Blow them out of the water quickly, thereby enforcing the Monroe Doctrine and see what happens. This could completely discombobulate Iran and flabbergast the world at large.
Have at it President Trump. And at the same time wipe North Korea off the map.
Saudi oil fields are next. No, wait. They’re our friends. Even our illustrious president bows down before them.
Laughable. We've ringed Iran with military outposts, run CVBGs a few miles off their coasts, get our patrol boats picked up in their territorial waters, and you folks want to be aggrieved that they might send a boat to Cuba in response? That's an impressive amount of insecurity to go with the bombast.
The Monroe Doctrine was about ending European hegemony in the Americas, which you seem to confuse with imposing a hegemony of our own. As to Iran's response to an unprovoked attack on their ships in international waters, I would expect them to retaliate in their neighborhood where we've considerately placed a large number of targets. Trafficking the Straits of Hormuz might become an issue as well for tanker traffic, and the impact of that on the world economy would far outweigh whatever advantage you imagine starting a war with Iran gains this nation.
Laughable. We've ringed Iran with military outposts, run CVBGs a few miles off their coasts, get our patrol boats picked up in their territorial waters, and you folks want to be aggrieved that they might send a boat to Cuba in response? That's an impressive amount of insecurity to go with the bombast.
The Monroe Doctrine was about ending European hegemony in the Americas, which you seem to confuse with imposing a hegemony of our own. As to Iran's response to an unprovoked attack on their ships in international waters, I would expect them to retaliate in their neighborhood where we've considerately placed a large number of targets. Trafficking the Straits of Hormuz might become an issue as well for tanker traffic, and the impact of that on the world economy would far outweigh whatever advantage you imagine starting a war with Iran gains this nation.
They won’t wait until 20/1/17. Any action they take will be while Odumbo is in office, but after November elections. Those ships are pathetic, but can be deadly if they load them with explosives and ram into a big ship.