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He says other nations will have to guard and police the Strait of Hormuz as necessary, after his attacks on the country prompted Iran to target vessels in the crucial world shipping lane. Mark Stone analyses the Truth Social post.

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Marines have not been deployed to Kharg yet, unless I missed something.

What you're seeing here is just classic Trump, utterly indecisive, utterly lacking in any ability to make long term plans. This is why he doesn't like war; it demands long term planning and punishes impulsivity (at least at the strategic level).

Currently he's stuck between two bad options. He can abandon the fight, or he can go all in. Both choices hurt him, just in different ways. And because he's a creature of pure id who craves constant adulation and approval, he's doing what he usually does and sounding those choices out in public to see what plays / feels best.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

US ships, USS Abraham Lincoln group, moved back 3 times, now 1000km away, because it was targetted. Any USS Tripoli mission will need to sail past entire Iranian coast to get to Kharg.

[–] paul@lemmy.org 3 points 1 day ago

Strongest navy in the world ladies and gentlemen