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I wonder what he was unwilling to do?
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File that under things probably not good for the country.
Certainly adds to my concerns of what is happening to our military.
CBS seens to be admitting the administration hasnāt been completely true about whatās left of Iranian military power
Guess we need a true MAGA to run the Navy
Source: Politico https://share.google/8YReQJ5r0NSlQ9jWV
https://share.google/3ebaaTzCZrsQ2K36j
Absolute loyalty to Fearless Leader and Commandant Drunky over competence
Sheās on record; weāll see how close to the mark she is
āHe did socialize with Epstein: could there be something incriminating there?ā
Its only a plan heās had since 1988
And has been threatening throughout this excursion
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He said that heād blockade Iran, and back up their oil shipments in 1988? Iām watching your video now (while Iām watching the Cubs and Breggie), hope you watched mine.
So far, your 1-month-old video isnāt saying the same thing. She said nothing about ātaking outā Kharg Island
I did watch it, i guess i mis understand her. I thought she was saying taking the island and ruin the oil wells is on the clock if negotiations donāt get anywhere
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Sheās an Indian journalist, a good follow, imo. I donāt think she predicted past the 26th
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Did they purposely choose not to bomb those too? Also, if there are mines in the water, how do regular vessels traverse it everyday without incident?
Probably not, speedboats are easy to disperse quickly vs big ships. They also hide easier. Itās what makes them pretty useful
6 months? Oof.
Thatās probably a bit of an exaggeration, but we donāt really know how many mines are down there.
Keep an eye on gasoline futures - theyāve continued to rise even when the oil futures dipped down into the $80s, and theyāre the highest theyāve been in about 4 years already. This reflect the higher delivery prices that refiners are paying and the belief that itās going to persist.
Google says the IRGC has thousands of āmosquito boatsā - 3000-5000.
They can probably buy 2 or 3 for the cost of a pickup truck.
So unless something changes the equation itās a contest of whether Iran will start bouncing checks before the US loses the will.
(The US wonāt start bouncing checks for a few years but we donāt acknowledge that so itās a nonissue by choice lol).
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Anyway, unlike Trumppās last Secretary of the Navy, who had no experience in the field of national defense whatsoever, his new one brings some serious military credentials.
Now donāt get me wrong. We have civilian control of our military, of course.
But every Navy Sec from 2006-2025 had military experience.
Hereās the new guy.
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The Secretary of the Navy isnāt really involved in combat strategy. Itās a civilian job that acts more of a operations manager of the Navy. There have been numerous Secretaries of branches without military experience.
That being said, not all NBA stars are going to be good coaches, and not all veterans are going to be good secretaries.
I hope Hung Cao is going to be a net positive for the Navy, but DT has made bad hiring decisions over and over and over again.
My guess is that John Phelan was against this blockade. Itās pointless, and a large waste of time and money.
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Actually, strategy is very much a part of the job description. As well as policy, planning, etc.
TACTICS and OPERATIONS, by contrast, not so much.
Hereās the thing. Obamaās third SECDEF had no experience in uniform, but was a career DOD civil servant; he ended up being the best of Obamaās three SECDEFs that I remember.
Phelan, OTOHā¦had NO experience in the industry. Was a financial guy.
His big thing was the āTrumpp Battleship.ā Allegedly, he and Hegseth didnāt see eye to eye on that.
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What and who are you quoting? I didnāt see that in the article I posted.
And since the sanctions waiver was just extended, they will continue to have funds for the forseeable future.