In some recent readings Inam coming to understand what terrible shape our Navy is in. Hardly fit for purpose. Trump’s begging from Europe is because we have no littoral fleet despite 20 years of spending. The Europeans have tons of these small ships. Italy and Japan could them we can’t manage. Our maintenance capabilities appear poor and we rely on Japan and Korea to do an acceptable job. The country is sounding distressingly like a hollowed out power. I hope not but it seems we have wasted money with nothing to show for it.
Kharg Island is at the far end of the Gulf, not far from Kuwait. Any assault force venturing that far would end up like the French Army at Sedan in 1870 -- "Nous sommes dans un pot de chambre, et nous y serons emmerdés," in the immortal words of General Ducrot.
Qeshm would make more sense since it's right next to the Strait of Hormuz. Still, it's putting a lot of Marines in a very precarious situation. Close air support would be an absolute essential and achieving that would probably involve bringing carriers much closer to Iran. Millenium Challenge anyone?
The entire system is so corrupt. It's horrible how men and women are sent to their deaths when it is all so unnecessary.
Let me add to "You go to war with the army your contractors give you, not the one they promised you nor the one they owe you."
Large "laundry" fire causing Gerald Ford aircraft carrier to withdraw from red Sea? Really? Hmm...
In some recent readings Inam coming to understand what terrible shape our Navy is in. Hardly fit for purpose. Trump’s begging from Europe is because we have no littoral fleet despite 20 years of spending. The Europeans have tons of these small ships. Italy and Japan could them we can’t manage. Our maintenance capabilities appear poor and we rely on Japan and Korea to do an acceptable job. The country is sounding distressingly like a hollowed out power. I hope not but it seems we have wasted money with nothing to show for it.
“Like a hollowed out power” — sadly true.
Kharg Island is at the far end of the Gulf, not far from Kuwait. Any assault force venturing that far would end up like the French Army at Sedan in 1870 -- "Nous sommes dans un pot de chambre, et nous y serons emmerdés," in the immortal words of General Ducrot.
Qeshm would make more sense since it's right next to the Strait of Hormuz. Still, it's putting a lot of Marines in a very precarious situation. Close air support would be an absolute essential and achieving that would probably involve bringing carriers much closer to Iran. Millenium Challenge anyone?
"Nous sommes dans un pot de chambre, et nous y serons emmerdés"
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the US is repeating the mistakes the Soviets made invading Afghanistan, but in a much worse, bigger way.
it’s a worst case scenario.