I think rather the matter is the quality of the plan. “Going to the beach and having fun!” is a plan (I consider even a rudimentary listing of goals as a plan). And as long as you can take care of the problems on an ad hoc basis, like here, finding a place to stay or getting sun screen lotion, you don’t need a complex plan.
The problem here isn’t the pure absence of a plan, but the absence of key parts of planning for this war with Iran: such as weak war justifications, no serious exit strategy, and failure to anticipate enemy action.
On that last part, consider that the US didn’t have sufficient anti-drone and anti-rocket defenses in place, didn’t have the power in place at the start of the war to keep the Hormuz Strait clear, and now has mixed military-civilian targets because part of US military staff are working out of hotels. We have now global disruption of energy and chemical markets. That happened because the US didn’t expect Iran to attack and damage US bases nor close the Hormuz Strait.
Obviously, there was a plan. But the problems show that the planning was incompetent and chock full of wishful thinking about what the enemy would do.
Finally, consider what the author wrote:
Final note, as I have mentioned on recent episodes of the Midrats Podcast and elsewhere, I am standing by the marker I put down on March 2,
If this degenerates into another long, drawn-out conflict where we put boots on the ground, my opinion will change. If it drags on for weeks of diminishing returns, my opinion will change.
It’s been four weeks now with not much to show on the US side. When is he going to start standing by what he wrote?
…Number 2, build up some delayed courage and just TAKE IT. You’ll have to learn to start fighting for yourself, the USA won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil! – President DJT.
Given the current state of the UK Navy. They can’t. Rather than ships (of which they have few) maybe they could send over some of their 100 admirals to negotiate with the remnants of the Iranian goverment for passage “rights” through the Strait of Hormuz.
Why would we ask our incompetent allies for their advice? We don’t want to lose..
I think rather the matter is the quality of the plan. “Going to the beach and having fun!” is a plan (I consider even a rudimentary listing of goals as a plan). And as long as you can take care of the problems on an ad hoc basis, like here, finding a place to stay or getting sun screen lotion, you don’t need a complex plan.
The problem here isn’t the pure absence of a plan, but the absence of key parts of planning for this war with Iran: such as weak war justifications, no serious exit strategy, and failure to anticipate enemy action.
On that last part, consider that the US didn’t have sufficient anti-drone and anti-rocket defenses in place, didn’t have the power in place at the start of the war to keep the Hormuz Strait clear, and now has mixed military-civilian targets because part of US military staff are working out of hotels. We have now global disruption of energy and chemical markets. That happened because the US didn’t expect Iran to attack and damage US bases nor close the Hormuz Strait.
Obviously, there was a plan. But the problems show that the planning was incompetent and chock full of wishful thinking about what the enemy would do.
Finally, consider what the author wrote:
It’s been four weeks now with not much to show on the US side. When is he going to start standing by what he wrote?
…Number 2, build up some delayed courage and just TAKE IT. You’ll have to learn to start fighting for yourself, the USA won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil! – President DJT.
Given the current state of the UK Navy. They can’t. Rather than ships (of which they have few) maybe they could send over some of their 100 admirals to negotiate with the remnants of the Iranian goverment for passage “rights” through the Strait of Hormuz.
Perhaps instead of sending all of the admirals they just send the one from the HMS Pinafore….The Ruler of the Kings Navy!