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Posted on 5/18/26 at 11:05 am to Teddy Ruxpin
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It's crazy how the evidence keeps mounting about why letting the Iranian regime get to such a point was a such a mistake going on for many years.
Obama wouldn't agree with you that it was a mistake. That traitor was actively supporting Iran.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 11:09 am to Teddy Ruxpin
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It's crazy how the evidence keeps mounting about why letting the Iranian regime get to such a point was a such a mistake going on for many years.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 11:17 am to hawgfaninc
One of his best ever. I know he doesn't drink. Is he taking any halucegenics?
Posted on 5/18/26 at 11:20 am to Tigerstark
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We are now preparing to begin preparations of beginning to look at preparing to begin military preparations.
So you are saying that a pattern has developed?
Posted on 5/18/26 at 11:22 am to Decatur
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Trump is VERY transparent. That post perfectly expresses his utter frustration.
Opening the Strait of Hormuz is not just a matter of will. We don’t have a sustainable military answer right now because we don't have a defensive shield against asymmetric warfare (cheap drones and missiles), as Ukraine has against Russia.
When the U.S. launched Project Freedom roughly two weeks ago, three guided-missile destroyers were sent through the Strait to escort commercial shipping.
The Navy came under a sustained barrage of Iranian drones and missiles and intercepted 100% of the attacks.
Yet the defensive effort after just two days was extraordinarily resource-intensive. It nearly depleted the missile magazines of two Guided-Missile Destroyers and required support from more than 100 aircraft (F-35 fighters and attack helicopters). It costs an estimated $50–100 million to get just two commercial ships through safely over two days.
This model is completely unsustainable beyond a brief demonstration. The U.S. cannot realistically guarantee a perfect interception record against repeated sustained barrages.
All it would take is one drone or missile getting through, and the images of a burning American warship would be a major political disaster.
Below, Trump isn’t raging at the media alone. He’s raging because we don't have a cost-effective Military solution (money and lives at risk) to opening the Strait.
This tweet is the crux of our problem. We need a much bigger Navy if we want to control critical choke points in global trade.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 11:25 am to TulsaSooner78
Posted on 5/18/26 at 11:25 am to Decatur
Ya, I agree with you. Definitely need to stop them. Appreciate the graph illustrating how serious this is.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 11:27 am to Decatur
This part is very interesting:
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When the U.S. launched Project Freedom roughly two weeks ago, three guided-missile destroyers were sent through the Strait to escort commercial shipping.
The Navy came under a sustained barrage of Iranian drones and missiles and intercepted 100% of the attacks.
Yet the defensive effort after just two days was extraordinarily resource-intensive. It nearly depleted the missile magazines of two Guided-Missile Destroyers and required support from more than 100 aircraft (F-35 fighters and attack helicopters). It costs an estimated $50–100 million to get just two commercial ships through safely over two days.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 11:34 am to Diego Ricardo
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This tweet is the crux of our problem. We need a much bigger Navy if we want to control critical choke points in global trade.
We have the biggest Navy in the world by far.
What we need is a less expensive and more efficient way of dealing with an enemy that flies $1000 drones using X-Box controllers and attacks $2.5 billion guided missile destroyers with boats that any old baw can purchase from Bass Pro.
This post was edited on 5/18/26 at 11:36 am
Posted on 5/18/26 at 11:37 am to geoag58
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It is looking more and more like Trump just wants out.
He definitely does. His power plant and bridge day threat didn’t work and he doesn’t want to follow through on it.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 11:52 am to PorkSammich
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He definitely does.
Agreed.
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His power plant and bridge day threat didn’t work and he doesn’t want to follow through on it.
I think it served its purpose, which has basically proven that Iran isn't serious about real negotiations, regardless of the threat. We don't necessarily have to disable their utility infrastructure either and from the enemy's perspective, Trump has been all over the place so they likely have no clue what is going to happen next, and where.
From a strategy standpoint it's not a terrible place to be, but I agree with most that the time for talk is pretty much over.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 12:22 pm to TulsaSooner78
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We have the biggest Navy in the world by far.
