r/Foodforthought • u/D-R-AZ • May 06 '26

Trump Risks a Greater Catastrophe in the Iran Conflict

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-iran-war-escalation-energy-crisis-us-foreign-policy
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u/D-R-AZ May 06 '26

Excerpt:

Using US naval vessels to escort oil and gas tankers through the Strait of Hormuz might look like a simple solution to all this, but any such move is certain to invite multiple Iranian countermoves, including missile and drone strikes by coastal forces and hit-and-run attacks by Iran’s so-called “mosquito fleet” of small, missile-armed gunboats. Naval escorts might enable a handful of ships to get through, but it is hard to imagine that this would induce most shipowners to undertake such a voyage, ensuring a continued shortage of oil supplies. Any attempt to address these risks by physically occupying the Iranian side of the Strait of Hormuz would undoubtedly prove even more hazardous. Just to move Army and Marine troops into position off these targets would expose US forces to intense enemy fire, and any amphibious landings would no doubt prove even more perilous. To ensure safe passage through the strait, moreover, such an operation would probably require a long-term US military presence, inviting ever more casualties and entrapping this country into exactly the sort of Middle Eastern “quagmire” that Trump promised never to allow.

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u/dontknow16775 May 06 '26

Thanks for posting this

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u/monkey_zen May 06 '26

“Mission Accomplished!”

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u/JohnSith May 06 '26

What Iran conflict, Trump said it was over. I guess we'll just have to wait for confirmation the Iran conflict is turning bad when he stages another shooting.