[ExI] Legendary Battleship was diamandis commentary

[John Clark]

On Fri, Jun 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

*> The Navy’s job is to fight ships.  It did.  It suffered no losses but
> inflicted heavy damage upon Iran’s navy. Secondary effects: increased oil
> prices remind the planet that the strait is a single point failure which
> must be dealt with. *


*No, that **single point failure was not "secondary", the Strait Of Hormuz
failure point was obvious to anybody with half a brain who just looked at a
map, and it's the very first thing this administration should've thought of
before it started this stupid war, but it came as a big surprise to the
Dimwit In Chief. As for Iran's large surface ships, they were utterly
useless, sinking them didn't make one bit of difference.  *


*John K Clark *






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