| > known Iran skeptics like Vance What does that mean? Is this an excuse to dismiss his assessment? I don't necessarily value his opinion, but "oh, he's known to be a sceptic of it" is often dismissive rather than acknowledging that there are real reasons be be sceptical. > Trump was warned protecting the strait would be difficult. Was it the military? The other link that you were already given makes it clear that it was the military. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48708072 Common sense makes it clear that it was the miliary who know the score. Who else would have studied it in as much detail and wargamed possible scenarios? I refer you to my grandparent comment re "professional strategists who thought that this was an incredibly stupid idea" > For years, the U.S. government has conducted war games dealing with potential conflicts with Iran, including ones at the Pentagon attended by dozens of military officials and policymakers. Over and over, participants say, they concluded that Iran would respond to a major American attack by closing the strait of Hormuz. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/us/politics/trump-iran-st... NB: this is one of the links given above, and yet you ask the question "Was it the military?" that is answered therein. Why? |