Hormuz Isn’t Guadalcanal: Iran Is Playing Chess While We’re Still Planning Amphibious Landings

Somewhere in the Pentagon filing cabinets sits a 2017 document that reads less like doctrine and more like a warning label we ignored. The Joint Concept for Access and Maneuver in the Global Commons (JAM-GC) laid it out plainly: the United States wins wars because we can show up anywhere on earth, kick in the door, and maneuver freely across air, sea, space, and cyber. That’s our superpower. Not just firepower—access. And the bad guys figured that out.

How do I define victory? When we see women like this again in Teheran.

Commander-in-Chief Donald Trump updated America on Operation Epic Fury in Iran. No. 47 said, “Their army is gone. Their navy is gone. Their communications are gone. Their leaders are gone. Two sets of their leaders are gone—they’re down to their third set. Their Air Force is wiped out entirely.” Well, trust but verify, so I …

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