Unfortunately, we took away all of our minesweepers stationed in Bahrain and decommissioning them. The idea is to replace them with a minesweeping version of our Littoral Combat Ships. I don’t believe they’re there yet. Maybe one is. To crack this nut we’re going to have to prevent Iran from deploying mines. That will require destroying a lot of Iranian ships and boats.US destroys 16 Iranian vessels amid worries of mines in Strait of Hormuz
Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say | CNN Politics
"Beware": Top Iranian security official threatens Trump
Around 140 troops wounded in 10 days of Operation Epic Fury, Pentagon says
Pentagon burned through $5.6B in munitions in first 2 days of Iran war
I am assuming that with the offensive ships of the Iranian Navy mostly sunk, we can handle minesweeping and keep theStrait open?
Our drones, choppers, sweepers, jets can handle this? Especially with local Gulf nations now pissed at the Crazy Iranian Armageddon Lovers?
@aloha-hoosier you probably saw Stavridis on Smerconish. Mines were his concern, he makes it sound like "months" to clear the straight if Iran deploys what he thinks they are capable of.
the gas companies know we will pay what we are paying now. Gas will never go back to where people want it to go.https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/2031753949456556180?s=20
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Nah, High gas prices are simply transitory.
If men were any more stupid, we would have breed for the extinction of women. Proof yet again that WE are the best thing they have going for them.
We were paying nearly 5 bucks a gallon Q2 2022. It went from just over 2 bucks a gallon on election day 2020 to over 3 bucks a gallon by day 180 of the Biden administration, never dropping below that monthly average for the remainder of his term.
C'mon, man. You can't use the pandemic price as a point of comparison.
Unfortunately, we took away all of our minesweepers stationed in Bahrain and decommissioning them. The idea is to replace them with a minesweeping version of our Littoral Combat Ships. I don’t believe they’re there yet. Maybe one is. To crack this nut we’re going to have to prevent Iran from deploying mines. That will require destroying a lot of Iranian ships and boats.US destroys 16 Iranian vessels amid worries of mines in Strait of Hormuz
Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say | CNN Politics
"Beware": Top Iranian security official threatens Trump
Around 140 troops wounded in 10 days of Operation Epic Fury, Pentagon says
Pentagon burned through $5.6B in munitions in first 2 days of Iran war
I am assuming that with the offensive ships of the Iranian Navy mostly sunk, we can handle minesweeping and keep theStrait open?
Our drones, choppers, sweepers, jets can handle this? Especially with local Gulf nations now pissed at the Crazy Iranian Armageddon Lovers?
The new "Supreme Leader" (f*ck that guy) just said he'll continue blocking the Strait, and he vowed to attack any US, Israeli or allied ship that attempts to pass through it.
This will disrupt the world's oil supply indefinitely and, in turn, disrupt the global economy including ours. I wonder if Trump and his guys anticipated this. I don't know why they wouldn't have but, then again, Trump is more of a day-to-day guy; not much of a long-term planner.
On a different note, Hegseth is reportedly pissed about "unflattering" photos taken of him during press briefings, and is limiting photographer access. Vain and thin-skinned, apparently, like his boss.
Is this a violation of international law?Unfortunately, we took away all of our minesweepers stationed in Bahrain and decommissioning them. The idea is to replace them with a minesweeping version of our Littoral Combat Ships. I don’t believe they’re there yet. Maybe one is. To crack this nut we’re going to have to prevent Iran from deploying mines. That will require destroying a lot of Iranian ships and boats.US destroys 16 Iranian vessels amid worries of mines in Strait of Hormuz
Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say | CNN Politics
"Beware": Top Iranian security official threatens Trump
Around 140 troops wounded in 10 days of Operation Epic Fury, Pentagon says
Pentagon burned through $5.6B in munitions in first 2 days of Iran war
I am assuming that with the offensive ships of the Iranian Navy mostly sunk, we can handle minesweeping and keep theStrait open?
Our drones, choppers, sweepers, jets can handle this? Especially with local Gulf nations now pissed at the Crazy Iranian Armageddon Lovers?
Any operations plan discussion would have included the near certainty that Iran would disrupt shipping through the strait. They’ve done it in every conflict to date. The President ultimately decides if the risks of going to war are worth going to war.Unfortunately, we took away all of our minesweepers stationed in Bahrain and decommissioning them. The idea is to replace them with a minesweeping version of our Littoral Combat Ships. I don’t believe they’re there yet. Maybe one is. To crack this nut we’re going to have to prevent Iran from deploying mines. That will require destroying a lot of Iranian ships and boats.US destroys 16 Iranian vessels amid worries of mines in Strait of Hormuz
Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say | CNN Politics
"Beware": Top Iranian security official threatens Trump
Around 140 troops wounded in 10 days of Operation Epic Fury, Pentagon says
Pentagon burned through $5.6B in munitions in first 2 days of Iran war
I am assuming that with the offensive ships of the Iranian Navy mostly sunk, we can handle minesweeping and keep theStrait open?
Our drones, choppers, sweepers, jets can handle this? Especially with local Gulf nations now pissed at the Crazy Iranian Armageddon Lovers?
The new "Supreme Leader" (f*ck that guy) just said he'll continue blocking the Strait, and he vowed to attack any US, Israeli or allied ship that attempts to pass through it.
