I recently looked at a map of the Persian Gulf. I had always assumed that Kharg Island was at the entrance to the Gulf, pretty much part of the Straits of Hormuz. You can imagine my surprise when I discovered it was much further up the Gulf! So the idea is to parachute and air land lightly equipped forces on an island heavily defended, and within artillery, drone and rocket range of the mainland. Any seaborne relief force will be stuck outside the Gulf, unable to pass through the Staits! The whole operation relying on an airbridge to an under fire dirt airstrip every detail of which will be registered by the Iranians. Hegseth, assuming you can read, go away and read up on the battles of Khe San and Dien Bien Phu. Any troops you put in will end up with no resupply, no heavy weapons, and no casualty evacuation. It is entirely mad! I don't know who is advising you, but any reasonably tactically aware "full screw" (corporal) writing a short essay for EPC(A) to qualify for advancement to sergeant could tell you that of all the silly ideas it is probably the silliest since Hitler ordered Schorners Army to move to the relef of Berlin! And like that order an absolute death sentence for the men, women and units involved!
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