Live Thread: War With Iran Continues #6

[BobfromWB]

Trump won’t rule out Kharg Island takeover: What a US assault could look like

Hundreds of U.S. Marines storm ashore as helicopters thunder overhead, Navy warships and fighter jets establish overwhelming air and sea superiority, and commanders issue one final warning to Iranian forces: surrender or be overrun.

That is how military experts envision the opening hours of a potential U.S. operation to seize Iran's Kharg Island — the tiny but strategically vital island that handles roughly 90% of the Islamic Republic's crude oil exports and has become the centerpiece of Washington's economic pressure campaign against Tehran.

The scenario was thrust back into the spotlight Tuesday after President Donald Trump declined to rule out taking the island. "I can't say that to you because if I did, it would be foolish," Trump told Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst during an exclusive interview on ‘Special Report’ when asked directly whether he planned to seize Kharg island. He added that previous U.S. strikes intentionally avoided the island's oil facilities because they are "a chunk of the world economy."

"There are a lot of ways to skin this cat," retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward, former deputy commander of U.S. Central Command, told Fox News Digital in an interview.

This is an excerpt from a story by Efrat Lachter.
Posted by Efrat Lachter

FPV drones will be hunting US troops individually along with incoming artillery and missile fire ... US casualties will be very high.

Had they just taken out the pumps that pump the oil to the island, all of those troops would not have died.

Tactically, taking the island with troops is a very bad move.

[Right_in_Virginia]

This contradicts your bogus claim that "we got involved in this expanded war based on the lies told by Netanyahu and Mossad on Feb 11".  I.e. if the US rejected two of the assessments, then they didn't get involved based upon them. 

 Our intelligence sources and agencies assessed the Israeli presentation to be "farcical" and by one well-known as "bullshit".   The Trump administration was in the midst of an internal debate ---- still seeking assurances that Israel's information and guarantees were correct right up to the start of the bombing on Feb 28. 

Rather than assist the US complete its assessment, Netanyahu loaded up his bombers and put them on the runway. Then he called Trump to tell him their bombing was about to begin. --- requiring the US air force to act to protect US military personnel in the region.

Netanyahu couldn't assure the President of the accuracy of the assumptions and predictions in his presentation, so he skipped ahead to the bombing phase of his war for regime change and forced Trump's hand.  Below is a link to a video of Rubio explaining this ....

http://youtu.be/T3pL_ZCWPz0?si=6JpTqc_wn_4fZhTI

https://youtu.be/T3pL_ZCWPz0?si=6JpTqc_wn_4fZhTI

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/2077471657456025781

[mystery-ak]

Vance rules out US ground invasion of Iran: ‘We’re not in that business anymore’

Vice President JD Vance ruled out sending American ground troops into Iran to overthrow its government, arguing that regime change must come from the Iranian people rather than the U.S. military.

“If the Iranian people want to rise up and change their government, that’s up to them,” Vance said during an appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience.” “But we’re not going to send 150,000 ground troops in order to accomplish a change in a regime.”

“We’re not in that business anymore. We’re just not,” he added.

Vance also warned against allowing Iran to collapse into a failed state like Libya, saying such an outcome could unleash terrorism and send millions of refugees into Europe and the United States.

He said the administration’s immediate goals are to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, protect the flow of oil and gas and prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Posted by Jasmine Baehr