WSJ: Military analysts say that the US might need military operation to seize the Iranian coastline

[Renew Deal]

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[clevergrrrl]

1. Of course

They will create a carve out and declare it American territory and Witkoff and Jared Kushner will build luxury resorts there.

[Prairie Gates]

3. It would cause more American deaths than Vietnam

It can't be done.

[Prairie Gates]

2. No shit

Here's my post on this from earlier today:

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3631104

You would need a 250,000 troop invasion of the Iranian side of the Strait

And you'd need to occupy pretty much all of Hormozgan and probably Bushehr provinces with a foothold 20 miles from the shore, minimum. So basically 10s of thousands of square miles and about 3.5 million Iranians.

Good luck.

[Renew Deal]

4. But maybe we can bribe the Kurds

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[Prairie Gates]

6. LOL...The Kurds, unfortunately for Trump

are on the other end of the country, about 500-600 miles (minimum - more like 1000) to the north.

They wouldn't know a Strait of Hormuz from a Motown Philly.

[vanessa_ca]

5. 250,000 is a very conservative estimate. As if 250,000 isn't scary enough

many experts I've been listening to put it at 500,000

[Prairie Gates]

7. Yes, very conservative

I didn't want to warmongers and gamers or the peacemongers and wavers to accuse me of exaggerating.

[AZJonnie]

10. For what would need to happen to reopen the Straits of Hormuz short-term I think it's an exaggeration

I've read we could likely get it open with a small amphibious/spec ops force, leveraging big-time air/sea based 'cover', and targeted operation on key strategic points near the Strait itself. But KEEPING it open with a small force is another matter. The forces would be greatly imperiled, longer term if they just hung out, given the Iranians would likely decide to make their lives as miserable and dangerous as possible.

That's just what I've been reading and it seems to make sense, fwiw

[multigraincracker]

8. That's going from stupid to insane.

[Miguelito Loveless]

9. Oh, that will go sideways really fast

US troops trying to hold foreign ground against local soldiers waves of drones to rained down upon them

[Renew Deal]

11. And artillery

[vanessa_ca]

13. With no resupply route at that -eom

[0rganism]

12. That means territorial occupation, which means "boots on the ground", which means calling up the reserves

Stupid, stupid, stupid. How much stupid will Americans tolerate from leadership? Apparently, the answer is "MORE!"

[ananda]

14. Well, American soldiers are just expendable cannonfodder...

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