[John W]

Lets try this again. No sign of the AP even contributing that I can find at the Khaleej Times.

[sam_paine]

Has Mr Jafari consulted with the Fifth Fleet on his plans to block the gulf, yet?

Without their consent, he will have difficulty enacting his plan.

[TLI]

In earlier statements, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that the country would be justified in using all options in the event of an attack. He also had not ruled out blocking the Persian Gulf blockade and using controls on oil supplies as a weapon.

And somehow he actually thinks we would not do the same if a blockade was attempted?

I wonder how his "all options" stack up against our "all options."

[Dog Gone]

Blocking the Strait of Hormuz sounds easier than it would be.

It’s not a canal.

You could block it for awhile with a naval force and artillery, but both of those can be taken out by superior forces.

[BenLurkin]

por supuesto

[CPOSharky]

Blocking the Strait of Hormuz would probably make China and India unhappy in addition to the usual oil buyers.

[Bobalu]

Do these guys have no idea what out military is capable of??

[tet68]

a blockade could trigger a worldwide energy crisis.

Which just might be enough to wake up the world to find
alternative ways to power our economies.

If Iran can’t ship crude, how are they going to get fuel
for their tanks etc.

[bert]

.....General Mohammad Ali Jafari also warned neighbouring countries......

He knows the score. He sees it coming.

The Coalition Of The Threatened will play a major role in removing the General from power once the war begins. We have not been provided with the method of initial attack, but should be able to make out the outlines of the destruction of Iranian capabilities once it actually starts.

[Mike Darancette]

Watch deployment of US naval forces in the Gulf for an indication of an imminent Israeli attack on Iran.

[GOPyouth]

I think headline was supposed to read:

Israel's strike on Iran's oil refineries will block Iran's flow of oil and cripple their economy.

There must have been something lost in the translation.

[mathluv]

Sounds like Vince Flynn’s “Protect and Defend”.

[bray]

Is he going to block it w/his navy on the bottom of the gulf? If you like $5/gal, Thank Congress. If you want $10/gal, Vote Obama.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[tflabo]

Liberals always accuse us for going to war over oil. Maybe just once we can give validity to their little rant. Lets go attack Iran, get rid of their nukes, monkey and mullahs.
Then we take over their oil as payback for Iranian influence in killing fellow Americans all these past years.
Turn the liberal lies into truth....sweet irony that would be!

[wildbill]

40% of world oil goes through the Straits of Hormuz.

Any blocking of those straits would constitute grounds for war.

[MarkT]

If Iran really made a move to block the straits by attacking either international shipping vessels or (really foolish) a U. S. Navy vessel, they would lose their navy, air force and all ports within 24 hours.

They would have to wait for an Osama presidency - then BHO would sit down and talk with them - maybe even, send Madelene Albright or Jesse Jackson as a special envoy.

[Sooth2222]

In theory, they could block the Strait of Hormuz using mines. The marine underwriters would then cancel insurance on all the tanker traffic in the Gulf. This would effectively close it.

They tried this before -- Google "Operation Praying Mantis". The bottom line is the US sank the Iranian Navy, and they didn't do this again.

If the next President of the United States has a pair, they won't do this.

If the next President of the United States doesn't, and is going to respond by chain-smoking menthol cigarettes and put his thumb up his butt, we will have a problem.

[Mr. K]

good, so we can clear out their ‘navy’ and see how they like having no ships to defend their ports

[kinghorse]

Good luck with your plans Iran. I’m pushing 50 and I’ll sign up to help defeat their plans. It’s either that or Dinty Moore Stew every day. We are fighting for our economic survival. The river is being dammed upstream by enemies.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

If they want to see how we live without oil, they can find out what it’s like to live without water.

[AmericaUnited]

Within a week, every ship and plane Iran has would be utterly annihilated.