What we need is a less expensive and more efficient way of dealing with an enemy that flies $1000 drones using X-Box controllers and attacks $2.5 billion guided missile destroyers with boats that any old baw can purchase from Bass Pro.
My opinion is that we would need more numbers to confidently repel it but that would involve a cheaper type of munition, craft, and more human bodies to deploy. could be wrong and thats okay if it is
Posted on 5/18/26 at 12:27 pm to TulsaSooner78
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This tweet is the crux of our problem. We need a much bigger Navy if we want to control critical choke points in global trade.
We have the biggest Navy in the world by far.
What we need is a less expensive and more efficient way of dealing with an enemy that flies $1000 drones using X-Box controllers and attacks $2.5 billion guided missile destroyers with boats that any old baw can purchase from Bass Pro.
Arm the uprising. Arm them with suicide drones using X-Box controllers.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 12:34 pm to Auburn1968
Back in the day I believe Darpa did a test where guys go to play free for the first month shooter games, was a shell game for potential real world drone missions.
So instead of a drone operator you get a 15 year old to "play" a game, he is actually smoking targets and paying you for the opportunity and never knows the difference.
No PTSD no $120K a year for a drone operator, winner winner chicken dinner.
So instead of a drone operator you get a 15 year old to "play" a game, he is actually smoking targets and paying you for the opportunity and never knows the difference.
No PTSD no $120K a year for a drone operator, winner winner chicken dinner.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 12:38 pm to Diego Ricardo
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Trump is VERY transparent. That post perfectly expresses his utter frustration.
Opening the Strait of Hormuz is not just a matter of will. We don’t have a sustainable military answer right now because we don't have a defensive shield against asymmetric warfare (cheap drones and missiles), as Ukraine has against Russia.
Then maybe it would be a good idea for the President and Secretary of War to stop telling everybody constantly that Iran is "decimated", "they have nothing", and "have no ability to fight back at all". People tend to believe what they are told repeatedly, and then have a hard time understanding how an enemy that supposedly has nothing is still able to shut down a major international waterway.
Trump and Hegseth's constant need to stroke their own ego and make sure everybody knows they have totally, completely won the war better than anyone else ever has won a war is probably backfiring now
I don't think it's crazy to suggest that the public perception of the war would be 10-15 points higher in Trump's favor if he simply didn't have access to Truth Social
Posted on 5/18/26 at 12:40 pm to Jbird
[quoteSo instead of a drone operator you get a 15 year old to "play" a game, he is actually smoking targets and paying you for the opportunity and never knows the difference.[/quote]
Sounds like somebody at DARPA read Ender's Game
Sounds like somebody at DARPA read Ender's Game
Posted on 5/18/26 at 12:42 pm to OldManRiver
It was probably 2025 years ago. Suggestions in that talking paper were amazing.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 12:46 pm to OldManRiver
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Then maybe it would be a good idea for the President and Secretary of War to stop telling everybody constantly that Iran is "decimated", "they have nothing", and "have no ability to fight back at all". People tend to believe what they are told repeatedly, and then have a hard time understanding how an enemy that supposedly has nothing is still able to shut down a major international waterway.
Trump and Hegseth's constant need to stroke their own ego and make sure everybody knows they have totally, completely won the war better than anyone else ever has won a war is probably backfiring now
I don't think it's crazy to suggest that the public perception of the war would be 10-15 points higher in Trump's favor if he simply didn't have access to Truth Social
Spot on. While this isn't likely to become a Vietnamesque "quagmire", it certainly has the potential to remain a long lasting stalemate where Iran wields all the power to attack vessel traffic in the Strait of Hormuz at will and the price of oil doesn't drop below $90 for the foreseeable future.
I don't think people appreciate how much damage Iran did to oil & gas export infrastructure in the Middle East over the past few months. Unfortunately, short of regime change and a clear indication Iran's nuclear capabilities have been destroyed and the enriched uranium is seized, this whole operation didn't really accomplish all that much strategically in the long run.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 12:52 pm to TakingStock
What the hell are they waiting on. Is there inside info the people are moving on the government yet?
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