General Discussion

The mad Mullahs announced months ago tha they'd close the Strait if they were attacked. They also threatened every US base in the region, along with the countries that host/leased them.

Apparently the Pentagon had planned to protect the Strait from the beginning but were overruled by a micromanaging Fatso, who thinks he knows everything and will listen to no one. He reallty thought a few days of heavy bombardment would cause religious fanatics to capitulate. One lesson of the last century is that a massive bombing campaign doesn't work, rather causing a country to rally around even the worst governments. Fatso didn't get the memo, or just ate it if he did.

I sincerely hope he's not lying about stoopping the bombing just short of having to go back to a Congress that is growing increasingly hostile to continue his vicious bungling. It's only during the aftermath that political things have a chance of happening in Iran. they will fall into line behind the IRGC until then.