Michael Charities

Luv my country like my hat

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@BarackObama @MichelleObama @ObamaFoundation This is super beautiful!

Is it a coincidence that Nigerian artists have now created the two biggest Obama masterpieces (1st was Kehinde Wiley)?

Nigeria to the WORLD!

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@gmltony The "Lagos" here is Lagos Island.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@yabaleftonline A lot of influencers here are bankrolled by this evil government. I am not surprised.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@otpcapalot @mazitundeednut @theverydarkman @Akademiks @WORLDSTAR @TheShadeRoom These same rascals stopped me at the exact same spot in an Uber. Insanity!

Imagine leaving the driver to search the passenger who isn’t even responsible for the vehicle being stopped.

I came down and displayed my ID card. They said they weren’t looking for people like me. 😅

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@MarioNawfal Your reporting has been very balanced. I use your page to gauge how the war is going.

I don’t think you are either of the options.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@Arkasiraee Really good take.

[Ammanichanda @Arkasiraee]

🇺🇸🇮🇷What just played out in that F-15 pilot recovery is not a one-off incident, it’s a live simulation of what a ground war in Iran actually looks like under real conditions.

To extract just two pilots, the U.S. had to deploy a full Combat Search and Rescue stack under hostile fire, and still ended up losing three aircraft in the process:-

2 × C-130 Hercules → $70M each → $140M
1 × A-10 Warthog → $80M
→ $220 million burned for a single recovery mission
And even then, reports indicate injuries among U.S. personnel, extended extraction timelines, and degraded operational control during the mission.
Now scale that.

Iran is not Iraq. It is not Afghanistan.

It is a topographically complex battlespace:-

Mountain ranges exceeding 5,000 meters (Zagros, Alborz)

Narrow valleys, chokepoints, and limited mechanized mobility corridors

Dense urban clusters mixed with hardened underground infrastructure

Pre-surveyed artillery zones and missile coverage across key entry points
This creates a battlefield where air superiority does not automatically translate into ground dominance. Every movement becomes predictable, channelized, and exposed.
At the same time, Iran’s doctrine is built around asymmetric denial:-
Layered SAM systems (short, medium, infrared-guided)

Extensive MANPADS distribution targeting low-altitude aircraft

Ballistic missile saturation against forward bases and logistics hubs

Swarm drones and loitering munitions targeting supply chains
Deep integration of IRGC units with terrain familiarity and decentralized command
Now imagine not two pilots, but hundreds or thousands of troops inserted into this environment.
Extraction becomes exponentially harder
Casualty evacuation chains break down under fire
Airlift corridors become contested

Logistics convoys become high-probability targets

Every resupply mission turns into a risk event
This is where the economics and the human cost converge.
A full-scale ground invasion of Iran is not a $100 billion operation.
It is almost certainly a $1 trillion+ multi-year money pit:-
Continuous deployment of carrier strike groups, ISR networks, and air wings

Massive consumption of precision munitions, air defense interceptors, and fuel

Replacement of high-end platforms lost in contested airspace

Long-term occupation, stabilization, and reconstruction costs

All of this while the United States is already carrying $39 trillion in national debt, and currently burning $3 billion per day in active war operations.
And then comes the part that cannot be modeled away:-
Human cost.
Thousands of casualties in high-intensity combat

Limited evacuation windows in contested terrain

Prolonged engagements in urban and mountainous warfare

Body bag numbers rising at a rate the public has not seen in decades

The F-15 rescue operation wasn’t just a mission. It was a warning shot in operational terms.

If the U.S. puts boots on the ground in Iran, this does not scale linearly, it breaks exponentially.

Financially, logistically, and militarily, this is a war that cannot be clean, cannot be quick, and cannot be cheap.

And at this point, the real question is no longer capability.

It is whether the United States can afford the cost of proving it.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

I don’t think the US prepared for the level of resilience we are seeing from the Iranians.

It’s a very unnecessary war.

The regime was already crumbling under economic pressure. This war has given them a lifeline. Diplomacy will forever be cheaper and more effective than the use of force.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@MarioNawfal The destruction of civilian infrastructure doesn’t speak well of the US.

This is America, the leader of the free world committing war crimes.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@timxdesign Congratulations. I celebrate with you.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@FabsTola Without makeup is way more gorgeous. I don't think ladies understand how makeup makes them look so generic.

Makeup makes women look the same.

Ladies are naturally beautiful and each face has its own uniqueness and features.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@InvincibleHQ This is Oscar worthy!

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

Nolan still has the look of someone who is hiding something. I feel there’s still something he isn’t sharing.

#Invincible

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

Invincible S4 EP5 is about the most gory thing I’ve seen on television. Omo!

Go back home Oliver!

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@yabaleftonline Look at the time stamps—no African dad types that fast. Engagement farming.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@crystal_kizor This is so beautiful!

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@SirJarus I guess “abroad photo” is a myth then. Both images are clean.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@SeromoOkito @pst_iren You’d need to abandon your faith to seek those privileges. Involves a lot of dirty dealings if your conscience can carry it.

No money is worth your conscience and peace of mind.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@NigeriaStories I’d happily pick 1D. That’s a gem with so much to learn from.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@pst_iren The guy has a track record of killing viable competition too, through government policy.

Baba is also a slave-master when it comes to how he treats employees. The conditions working in any of his companies are hellish.

[Michael Charities @mikecharities]

@pst_iren Pastey, the 1B guy thrives STRICTLY on government privilege.

At least in my industry, I know that he gets away with a lot. He pays next to nothing for a key commodity he gets for a very crucial business. He doesn’t pay his contributions for a company he co-owns with the FG. 🤐