Originally Posted by
Bob Viking
It is absolutely inconceivable that military planners and intelligence didn’t highlight the closure of the Strait as a direct and immediate consequence of the war. I suspect they were just roundly ignored and have since had to toe the party line when questioned.
Most likely the case.
Originally Posted by
BonnieLass
Didn't Hegseth / Rubio say it was finished yesterday?
They have not been singing from the same sheet of music for a couple of weeks, why do you think they would start now? The inconsistent messaging has been a feature of this military operation since its beginning.
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