This is a good move, but it carries many risks, one of the major ones being a successful attack on one of our ships. That will be target number one for the terrorists of Iran. I’m sure our military has presented the President with all the options. We now know Trump’s decision: to provide protection for the oil tankers going through the Straight.
I have no doubt that the IRGC will do its best to bring down a ship, any ship, so they can yell victory. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for the safety of our soldiers and ships. All IMO.
“Trump called the mission “Project Freedom,” which starts on Monday morning, Middle East time.
“Countries from all over the World, almost all of which are not involved in the Middle Eastern dispute going on so visibly, and violently, for all to see, have asked the United States if we could help free up their Ships, which are locked up in the Strait of Hormuz, on something which they have absolutely nothing to do with — They are merely neutral and innocent bystanders!”
“For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business. Again, these are Ships from areas of the World that are not in any way involved with that which is currently taking place in the Middle East. I have told my Representatives to inform them that we will use best efforts to get their Ships and Crews safely out of the Strait.”