Mastodawn

Trump's Kobayashi Maru

I mean, there were 2 ships hit with drones… there are reasons for the insurers to be afraid

And I don’t think those sea mines are American.

I don’t think you two are getting the point. It is the way it is because of Trump’s illegal war.

not just illegal – arguably like every US action since WWII it’s not legally even a war

But the reason it’s as f–ed up as it is is because Trump went in without

NATO which has things like minesweepers and actual working littoral combat ships
Getting the needed US aircraft carriers into place before telling Iranians to revolt
Getting the needed US LCS minesweepers into place (oops they are both under maintenance RN)
Getting support ahead of time from allies like Europe, Japan, S Korea, GCC states, all of whom could be exerting economic, political, and even military support RN
Having a fucking plan for how to reopen the Strait which every State Department policywonk and pre-Trump Navy Admiral knew would be Iran’s first move
Having a fucking plan for shaheds and USV water drones which are now granting Iran naval control and are built decentralized on the cheap in basements, you are not likely to bomb them all

It may weasel out of being a war by US law, but by international law it’s no less a war than the Russian “special military operation”.