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In reply to the discussion: Energy Secretary Wright says U.S. 'not ready' to escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz yet [View all]
JohnnyRingo
(20,811 posts)6. They say Trump is playing chess and he's six moves ahead of us.
Unfortunately that only applies to dirty campaigning.
When it comes to the economy, homeland security, and war, he's winging it as he goes along. One problem just leads to another.
Top brass and experts at the Pentagon are where war plans are made, but I think this one was plotted out entirely on the Resolution Desk with a Sharpie.
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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
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
There are two possibilities here. They have already cut a deal with Iran or their ships will be sunk.
flashman13
11 hrs ago
#31
"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
This was posted earlier by someone else but it's an amazing watch, 32 minutes long
wolfie001
17 hrs ago
#4
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
They say Trump is playing chess and he's six moves ahead of us. (illustrated)
usonian
11 hrs ago
#26
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
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
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
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