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RoseTrellis

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64. Wonder what the goal is

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 05:25 PM

Mar 14

Kharg is relatively small, and I wonder if Iran ever considered it might be taken by the US. Ospreys should be able to land an invasion force, and marine combat engineers would be able to open the one runway that’s there to land C-130s and possibly C-17s.
It’s far enough off the mainland (16 miles) that defending against an Iranian counter attack should be easy, especially since most of their navy is sunk.
They don’t have any precision targeting ability to shoot missiles at it, and doing so would risk damaging their own infrastructure.

Sure are strange times we are living in.

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Delta Force Prepares to Capture Iran's Kharg Island - 95% of Iranian Oil Goes Through [View all] orangecrush Mar 13 OP

They'll be sitting ducks on that island. RandySF Mar 13 #1

Exactly it seemed like that would be an insane move oldmanlynn Mar 14 #51

Nonsense. It does not pass the sniff test. drray23 Mar 13 #2

Trump announced it Johnny2X2X Mar 13 #31

LOL Prairie Gates Mar 13 #3

We'll see. orangecrush Mar 13 #7

I think you guys answered your own questions. ABC123Easy Mar 13 #4

Kharg is far from Hormuz. JCMach1 Mar 13 #6

Yes Celerity Mar 14 #54

I think orangecrush Mar 13 #9

That would makes sense except sarisataka Mar 13 #10

What's 300 miles when you think you are king of the world? Wonder Why Mar 14 #57

Turns out you are not that far off orangecrush Mar 13 #12

Yes, that graphic is very scary MorbidButterflyTat Mar 13 #49

JFC!!! electric_blue68 Mar 13 #5

My reaction exactly orangecrush Mar 13 #8

Ridiculous conjecture sarisataka Mar 13 #11

Check out post 12 orangecrush Mar 13 #13

Kharg Island is at the northern end of the Persian Gulf. sarisataka Mar 13 #15

He's not saying Marines are going to Kharg orangecrush Mar 13 #19

". It wouldn't be the first time Marines were put in position to be sacrifices" orangecrush Mar 13 #24

My mind went to Guadalcanal but this works too Arazi Mar 13 #43

... orangecrush Mar 13 #44

The bigger the font used in a YouTube video ad the higher probablility of bullshit. WarGamer Mar 13 #14

Cappy is far from bullshit. orangecrush Mar 13 #16

I don't trust ANY analysis with political spin. WarGamer Mar 13 #18

Thanks for the link orangecrush Mar 13 #20

EXCELLENT source! orangecrush Mar 13 #22

you're welcome! WarGamer Mar 13 #32

Outstanding reference orangecrush Mar 13 #33

It's funded by Northrop Grumman, Lockheed and Raytheon. BannonsLiver Mar 14 #58

I was a contractor for all of those firms in the late 90's orangecrush Mar 14 #61

But on Call of Duty, that's not a problem. haele Mar 13 #17

This sure as fuck ain't COD orangecrush Mar 13 #21

This is not a game. Dan Mar 13 #23

That seems to be the consensus orangecrush Mar 13 #26

With Israel as a partner, the long range goal in Iran wnylib Mar 13 #25

Boots on the ground in a place where they have been planning on this... Hugin Mar 13 #27

A USMC MEU is a very formidable force. However, the Iranians are likely dug in as well as the Imperial Japanese were artemisia1 Mar 13 #28

The commentator did say orangecrush Mar 13 #29

Yes. I should clarify that I meant a full division in addition to 5,000 MEU members. Even that won't do it, imho. artemisia1 Mar 13 #35

Thanks orangecrush Mar 13 #38

Apparently there's not a lot of troops on Kharg Island EX500rider Mar 14 #65

Kharg rso Mar 13 #30

They already attacked it. LeftInTX Mar 13 #34

... orangecrush Mar 13 #37

I think he announced that he was gonna do it after it already happened. LeftInTX Mar 13 #40

Very likely orangecrush Mar 13 #41

I'm not an expert by any stretch but blue-wave Mar 13 #36

95% of Iranian oil flies though the island because orangecrush Mar 13 #39

OK, but if the strait is blue-wave Mar 13 #42

The Iranians from what I'm seeing orangecrush Mar 13 #45

And this... orangecrush Mar 13 #46

And the MAGAts go wild! UTUSN Mar 13 #47

They should be sent 1st orangecrush Mar 14 #55

bet they are not enlisting in droves Skittles Mar 14 #59

I don't think Kharg is the target for the US... WarGamer Mar 13 #48

Is that what the Raytheon funded neoconservative think tank you follow says is going to happen? BannonsLiver Mar 14 #60

That looks ridiculous MorbidButterflyTat Mar 14 #50

Huge screw-up. GP6971 Mar 14 #52

I fear for them. It's going to be raining drones. yourout Mar 14 #53

Yup orangecrush Mar 14 #56

Gee, why not tell Iran in advance? Conjuay Mar 14 #62

It's a good thing Iran doesn't read DU! orangecrush Mar 14 #63

Wonder what the goal is RoseTrellis Mar 14 #64

Sure enough orangecrush Mar 14 #66

Psssst. usonian Mar 15 #67

Truth orangecrush Mar 16 #68

... orangecrush Mar 16 #69