This will disrupt the world's oil supply indefinitely and, in turn, disrupt the global economy including ours. I wonder if Trump and his guys anticipated this. I don't know why they wouldn't have but, then again, Trump is more of a day-to-day guy; not much of a long-term planner.
On a different note, Hegseth is reportedly pissed about "unflattering" photos taken of him during press briefings, and is limiting photographer access. Vain and thin-skinned, apparently, like his boss.
I’m sure it is.Is this a violation of international law?Unfortunately, we took away all of our minesweepers stationed in Bahrain and decommissioning them. The idea is to replace them with a minesweeping version of our Littoral Combat Ships. I don’t believe they’re there yet. Maybe one is. To crack this nut we’re going to have to prevent Iran from deploying mines. That will require destroying a lot of Iranian ships and boats.US destroys 16 Iranian vessels amid worries of mines in Strait of Hormuz
Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say | CNN Politics
"Beware": Top Iranian security official threatens Trump
Around 140 troops wounded in 10 days of Operation Epic Fury, Pentagon says
Pentagon burned through $5.6B in munitions in first 2 days of Iran war
I am assuming that with the offensive ships of the Iranian Navy mostly sunk, we can handle minesweeping and keep theStrait open?
Our drones, choppers, sweepers, jets can handle this? Especially with local Gulf nations now pissed at the Crazy Iranian Armageddon Lovers?
Trump said recently that the war will end "anytime I want." Wishful thinking, DJT.
Will this affect Dubai longterm?
https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/expat-exodus-brits-leaving-dubai-b1274553.html
I meant from where the prices are at now. $3.50ish national average is probably the new norm.the gas companies know we will pay what we are paying now. Gas will never go back to where people want it to go.
No offense, but...
We were paying nearly 5 bucks a gallon Q2 2022. It went from just over 2 bucks a gallon on election day 2020 to over 3 bucks a gallon by day 180 of the Biden administration, never dropping below that monthly average for the remainder of his term. It takes anywhere from 5-12 weeks from drilling to refined delivered product, depending on whether it's onshore or offshore. Fear and futures are responsible for the spike, and while of course it's gonna suck in the short term, I certainly won't go so far as to suggest that we are looking at 4-5 bucks a gallon in perpetuity.
the gas companies know we will pay what we are paying now. Gas will never go back to where people want it to go.
No offense, but...
We were paying nearly 5 bucks a gallon Q2 2022. It went from just over 2 bucks a gallon on election day 2020 to over 3 bucks a gallon by day 180 of the Biden administration, never dropping below that monthly average for the remainder of his term. It takes anywhere from 5-12 weeks from drilling to refined delivered product, depending on whether it's onshore or offshore. Fear and futures are responsible for the spike, and while of course it's gonna suck in the short term, I certainly won't go so far as to suggest that we are looking at 4-5 bucks a gallon in perpetuity.
I was never paying anywhere near 5 bucks a gallon under Biden. It's only been mildly cheaper under Trump and prices fluctuate regularly.
Maybe you shouldn't believe every load of shit your leader tells you.
Any operations plan discussion would have included the near certainty that Iran would disrupt shipping through the strait. They’ve done it in every conflict to date.
Our POTUS formulated his "plan" not through consulting with military strategists, apparently, but through the "feels" of his son-in-law, who told him that Iranians were bad hombres and that we owe it to Israel to do their bidding.
"You can't make someone listen to reason if they aren't willing to think"-- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
Eons ago?!Iran attempted to close the strait in the late 80s.iraq didn’t have the geographical advantages of Iran.We've opened the strait before when Iraq promised to close it. We'll do it again.
Iran closes waterway, gas prices soar. Who controls the Strait of Hormuz?
This analysis says it’s possible but requires considerable boots on the ground, almost certain high casualty numbers from urban guerillas and cooperation from an neighboring ally which might not be forthcoming. It also probably requires a few weeks preparation to bring a full contingent (which Iran will observe and thus beef up counter-defenses) or using currently available forces which would be far riskier.
The linked article is my reference point. I’m just a curious onlooker.
Without its navy, Iran basically has two remaining layers of its multi layer defense, mobile missiles and mines. Evidently they’re already placing the mines. Once placed, according to the analysis I linked, they can be protected by the mobile missiles.
The analysis is based on decades of US strategy for how to deal with the Strait of Hormuz. evidently aerial strategies aren’t considered workable without a land force to stymie the mobile missiles.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/iran-begins-laying-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz
Late to the party, but Centcom just released footage of a ton of mine-laying Iranian ships getting blown to smithereens.
Maybe you shouldn't believe every load of shit your leader tells you.
Monthly national average peaked @ $4.92 a gallon in June 2022.
https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/leafhandler.ashx?n=pet&s=emm_epmr_pte_nus_dpg&f=m
Now maybe you (or I for that matter) only paid around 4 bucks a gallon in Bumblefeck Indiana that month but that's not indicative of the national average. Or maybe your memory is shorter than your pecker, who knows?
Maybe I don't need 80 year old men (like Biden or Trump) to be my "leader" and "tell" me what's what when it comes this topic. Maybe I have a keen financial interest in commodities and as such track their performance. And maybe you should stay in your lane instead of popping off some half-assed one-liner in my direction. It'd serve you well.
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