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RoseTrellis

(162 posts)
64. Wonder what the goal is
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 05:25 PM
7 hrs ago

Kharg is relatively small, and I wonder if Iran ever considered it might be taken by the US. Ospreys should be able to land an invasion force, and marine combat engineers would be able to open the one runway that’s there to land C-130s and possibly C-17s.
It’s far enough off the mainland (16 miles) that defending against an Iranian counter attack should be easy, especially since most of their navy is sunk.
They don’t have any precision targeting ability to shoot missiles at it, and doing so would risk damaging their own infrastructure.

Sure are strange times we are living in.

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They'll be sitting ducks on that island. RandySF Friday #1
Exactly it seemed like that would be an insane move oldmanlynn Yesterday #51
Nonsense. It does not pass the sniff test. drray23 Friday #2
Trump announced it Johnny2X2X Friday #31
LOL Prairie Gates Friday #3
We'll see. orangecrush Friday #7
I think you guys answered your own questions. ABC123Easy Friday #4
Kharg is far from Hormuz. JCMach1 Friday #6
Yes Celerity 23 hrs ago #54
I think orangecrush Friday #9
That would makes sense except sarisataka Friday #10
What's 300 miles when you think you are king of the world? Wonder Why 9 hrs ago #57
Turns out you are not that far off orangecrush Friday #12
Yes, that graphic is very scary MorbidButterflyTat Friday #49
JFC!!! electric_blue68 Friday #5
My reaction exactly orangecrush Friday #8
Ridiculous conjecture sarisataka Friday #11
Check out post 12 orangecrush Friday #13
Kharg Island is at the northern end of the Persian Gulf. sarisataka Friday #15
He's not saying Marines are going to Kharg orangecrush Friday #19
". It wouldn't be the first time Marines were put in position to be sacrifices" orangecrush Friday #24
My mind went to Guadalcanal but this works too Arazi Friday #43
... orangecrush Friday #44
The bigger the font used in a YouTube video ad the higher probablility of bullshit. WarGamer Friday #14
Cappy is far from bullshit. orangecrush Friday #16
I don't trust ANY analysis with political spin. WarGamer Friday #18
Thanks for the link orangecrush Friday #20
EXCELLENT source! orangecrush Friday #22
you're welcome! WarGamer Friday #32
Outstanding reference orangecrush Friday #33
It's funded by Northrop Grumman, Lockheed and Raytheon. BannonsLiver 9 hrs ago #58
I was a contractor for all of those firms in the late 90's orangecrush 7 hrs ago #61
But on Call of Duty, that's not a problem. haele Friday #17
This sure as fuck ain't COD orangecrush Friday #21
This is not a game. Dan Friday #23
That seems to be the consensus orangecrush Friday #26
With Israel as a partner, the long range goal in Iran wnylib Friday #25
Boots on the ground in a place where they have been planning on this... Hugin Friday #27
A USMC MEU is a very formidable force. However, the Iranians are likely dug in as well as the Imperial Japanese were artemisia1 Friday #28
The commentator did say orangecrush Friday #29
Yes. I should clarify that I meant a full division in addition to 5,000 MEU members. Even that won't do it, imho. artemisia1 Friday #35
Thanks orangecrush Friday #38
Apparently there's not a lot of troops on Kharg Island EX500rider 6 hrs ago #65
Kharg rso Friday #30
They already attacked it. LeftInTX Friday #34
... orangecrush Friday #37
I think he announced that he was gonna do it after it already happened. LeftInTX Friday #40
Very likely orangecrush Friday #41
I'm not an expert by any stretch but blue-wave Friday #36
95% of Iranian oil flies though the island because orangecrush Friday #39
OK, but if the strait is blue-wave Friday #42
The Iranians from what I'm seeing orangecrush Friday #45
And this... orangecrush Friday #46
And the MAGAts go wild! UTUSN Friday #47
They should be sent 1st orangecrush 15 hrs ago #55
bet they are not enlisting in droves Skittles 9 hrs ago #59
I don't think Kharg is the target for the US... WarGamer Friday #48
Is that what the Raytheon funded neoconservative think tank you follow says is going to happen? BannonsLiver 9 hrs ago #60
That looks ridiculous MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #50
Huge screw-up. GP6971 Yesterday #52
I fear for them. It's going to be raining drones. yourout Yesterday #53
Yup orangecrush 15 hrs ago #56
Gee, why not tell Iran in advance? Conjuay 7 hrs ago #62
It's a good thing Iran doesn't read DU! orangecrush 7 hrs ago #63
Wonder what the goal is RoseTrellis 7 hrs ago #64
Sure enough orangecrush 3 hrs ago #66
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