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RainCaster

(13,648 posts)
61. What this told me
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 08:24 PM
7 hrs ago

My take on this is that the current leadership in the military hasn't learned a damn thing from that exercise. They are every bit as inept as Kegsbreath. Plus, they have no more spine than any Republican since they have not halted any of the clearly illegal actions they are involved in.

We will need to educate an entire new upper level of leadership in our military that can:
1. Think outside the box
2. Value the Constitution
3. Knows the Rules of War

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i submit that the location of the Straits is not the key issue Tetrachloride 18 hrs ago #1
I agree with both of you, but I would summarize it thusly: ms liberty 18 hrs ago #2
At the moment we don't have any friends ... only enemies FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #29
Fairly sure Putin considers us more "friend" than foe atm Arazi 15 hrs ago #32
He considers us more fools than not Lithos 7 hrs ago #56
Putin has hated us ever since his funds were frozen and his oil was sanctioned FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #57
And, it seems DiverDave 7 hrs ago #60
He's got Republicans azureblue 11 hrs ago #44
I fundamentally agree with your three points JPK 18 hrs ago #3
Good morning. Please explain what DDG's are, JPK. Thank you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #21
DDG is a guided missle destroyer Beausoleil 16 hrs ago #27
TY ❤️ littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #43
DDG JPK 13 hrs ago #38
TY ❤️ littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #42
Another way to see why this is a fuck-up ---- read about WW1, Churchill and the Dardanelles. 3Hotdogs 7 hrs ago #55
You forgot 2.. 3825-87867 17 hrs ago #6
If the Commander in Chief wanted to set the example COL Mustard 10 hrs ago #49
The Persian, Arabian, gulf is totally within g the range of drones Old Crank 12 hrs ago #40
The admirals aren't stupid but they aren't in charge. JohnnyRingo 18 hrs ago #4
i had guessed "grok" but it seems "claude" is in command. rampartd 17 hrs ago #12
The question is Seinan Sensei 17 hrs ago #17
The Iranian Foreign Minister just told Margaret on FTN... littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #23
Asymetrical Destruction modrepub 18 hrs ago #5
I am positive JPK 17 hrs ago #7
Mercurial Personality modrepub 16 hrs ago #22
I'm partially with you vanessa_ca 9 hrs ago #50
It's not hard to understand: Epstein scandals he's hiding (thru Bondi & Patel) Justice matters. 6 hrs ago #63
Bibi didn't give a shit about Iran JPK 17 hrs ago #9
Au contraire, Netanyahu deeply cares about Iran Arazi 15 hrs ago #33
The era of large surface combat ships is over. Shipwack 17 hrs ago #10
All the navies in the world cannot open or close the Strait of Hormuz AverageOldGuy 17 hrs ago #8
The world is ruled by a fucking moron dalton99a 17 hrs ago #11
He may believe that in his miniscule mind but it's far from the truth. ... littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #24
"The war is very complete"? calimary 2 hrs ago #64
Independent of the discussion of the Strait of Hormuz, your history on the USS Cole is not accurately . . . xocetaceans 17 hrs ago #13
Never the less, the point was... JPK 17 hrs ago #20
I do believe that is your salient point. littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #25
Indeed, I definitely get the main point. xocetaceans 6 hrs ago #62
Seems to me the only person Farmer-Rick 17 hrs ago #14
Saudi Arabia is also benefiting greatly, more than Russia, since RU relies on Iranian drones for their war on Ukraine LymphocyteLover 17 hrs ago #16
Yeah, they are making a buck off this illegal war too Farmer-Rick 17 hrs ago #18
Iran is the #1 enemy and threat to Saudi Arabia's dominance in the gulf region LymphocyteLover 15 hrs ago #31
If I was forced to make a list of people, it would be much longer. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #26
Anyone with oil to sell without the threat of it going up in flames is benefiting. paleotn 16 hrs ago #28
Hello ... Venezuela! FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #30
Yep, it's pretty simple LymphocyteLover 17 hrs ago #15
October 2000. I remember the coverage because... Pacifist Patriot 17 hrs ago #19
You left a lot out Kaleva 15 hrs ago #34
In summary: The Iranians own the Straits. flashman13 14 hrs ago #35
Reading the post here - do you think that Trump is looking for an excuse to Nuke? Dan 14 hrs ago #36
Nuke what? Red Mountain 14 hrs ago #37
The radioactive cloud JPK 13 hrs ago #39
It would be stupid to try and use them in a tactical manner Red Mountain 7 hrs ago #58
Yes! RB77 8 hrs ago #51
Re-familiarize yourselves with the Millennium Challenge of 2002... druidity33 12 hrs ago #41
More details on that exercise RainCaster 8 hrs ago #53
OOOOooo... i'd love to see this! druidity33 7 hrs ago #54
What this told me RainCaster 7 hrs ago #61
Our president is willing to make that sacrifice IronLionZion 11 hrs ago #45
Trump cares nothing at all stage left 11 hrs ago #46
Here's an image to aid in visualizing just how tight this aituation is. ShazzieB 10 hrs ago #47
Not... czarjak 10 hrs ago #48
They don't need to OC375 8 hrs ago #52
Because this is a shooting war, and we'll definitely lose some boats? Iggo 7 hrs ago #59
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