What Boots On The Ground In Iran Could Entail, According To Former CENTCOM Commander

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ProfTalmadge @ProfTalmadge
Former CENTCOM commander Gen. Votel skeptical of military value of Kharg seizure: "I’m not sure what the significance is of putting troops there. It’s only about 20 miles off the coast of Iran. So you’re definitely under the threat of their weapon systems. You’d be very, very vulnerable there. And I don’t know that it would give us any particular tactical advantage that we don’t already have or couldn’t get someplace else at an offset location where we have established bases and other things like that. So I’m not sure what the tactical advantage of it is."

Joseph Votel offers insights on securing Iran's uranium, seizing Kharg Island, dwindling stocks of missile interceptors, and how long Epic Fury will last.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/former-centcom-commander-on-what-u-s-boots-on-the-ground-in-iran-could-entail

ProfTalmadge @ProfTalmadge
Former CENTCOM Commander Gen. Votel on likely continuing impact of even a small residual Iranian missile and drone capability: "Don’t pay attention to the numbers. The fact of the matter is, they’re going to have a remnant portion of capabilities, and that’s a portion we’re focused on right now. Iran’s strategy has been to broaden the conflict by hitting a lot of different places, 12 or 13 different countries, and then to extend it by continuing to present this threat to us over a long period of time. They don’t have to shoot large volleys of missiles and drones. They just have to get some across. They just have to launch some every day. And that’s going to keep our focus, and it’s going to keep us occupied doing that. So that’s their strategy on this."

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[Dan]

1. I'm pretty sure that our president has thought of that and has a plan

People don’t give Donald enough credit - he is a master chess player. He has genius genes (as shown by his uncle that taught as CalTech) and nearness to genius genes makes him a genius too.
Plus, he knows only the best people and that is why the neo-Nazi that he hired is in charge of the military. Germany during WW2 had one of the best armies so by putting a neo-Nazi in charge he is getting some of brilliance of Nazi Germany in charge.

We can all relax now - cause Trump has a handle on everything.

Did I forget his Board of Peace - they will send allies that he doesn’t need to help him open us the Strait of Hormuz that doesn’t need to be opened because it has mines that are not there.

And really, we didn’t really the Strait opened because we are doing this for our “old NATO” allies that don’t appreciate the wonderful thing that we did for them, not us. While we are paying higher gas prices (up $1.10 here) the benefits outweigh the costs as everyone can tell you, this is because Iran had nuclear capability that in a couple of weeks would have bombed the west coast of America and maybe even hit Florida.

MAGA for the win.

[allegorical oracle]

2. Agree with the General. Problem is that we may be underestimating Iran's

capabilities and our "boots on the ground" could become sitting ducks.

MS NOW, about 40 minutes ago, reported that Iran struck a US-British military base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. My map revealed that a strike like that traveled about 2,400 miles, measured to the SE from the Strait of Hormuz.

Plus, how accurate is our intelligence insofar as weapons that may be provided to Iran by China and possibly Russia? Thanks to Doge, we've likely lost a ton of foreign intelligence knowledge -- and every country in the world knows that djt doesn't educate himself about anything.

[Wounded Bear]

3. I don't believe Diego Garcia was actually hit. It was targeted, but the missiles went down in the water...nt

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4. missed but may have exceeded the estimated distance capibility their missiles have been reported to possess (est 2000km)

Iran fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint US-UK military base on a remote island in the Indian ocean.

Neither of the missiles hit the base, with one failing in flight. A US warship fired a SM-3 interceptor at the other, but it could not be determined whether an interception was made.

Diego Garcia is located roughly 4,000 kilometers from Iran, indicating that Tehran’s missiles may be capable of reaching farther than has previously been acknowledged.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/british-lives-risk-thanks-starmer-013700232.html

[ananda]

7. I took him to be implying that exactly.

IOW, what AI general told Trump to do that?

[617Blue]

5. So if we "take" Kharg, what? We set up a base and stay forever?

[David__77]

6. That's a very "optimistic" assessment of the situation.