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@kmax87 saidThe Navy isn't enthusiastic about operating in a narrow strait, laden with mines, and within easy range of on shore batteries of anti-ship missiles and drones.
The 5th fleet is parked in Bahrain. 300 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz. It takes about 12 hours to steam in the distance. So with all the BS and We will end your Civilization threats, the 5th fleet could have been patrolling the Strait ensuring traffic flow and being a presence not to be sneezed at. You would think that someone could have thought about that. But it was a last resort. 4 Dimentia chess. Again!
Politically, a Stark like incident with heavy damage to a USN ship and substantial casualties would be undesirable to say the least.
@kmax87 saidDo you experts really think you think of ideas that escaped the military experts? That they didn’t consider these things?
The 5th fleet is parked in Bahrain. 300 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz. It takes about 12 hours to steam in the distance. So with all the BS and We will end your Civilization threats, the 5th fleet could have been patrolling the Strait ensuring traffic flow and being a presence not to be sneezed at. You would think that someone could have thought about that. But it was a last resort. 4 Dimentia chess. Again!
@no1marauder saidYes they would not like a repeat of the Stark!
The Navy isn't enthusiastic about operating in a narrow strait, laden with mines, and within easy range of on shore batteries of anti-ship missiles and drones.
Politically, a Stark like incident with heavy damage to a USN ship and substantial casualties would be undesirable to say the least.
@AverageJoe1 saidExperts are not always listened to. Politicians have a silly habit of only listening once they have tried every other option.
Do you experts really think you think of ideas that escaped the military experts? That they didn’t consider these things?