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21. and our mine warfare capabilities are in crisis, thanks to LCS program

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Thu May 5, 2016, 08:28 AM

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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