| > I think that (the US could keep Hormuz open) was exactly what they thought. I think this was supposed to be a quick and dirty campaign like Venezuela. It depends on who "they" is. The accounts seem to be that Mrs Trump and Hegseth and co thought like this. But everyone else (including the professional strategists let go in the DOGE purges, and the remaining ones in the room) thought that this was an incredibly stupid idea that was bound to fail for obvious reasons. They were overruled. Another case of "they said it couldn't be done. But we tried anyway, and what do you know, they were right." Hubris, incompetence and idiocy. > The military has been planning to attack Iran for 50 years. And Iran has been preparing for attack for a long time too. Hence the drone stockpiles. The Iranian regime might be deeply unpleasant, but they do not appear to be stupid or incompetent at this. > there’s a real military lesson here Agreed, but I think the lesson is more about listening to the professional strategists who are stating the obvious. |
What’s your source for this?