[jepj57]

In this instance, a flight of B-52's could wipe the concrete shielded missiles off the face of the Earth. Start off with F18s to secure the skies, then B52s to pound the missiles, then the Navy could stroll back in. It's just that no one has had the gumption to do it until now.

[kube-system]

The US military did exactly that two weeks ago:

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5789279-strait-hormuz-oil...

If it was as effective as you presume, the strait would have been open by now.

[jepj57]

That was step one. The article doesn't even state the results of the bombing

[don_esteban]

isn't it obvious?

some rearranged concrete, maybe mixed with missile parts

does not change anything

unless you know you have eliminated ALL threads

which you would never know

and probably never achieve anyway

[ceejayoz]

We’ve tried the “just air power” approach a number of times. It never works by itself.

[yfw]

Ok general, the armchair is that way

[jepj57]

Awesome content. Added a lot to the discussion

[solid_fuel]

Your analysis of the war seems to hinge on a lack of "gumption", which is coincidentally the exact same thing I've heard conservative old boomers say about Vietnam. So I would say you're about equal in terms of adding to the discussion. It is, unfortunately, divorced from reality.

The critical thing about hidden missiles that you seem to be missing is: you can't bomb them if you don't know where they are.

We've already seen a 4 week bombing campaign that has included everything from a children's school to a chemotherapy company to bunkers under Tehran, so I don't think there's a lack of "bloodlust" or "gumption" from any of the so-called leaders at the DoD. Rather, it seems that they simply - don't know where the missiles and drones are. Which as I pointed out earlier, makes it rather hard to bomb them.

[mejari]

Are we really still pushing bomber mafia nonsense 80 years later?

[jimjimjim]

But sir, how do we stop an old guy on the bow of a rusty fishing boat firing a $50 rpg at the oil tanker?