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3. Why does the DoE have anything to do with escorting tankers?

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Thu Mar 12, 2026, 09:13 AM

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This guy is covering for Kegsbreath an the toddler who would be king.

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Energy Secretary Wright says U.S. 'not ready' to escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz yet [View all] BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago OP

Gosh, it's like you can't believe anything Trump says. tanyev 18 hrs ago #1

The Navy has 76 operational Destroyers EX500rider 18 hrs ago #2

Enough unless the Iranians launch a mass drone swarm and the ship runs out of ammunition before the flashman13 14 hrs ago #12

Wait another week or two other countries wil be stepping into escort their own tankers EX500rider 14 hrs ago #14

No they won't. The military situation is the same for everyone. Iran owns the Straits of Hormuz. flashman13 13 hrs ago #20

" No they won't." Pakistan already announced they are EX500rider 12 hrs ago #22

There are two possibilities here. They have already cut a deal with Iran or their ships will be sunk. flashman13 11 hrs ago #31

Or Iran will add one more country they are at war with EX500rider 11 hrs ago #32

"The reality is that none of those 76 destroyers are available." They can be. EX500rider 12 hrs ago #24

So your answer is to provide more targets. Numbers and brute force can not negate the defensive flashman13 10 hrs ago #37

They can also create distance at the narrowst place the straight is 21 Mi wide but the channel runs down the middle EX500rider 10 hrs ago #38

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Yeah I don't need your permission or approval to post on subjects EX500rider 6 hrs ago #45

Nonsense henbuck 11 hrs ago #34

Why does the DoE have anything to do with escorting tankers? Hugin 17 hrs ago #3

Wouldn't be the 1st time EX500rider 12 hrs ago #23

This was posted earlier by someone else but it's an amazing watch, 32 minutes long wolfie001 17 hrs ago #4

I wonder quakerboy 14 hrs ago #10

Thanks for this. We moonscape 13 hrs ago #17

You're welcome wolfie001 12 hrs ago #21

I looked at the video moonscape 4 hrs ago #46

No, the naval vessels rely on their own Aegis Combat System radar. EX500rider 11 hrs ago #25

Well, the lack of shipping right now is an indication of a breakdown somewhere in the defense chain wolfie001 11 hrs ago #27

The US destroyer and mine sweeper vessels will take some time to get there from all around the globe EX500rider 11 hrs ago #28

Do these numbnuts even know what mines are and how they work? Girard442 17 hrs ago #5

They say Trump is playing chess and he's six moves ahead of us. JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago #6

More like 3-dimensional tiddly winks... ananda 15 hrs ago #9

LOL! Haven't heard Tiddly Winks in a long time. JohnnyRingo 14 hrs ago #13

LOL ananda 9 hrs ago #40

They say Trump is playing chess and he's six moves ahead of us. (illustrated) usonian 11 hrs ago #26

Stooges JohnnyRingo 11 hrs ago #33

When Donald is long gone, buried beneath the 18th hole somewhere, the Stooges will claim the spoils as rulers. usonian 10 hrs ago #35

You would need a 250,000 troop invasion of the Iranian side of the Strait Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #7

This is why the W admin dropped any talk of taking on Iran Strelnikov_ 15 hrs ago #8

It's not that they're busy as much as they haven't quite figured out how much to charge per transit... EarthFirst 14 hrs ago #11

Naval escorts are not the issue AverageOldGuy 13 hrs ago #15

Exactly. And Trump is saying taxpayers will provide reinsurance to Bluetus 10 hrs ago #36

Tankers bromeando 13 hrs ago #16

A public announcement that Trump lied. Again. Martin68 13 hrs ago #18

I suspect our Navy vessels woulld be sitting ducks in the Strait. Martin68 13 hrs ago #19

Iran is a much larger country with more drones than Ukraine bucolic_frolic 11 hrs ago #30

Not exactly sitting ducks Red Mountain 10 hrs ago #39

I call them sitting ducks because the is very little room for mobility and they are close to land on both sides. Martin68 6 hrs ago #44

If you destroy "the manufacturing industry that supplies their offensive capabilities" bucolic_frolic 11 hrs ago #29

But Bessent said it is!!!!! Grins 8 hrs ago #41

Encouraging vessels to just go for it is insane. But that's where we are under Orange Julius. n/t Evolve Dammit 8 hrs ago #42

Probably in two weeks. BWdem4life 2 hrs ago #47