Following the all-too-predictable outcome of U.S.-Iranian negotiations over the weekend, in which Iran refused to give up its nuclear ambitions, there is one clear antidote to the regime’s intransigence: Send in the Marines and take over Kharg Island. Kharg, of course, controls 90 percent of Iran’s oil production and worldwide shipments. Controlling it bankrupts the Iranian regime.
This idea brings up the whole question of whether Kharg is a military asset subject to wartime actions, or whether it’s a civilian asset covered by the Geneva Conventions. My argument would be that it’s a military asset because it fuels the war machine that Iran operates, fuels in the sense of funding all those missiles and drones.
Meanwhile, President Trump is talking about sending in minesweepers to open up the Strait of Hormuz. That could be an interesting operation if Iran decides to bomb them into the ocean’s depths.
On the day before the ceasefire, I note, the U.S. spent considerable time and weaponry in attacking Kharg military institutions. I say finish the job, take over the island, and choke off income for the thugs running Iran.
Of course, that’s why I’m not president. There are no consequences for me in advocating this except for people who disagree.
