The Iran war keeps getting worse…
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I know for a fact, I'm not going to say I know for a fact, I'm not going to say how, but I know for a fact that we were how, but I know for a fact that we were how, but I know for a fact that we were moving forces for a much bigger moving forces for a much bigger moving forces for a much bigger operation into [music] the region and operation into [music] the region and operation into [music] the region and that whole thing was stunted because that whole thing was stunted because that whole thing was stunted because partly of the way in which we could not partly of the way in which we could not partly of the way in which we could not penetrate into the [music] Strait of penetrate into the [music] Strait of penetrate into the [music] Strait of Hormuz reliably. And if we couldn't even Hormuz reliably. And if we couldn't even Hormuz reliably. And if we couldn't even send a ship for like a freedom of send a ship for like a freedom of send a ship for like a freedom of navigation type operation, there was no navigation type operation, there was no navigation type operation, there was no way in hell the Emeralds were going to way in hell the Emeralds were going to way in hell the Emeralds were going to risk sending an entire amphibious lander risk sending an entire amphibious lander risk sending an entire amphibious lander full of Marines to land on Card Island full of Marines to land on Card Island full of Marines to land on Card Island or to take Qeshm [music] or whatever or to take Qeshm [music] or whatever or to take Qeshm [music] or whatever insanity the Trump administration was insanity the Trump administration was insanity the Trump administration was spewing at that time. There is clearly a spewing at that time. There is clearly a spewing at that time. There is clearly a shakeup or a breakdown going on at the shakeup or a breakdown going on at the shakeup or a breakdown going on at the highest levels of our uniform military highest levels of our uniform military highest levels of our uniform military command structure. command structure. command structure. >> I bet there is. >> I bet there is. >> I bet there is. >> There is a significant amount of uniform >> There is a significant amount of uniform >> There is a significant amount of uniform military leaders [music] who are saying military leaders [music] who are saying military leaders [music] who are saying this ain't working. We're not being this ain't working. We're not being this ain't working. We're not being heard. We're GTFO'ing out of here.
Summary
The core issue discussed is the inability to reliably access the Strait of Hormuz, which significantly hampered a larger regional military operation. This bottleneck prevented even freedom of navigation exercises, let alone riskier amphibious assaults, indicating a serious breakdown in operational capability and possibly at higher command levels. The takeaway is that strategic access is crucial and its denial leads to operational paralysis and significant military leadership disillusionment.