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14. I don't think generals and admirals get to make policy, at least I hope ours don't.

Thu May 5, 2016, 07:01 AM

May 2016

We will take action "...if they “threaten” ..." our country is military policy in every country. It is not surprising that is Iranian policy too, although it is interesting that they feel the need to announce a policy that everyone already knew existed.

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Iranian Commander Threatens To Close Strait Of Hormuz To US [View all] Purveyor May 2016 OP

I would hope the new moderate president of Iran would understand... iandhr May 2016 #1

Iran's president does not control the Revolutionary Guard. Eugene May 2016 #4

Quite right. iandhr May 2016 #5

What kind of country has a Supreme Leader? 6chars May 2016 #11

You haven't met Kim Jung Un. Or Skinner. Or Diana Ross. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #16

Well played! potone May 2016 #22

:D PersonNumber503602 May 2016 #40

That has been a known probable problem for years....we have a contingency plan. dixiegrrrrl May 2016 #6

I am sure we do. iandhr May 2016 #7

Keep rattling those sabers philosslayer May 2016 #25

We are not the ones threatening to close down a shipping lane in international waters. iandhr May 2016 #27

Fortunately President Obama is at the helm philosslayer May 2016 #29

Can't think of a better thing to say to get Wall Street's oil speculators to push the price up. eom Mika May 2016 #2

Why Not Just Leave Them Alone McKim May 2016 #3

+1,000,000. nt. polly7 May 2016 #10

Moderation in the pursuit of justice is a virtue 6chars May 2016 #12

A. It's international waters so anybody can pass thru there.. B. What country are we in?... EX500rider May 2016 #23

+1 iandhr May 2016 #28

Thank for leftynyc May 2016 #33

Exactly. It is typical saber rattling that they do all the time. They know they would be screwed still_one May 2016 #34

Thanks for speaking up. braddy May 2016 #51

Are the Straits of Hormuz in international waters? If they are in international waters, then forget still_one May 2016 #30

+1 iandhr May 2016 #31

Because the US wants to be able to operate in the ME indiscriminately, and with complete impunity. ronnie624 May 2016 #37

And there would be very little "Iranian Navy" left. 7962 May 2016 #8

It wouldn't be their navy that would scuttle the Straits. nt Purveyor May 2016 #9

Then what would they do? Mine it? We've got responses for that as well. 7962 May 2016 #13

Land-based anti-ship missiles (cruise & ballistic), mines, swarms of fast-attack boats jpak May 2016 #15

Old fashioned artillery may be sufficient happyslug May 2016 #17

I understand it's pretty shallow too. nt bemildred May 2016 #19

Yes. Sink a few large ships in the right spots ManiacJoe May 2016 #59

Artillery would just be more targets for the USAF....and wouldn't last long. EX500rider May 2016 #24

Fire and movement would prevent that happyslug May 2016 #35

Like this: EX500rider May 2016 #38

We would simply destroy their oil infrastructure hack89 May 2016 #39

Iran's oil Capacity is near Kuwait and iraq, the OPPOSITE side of the Gulf happyslug May 2016 #45

That would be some funny shit. tabasco May 2016 #42

Fire and movement would see Naval gunfire landing where nothing is happyslug May 2016 #44

And then you gotta invade to "protect shipping", and Iran is like three times the size of Iraq, bemildred May 2016 #47

Son, do you know how good counter-battery radar is these days? tabasco May 2016 #49

No kidding, arty on the move would be even more vulnerable to Hellfire's from UAV's EX500rider May 2016 #50

Thanks, it has been more than 40 years since I was in the artillery, but that poster was braddy May 2016 #52

And the Iranian artillery would be on the move before then. happyslug May 2016 #53

Iran would soon have no air coverage...and the drones would go to work.. EX500rider May 2016 #54

Drones aren't stealth, and fly at low speed, though. Ground-based AA would be a hazard NickB79 May 2016 #55

That's why I said the Wild Weasels would go in 1st and sanitize the area. EX500rider May 2016 #57

And the fight be on. happyslug May 2016 #60

Yes, and Putin would love it. bemildred May 2016 #61

All Iran has to be successful is fire one round happyslug May 2016 #58

Why is everyone assuming they'd target US naval vessels that can fire back? NickB79 May 2016 #56

+1. Faith-based military strategy doesn't work very well either. bemildred May 2016 #18

and our mine warfare capabilities are in crisis, thanks to LCS program jpak May 2016 #21

They do that, then they have just destroyed their economy, because that is where they ship their still_one May 2016 #32

They can ship through Russia. happyslug May 2016 #36

I don't think generals and admirals get to make policy, at least I hope ours don't. pampango May 2016 #14

I bet cash money the Joint Chiefs of Staff have had irisblue May 2016 #48

One assumes this reflects schisms within the Iranian ruling class... malthaussen May 2016 #20

And according to some here it is OK to let Drumpf deal with this, or Cruz. Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #26

I'm not sure the Gulf states would appreciate them mining or otherwise making the Straits impassable PersonNumber503602 May 2016 #41

They'll Sink Our Battleship - oh my BadGimp May 2016 #43

The Iran Nuclear Deal stirred up hard liners on both sides hollowdweller May 2016 #46