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AverageOldGuy

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15. Naval escorts are not the issue

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 01:09 PM

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The problem is MARITIME INSURANCE.

The insurance companies are much smarter than Trump and his clowns. They understand that a naval escort really can't do much of anything about mines or drones.

Right now, the maritime insurance companies have pulled insurance coverage from commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and neighboring waters.

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

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

The Navy has 76 operational Destroyers EX500rider Yesterday #2

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

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

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

" No they won't." Pakistan already announced they are EX500rider Yesterday #22

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

Or Iran will add one more country they are at war with EX500rider Yesterday #32

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

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

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

DE- ruet Yesterday #43

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

Nonsense henbuck Yesterday #34

Why does the DoE have anything to do with escorting tankers? Hugin Yesterday #3

Wouldn't be the 1st time EX500rider Yesterday #23

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

I wonder quakerboy Yesterday #10

Thanks for this. We moonscape Yesterday #17

You're welcome wolfie001 Yesterday #21

I looked at the video moonscape Yesterday #46

Well thanks for that wolfie001 15 hrs ago #48

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

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

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

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

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

More like 3-dimensional tiddly winks... ananda Yesterday #9

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

LOL ananda Yesterday #40

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

Stooges JohnnyRingo Yesterday #33

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

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

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

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

Naval escorts are not the issue AverageOldGuy Yesterday #15

Exactly. And Trump is saying taxpayers will provide reinsurance to Bluetus Yesterday #36

Tankers bromeando Yesterday #16

A public announcement that Trump lied. Again. Martin68 Yesterday #18

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

Iran is a much larger country with more drones than Ukraine bucolic_frolic Yesterday #30

Not exactly sitting ducks Red Mountain Yesterday #39

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

If you destroy "the manufacturing industry that supplies their offensive capabilities" bucolic_frolic Yesterday #29

But Bessent said it is!!!!! Grins Yesterday #41

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

Probably in two weeks. BWdem4life 22 hrs ago #47