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1 hour ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

The Iranians. They made an announcement about this several days ago, warning that any ship not requesting permission would be fired on.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889601

So what not ask me for permission?

Trump is showing how little he understands about the Straights of Hormuz.

He is asking other countries, after initially saying they were "too late" to escort tankers through the Straights.

WHAT??? How does he think that will work....all Iran has to do is mine the Straights....no amount of warships can prevent that.

The Britsh navy used to have a fleet of minesweepers nearby, but they have been depleted to nothing.

Trump simply has no idea of what is happening and his short sharp shock is no longer "short" or "fun"

1 hour ago, kwilco said:

Trump is showing how little he understands about the Straights of Hormuz.

He is asking other countries, after initially saying they were "too late" to escort tankers through the Straights.

WHAT??? How does he think that will work....all Iran has to do is mine the Straights....no amount of warships can prevent that.

The Britsh navy used to have a fleet of minesweepers nearby, but they have been depleted to nothing.

Trump simply has no idea of what is happening and his short sharp shock is no longer "short" or "fun"

The brass in the Pentagon must be fuming, having to take orders from an idiot who actually knows nothing about military strategy and planning. It just a matter of time before most of them quit and move on.

4 hours ago, Hawaiian said:

The brass in the Pentagon must be fuming, having to take orders from an idiot who actually knows nothing about military strategy and planning. It just a matter of time before most of them quit and move on.

He sacked most of his advisors and experts as soon as he'd got into office. And replaced all the experts with sychophants