Iran has been planning to block the Straits of Hormuz for decades. The Navy does have some anti-missle capability, but a lot of ships are going to be sitting targets for shoulder fired missles.
Iran: We'll Shut Down Straits of Hormuz
May be a good time to get into the ship salvage business in the Middle East.
Iran threatens to stop oil shipping throughthe Staits of Hormus, and generally in the persian gulf. 6-28-08
Iran threatens to block Gulf oil route if attacked
Georg Bush has established a habit of biting off more than he can chew.
The US Navy has been a strong symbol for US Strength in the world.
The Russians are looking forward to testing their anti-ship missles. Russia will get a good laugh when hte US fleet goes down,l blockinghe Straits of Hormuz.
W should rather get a bunch of welders together on Ovetime to finish the Persian Gulf Pipleline.
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I thought the Straits of Hormuz had been blocked in some years past, for a short time, but I cannot find a reference to a past time when the Straits of Hormuz have been blocked?
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