-zero-blue-state-fraud-sweep/

Human Trafficking Sting Nets 18 Arrests in Tallahassee, Florida. The remaining 16 were arrested on solicitation charges, with investigators specifically targeting buyers—what authorities described as the demand that drives exploitation!-Posted on NTD-By Rudy Blalock-On April 2, 2026:

https://www.ntd.com/human-trafficking-sting-nets-18-arrests-in-tallahassee-florida_1136470.html

Belarus Bans Promotion of LGBT Ideology, Pedophilia, and Childlessness. The country decriminalized homosexuality in 1994 but does not recognize gay marriage!-Posted on The Epoch Times-By Rachel Roberts-On April 3, 2026:

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/belarus-bans-promotion-of-lgbt-ideology-pedophilia-and-childlessness-6007628

Two Men Burned Down Catholic Church In Revenge Plot Ahead Of Holy Week, DOJ Announces!-Posted on The Daily Caller-By Alexis Lapp, Contributor-On April 3, 2026:

https://dailycaller.com/2026/04/03/louisiana-catholic-church-arson-holy-week-good-friday-theft/

Hegseth Slammed for Barring Catholics From Good Friday Religious Services - There's Just One Tiny Problem!-Posted on RedState-By streiff-On n April 3, 2026:

https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/04/03/hegseth-slammed-for-barring-catholics-from-good-friday-religious-services-there-is-just-one-tiny-problem-n2200939

Acting Attorney General Blanche Rejects Speculation About Bondi’s Departure. ‘A lot of what you just said about what happened to the attorney general is simply not true,’ he told Fox News!-Posted on The Epoch Times-By Jack Phillips, Breaking News Reporter-On April 3, 2026:

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/acting-attorney-general-blanche-rejects-speculation-about-bondis-departure-6007731

Todd Blanche: ActBlue Allegations a 'Priority' of New DOJ!-Posted on Townhall-By Scott McClallen-On April 2, 2026:

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/04/02/todd-blanche-actblue-allegations-a-priority-of-new-doj-n2673898

Video: Trump just PULLED THE PLUG!-Posted on Rumble.com-By MattMorseTV-On April 3, 2026:

https://rumble.com/v780xc4-trump-just-pulled-the-plug..html

Wait, Maine's Nazi-Tattooed Dem Senate Candidate Hosted a Passover Seder?-Posted on Townhall-By Matt Vespa-On April 4, 2026:

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/04/04/wait-maines-nazi-tattooed-dem-senate-candidate-hosted-a-passover-seder-n2673905

Chuck Schumer Is In Worse Trouble With His Party Than We Thought!-Posted on Townhall-By Jeff Charles-On April 3, 2026:

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/04/03/democratic-candidates-refuse-to-back-chuck-schumer-n2673879

Two illegal immigrants in Florida plead guilty to voting in U.S. elections!-Posted on The Washington Times-By Stephen Dinan, The Washington Times-On April 3, 2026:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/3/two-illegal-immigrants-florida-plead-guilty-voting-us-elections/

Video: Artemis II Returns Striking Images of Earth From Space. Highlighted images returned by Orion’s onboard cameras include one captured through a window showing the Earth receding and twin auroras visible on opposite edges of the planet!-Posted on NTD-By Juliette Fairley-On April 3, 2026:

https://www.ntd.com/artemis-ii-returns-striking-images-of-earth-from-space_1136656.html

Note:  I believe that the disturbing information revealed on the above recent articles, videos, podcast and substacks relates to and/or further supports the disturbing information contained on my following blog from the recent past, which revealed that the Democrats are allegedly using the same intelligence tools that were previously used to destabilize other countries around the world to destabilize America from within-You Decide:

Not Since JFK, Has a President Spit Into the Face of the Globalists, Until Now! (Part 19)-Posted on Patriot Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On November 16, 2024:

https://patriotcommandcenter.org/profiles/blogs/not-since-jfk-has-a-president-spit-into-the-face-of-the-global-16

Note:  I believe that the extremely disturbing information revealed on the above recent thought-provoking articles, videos, podcast and substacks relates to and/or further supports the disturbing information revealed on my following blogs from the recent past-You Decide:

Letter to our NM U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan-Grisham (re: Shadow Party’s alleged agenda to take down America)!-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On February 13, 2015:

https://patriotcommandcenter.org/profiles/blogs/letter-to-our-nm-u-s-representative-michelle-lujan-grisham-re-3

Follow-up Letter to NM Governor Michelle Lujan Gresham (Re: Taking down of America from within!)-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On October 30, 2020:

https://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/follow-up-letter-to-nm-governor-michelle-lujan-grisham-re-taking- 

Follow-up Letter to NM U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (Re: Taking down of America from within!)-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On October 30, 2020:

https://teapartyorg.ning.com/profiles/blogs/follow-up-letter-to-nm-u-s-senator-martin-heinrich-re-taking-down 

Obama: Submit to Globalism or Face War, Death, Destruction!-Posted on Tea Party Command Center-By Jake Martinez-On November 16, 2016:

http://teapartyorg.ning.com/forum/topics/obama-submit-to-globalism-or-face-war-death-destruction

“Global Governance”: Communists, Globalists All In on World Government!-Posted on The New American-By William F. Jasper-On November 20, 2025:

https://thenewamerican.com/world-news/global-governance-communists-globalists-all-in-on-world-government/

Note: I believe that the extremely disturbing information revealed on the above thought-provoking articles, videos, podcast and substacks, along with my blogs from the recent past relates to and/or further supports my following blogs from the recent past-You Decide: