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stopdiggin

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7. actually 'weaponization of strait' has been step one of pretty much every war game simulation run in the last 50 years

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 11:31 AM

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For someone to NOT recognize this a a primary Iranian hole card ..... Shows a stupefying lack of experience and knowledge of the playing field.
(as I have understood statements given by prior 'intelligence' and military strategists)

And, no - the basic geography of the region has not changed ...

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*CNN* Sources U.S. Intel Thinks Iran Can Weaponize Strait At Will [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday OP

Well, yeah... displacedvermoter Tuesday #1

And with their success with relatively modest resources... Happy Hoosier Tuesday #2

Expect a purge of US Intel as soon as the insane man in the Oval finds an INTEL chief who can be confirmed. Attilatheblond Tuesday #3

We could have told them that bucolic_frolic Tuesday #4

That's already been proven. That will be the lasting legacy of Trump's idiotic war. Wiz Imp Tuesday #5

What does that really mean? Renew Deal Tuesday #6

Geography confers some nations greater geopolitical advantages than others DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #11

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actually 'weaponization of strait' has been step one of pretty much every war game simulation run in the last 50 years stopdiggin Tuesday #7

They're amateurs Johnny2X2X Tuesday #10

The only thing this war Roc2020 Tuesday #8

A stable one at that Mad_Machine76 Tuesday #9