Serious question. We have superior firepower. We could sink every boat in their navy.

Their navy isn't/wasn't the problem.

They have a **** ton of Silkworm missile launches all over the place for one reason, to shut down the straight.

I'm sure we're trying to take them out, but at least some are smaller and more mobile then their SRBM launchers.

Trump is clear about the objectives and controlling the straight is not one of them

Jeeper79 said:

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Serious question. We have superior firepower. We could sink every boat in their navy.

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I understand that we did sink every ship in their navy

We dont fully control the Strait of Hormuz because it serves little to no strategic importance for the beginning of an attack on Iran. It may look small but isnt and is sandwiched between Iran, Oman and UAE.

We have eliminated the Iranian navy and airforce. Patience while we disassemble the IRGC along with their missiles and drones

Iran HAD silkworms. They fired them in 1988. We intercepted. Reagan gave them an out to say it was a mistake, or we declare war against them. So they backed. off.

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Jeeper79 said:

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Serious question. We have superior firepower. We could sink every boat in their navy.

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No

There are still lots of ways Iran can target ships in the strait and it will take time to pacify them. Also, it's not a question of CAN a tanker make it through unscathed, its will an owner take the risk

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mbrooking said:

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Jeeper79 said:

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Serious question. We have superior firepower. We could sink every boat in their navy.

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No

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Not every ship, yet. However, they are dead in the water as is and serve very little to no threat. We are hunting them now.

It's their drones that are the problem. They are also heavily jamming navigation signals. Tankers are big targets and totally defenseless. The drones Iran developed are very cheap and easy to build.

If China would like to secure their oil supplies, maybe they should be on the hook for policing the straights.

The Straight Straits of Hormuz being inoperative is not all that bad a thing for our interests.

flown-the-coop said:

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If China would like to secure their oil supplies, maybe they should be on the hook for policing the straights.

The Straight of Hormuz being inoperative is not all that bad a thing for our interests.

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For fossil fuels, it's good. For just about anything else, not so much.

flown-the-coop said:

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If China would like to secure their oil supplies, maybe they should be on the hook for policing the straights.

The Straight of Hormuz being inoperative is not all that bad a thing for our interests.

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It's not bad for any oil producing country unless they cant deal with not being paid for weeks

Jeeper79 said:

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Serious question. We have superior firepower. We could sink every boat in their navy.

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It hurts China. Not a priority.

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GAC06 said:

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mbrooking said:

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Jeeper79 said:

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Serious question. We have superior firepower. We could sink every boat in their navy.

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No

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Not every ship, yet. However, they are dead in the water as is and serve very little to no threat. We are hunting them now.

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just ignore some sort of gotcha their Navy has been rendered feckless.

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TAMUallen said:

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GAC06 said:

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mbrooking said:

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Jeeper79 said:

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Serious question. We have superior firepower. We could sink every boat in their navy.

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Not every ship, yet. However, they are dead in the water as is and serve very little to no threat. We are hunting them now.

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just ignore some sort of gotcha their Navy has been rendered feckless.

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Well, that's only because they don't seem to even give a feck.

Strait. Strait of Hormuz. I get it that people are in a hurry and just let Siri pick the word. Take an extra second to proofread before posting. Thanks.

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mbrooking said:

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Jeeper79 said:

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Serious question. We have superior firepower. We could sink every boat in their navy.

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Not every ship, yet. However, they are dead in the water as is and serve very little to no threat. We are hunting them now.

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just ignore some sort of gotcha their Navy has been rendered feckless.

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I think you meant inoperable.

mbrooking said:

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Jeeper79 said:

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Their navy is ass; amiright?

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Strait. Strait of Hormuz. I get it that people are in a hurry and just let Siri pick the word. Take an extra second to proofread before posting. Thanks.

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Strait is the more common and correct. Though it's no sin to say straits unless doing so puts one in such dire ones.

Also, if it conveys the intended meaning than spelling and grammar and the like are just rules / formalities that actually restrict the natural development of languages.

The written word has limited the spoken word in many ways.

Some folks should take some time and watch the 36 episode course on linguistics and then they may have learnt something.

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Jeeper79 said:

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Serious question. We have superior firepower. We could sink every boat in their navy.

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I understand that we did sink every ship in their navy

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No

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Not every ship, yet. However, they are dead in the water as is and serve very little to no threat. We are hunting them now.

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just ignore some sort of gotcha their Navy has been rendered feckless.

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Well, that's only because they don't seem to even give a feck.

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Buncha feckin eejits.

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If China would like to secure their oil supplies, maybe they should be on the hook for policing the straights.

The Straight Straits of Hormuz being inoperative is not all that bad a thing for our interests.

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Ding! Ding!

We don't get our oil through the strait but China, India and other Asian countries do.