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

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Energy Secretary Wright says U.S. 'not ready' to escort tankers through Strait of Hormuz yet [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 12 OP

Gosh, it's like you can't believe anything Trump says. tanyev Mar 12 #1

The Navy has 76 operational Destroyers EX500rider Mar 12 #2

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

Wait another week or two other countries wil be stepping into escort their own tankers EX500rider Mar 12 #14

No they won't. The military situation is the same for everyone. Iran owns the Straits of Hormuz. flashman13 Mar 12 #20

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

There are two possibilities here. They have already cut a deal with Iran or their ships will be sunk. flashman13 Mar 12 #31

Or Iran will add one more country they are at war with EX500rider Mar 12 #32

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

So your answer is to provide more targets. Numbers and brute force can not negate the defensive flashman13 Mar 12 #37

They can also create distance at the narrowst place the straight is 21 Mi wide but the channel runs down the middle EX500rider Mar 12 #38

DE- ruet Mar 12 #43

Yeah I don't need your permission or approval to post on subjects EX500rider Mar 12 #45

Nonsense henbuck Mar 12 #34

Why does the DoE have anything to do with escorting tankers? Hugin Mar 12 #3

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

This was posted earlier by someone else but it's an amazing watch, 32 minutes long wolfie001 Mar 12 #4

I wonder quakerboy Mar 12 #10

Thanks for this. We moonscape Mar 12 #17

You're welcome wolfie001 Mar 12 #21

I looked at the video moonscape Mar 12 #46

Well thanks for that wolfie001 Mar 13 #48

No, the naval vessels rely on their own Aegis Combat System radar. EX500rider Mar 12 #25

Well, the lack of shipping right now is an indication of a breakdown somewhere in the defense chain wolfie001 Mar 12 #27

The US destroyer and mine sweeper vessels will take some time to get there from all around the globe EX500rider Mar 12 #28

Do these numbnuts even know what mines are and how they work? Girard442 Mar 12 #5

They say Trump is playing chess and he's six moves ahead of us. JohnnyRingo Mar 12 #6

More like 3-dimensional tiddly winks... ananda Mar 12 #9

LOL! Haven't heard Tiddly Winks in a long time. JohnnyRingo Mar 12 #13

LOL ananda Mar 12 #40

They say Trump is playing chess and he's six moves ahead of us. (illustrated) usonian Mar 12 #26

Stooges JohnnyRingo Mar 12 #33

When Donald is long gone, buried beneath the 18th hole somewhere, the Stooges will claim the spoils as rulers. usonian Mar 12 #35

You would need a 250,000 troop invasion of the Iranian side of the Strait Prairie Gates Mar 12 #7

This is why the W admin dropped any talk of taking on Iran Strelnikov_ Mar 12 #8

It's not that they're busy as much as they haven't quite figured out how much to charge per transit... EarthFirst Mar 12 #11

Naval escorts are not the issue AverageOldGuy Mar 12 #15

Exactly. And Trump is saying taxpayers will provide reinsurance to Bluetus Mar 12 #36

Tankers bromeando Mar 12 #16

A public announcement that Trump lied. Again. Martin68 Mar 12 #18

I suspect our Navy vessels woulld be sitting ducks in the Strait. Martin68 Mar 12 #19

Iran is a much larger country with more drones than Ukraine bucolic_frolic Mar 12 #30

Not exactly sitting ducks Red Mountain Mar 12 #39

I call them sitting ducks because the is very little room for mobility and they are close to land on both sides. Martin68 Mar 12 #44

If you destroy "the manufacturing industry that supplies their offensive capabilities" bucolic_frolic Mar 12 #29

But Bessent said it is!!!!! Grins Mar 12 #41

Encouraging vessels to just go for it is insane. But that's where we are under Orange Julius. n/t Evolve Dammit Mar 12 #42

Probably in two weeks. BWdem4life Mar 13 #47