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[+] 23 points 7 months ago (10 children)
  • [–] 53 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    So...all they had to do was...NOTHING.

    But they did THIS instead.

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  • [–] 26 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Yea, but now no one's talking about the Epstein files!

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago

    Yea, what kind of idiot starts a war just to distract the sheeple from his side business of raping children.

    Epstein 2.0 Collecting morally depraved evidence to blackmail rich assholes. Why re-invent the wheel.

    If WE don't stop it, it won't stop.

    See you at todays protest.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    To do that they'd need to occupy 1000+ kms of extremely rugged coast. That's quite a commitment...

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  • [+] 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)
  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    It'd stop them launching ships to lay mines, or launching midget submarines and naval drones, which is a start. It might keep the Iranians too busy fighting on land to aim at ships. It'd basically be an open wound for USA though - completely unsustainable.

    Then there's the fantasy of naval escorts for tankers. Each tanker would require a couple of ships to shadow them (anti-air, anti-sub, anti-drone) for the entire length of the gulf (not just the strait) and in normal times 120 tankers pass through there every day. You'd need a fleet ~400 ships strong, running 24/7 (no repairs or rest). And it only takes one hit from an anti-ship missile and hundreds of sailors die. So that ain't happening.

    It's a trap.jpg

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