Lone Candle
Champion of Truth
On one hand, Europe isn’t helping the US in the Strait with naval power because of Trump’s atrocious behavior toward Europe. On the other hand, Europe has let their navies so atrophy, that they have no ships to send!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DJEwQueYro
The American blockade has limited effectiveness because ships can just travel along the coast into Pakistani and then Indian coastal waters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W__UF5R0Dok
Was the navy secretary fired because he wasn’t hard enough on Senator Mark Kelly for stating what is the basic policy of the military on obeying illegal orders?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaf4vmgy_EQ
Blockades can work, but they take time, and often take a toll on civilian populaces.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HSLkn-P0fE
The ships and crews that Trump is blockading are not just Iranian ships and crews. Is the US going to steal or sink foreign ships? What if Pakistani or Chinese military vessels escort their ships? Will the US start a war with these countries to enforce the blockade? Ships’ crews can lock themselves in the bridge and engine rooms, which will stop boarders from controlling the ship, what will the US do then?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mHpmTN86-Q
The Littoral Combat Ship sucks for so many reasons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djXMmr1Na_A
The mission of keeping the Strait of Hormuz safe from Iranian attacks on civilian ships is a burdensome and dangerous mission. The US needs to focus on protecting its carriers until the Iranian threat is further diminished.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIynxSI7ZQg
The US could start capturing Iran’s merchant ships to put pressure on the government to make a favorable peace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyYCln09fgs
The US has nowhere near enough ships in the area to escort many ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruOkuy3Tqv0
How the US is striking Iran.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OjOJMLabSw