[dotancohen]

  > There is a "Sunk Cost Fallacy"

There is also the future cost of demonstrating that the US will not carry out on her threats. That is a higher cost than actually finishing the job - the whole purpose of the US having a huge navy is to project power. If the navy is deliberately powerless, than all the money put into that navy was wasted.

[justinator]

I can't but agree. Either the Gerald Ford was not in shape for a conflict, or it was taken out. Our navy kept a good distance from the conflict and it seems pretty obvious why: these ships are expensive and the drones that could come in en-mass are cheap. Iran never showed the medium range ballistic missiles that were one of the given excuses to start a war.

I would point the finger at the head of the DOD, who does not seem to be qualified for the job. After his massive gathering of the top brass and the messaging shared therein, I'm seeing a dissonance of action promised and action shown. Piss Poor Planning.

I am under the opinion that this war should never have started, just to be clear. This is a mis-use of all our military resources, and insulting to our service men and women.