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He predicts U.S. ground troops would not conquer Iran but would maintain war, secure coastlines, degrade air defenses, and keep Iran on the defensive.
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Coastline
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"...mean that's a suicide mission but it's basically to secure the coastline and try to degrade iran's um air defenses and basically force um..."
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"...can do is seize khasem island seize karg island seize the coastline and force the Iranians to respond to my attacks right i can..."
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"...of Hormuz, primarily Kargilin and Qasim Island, possibly even the Iranian coastline. And you do that. And basically what you're doing is you're trying..."
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"...to siege Karg Island. They will try to seize the Iranian coastline. And so what the Americans are trying to do is dislodge Iran..."
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"...island and kassam island um and sending troops in in the coastline to block iran's ability to export oil as well as block iran's..."
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"...hard to implement because if you go close to the Iranian coastline, to the Strait of Hormuz, then you're in range of Iranian ballistic..."
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"...of Hormuz there will also be an attack on the Iranian coastline in order to um Scout out your defenses so I think that..."
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"And then there's a naval base further down the coastline. And so these are the three options that the Americans have. And it is..."
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"very wide and it's very close to the Iranian coastline and the mountains so it's easy to attack from and there are these and..."
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"...two islands where they have the missiles on them. See that coastline there? Those are mountains. If you take a look at the video..."
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"...cassium island or maybe even a nato naval base near the coastline but it's entirely possible that they will target all three or at..."
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"...Americans deployed the Marines in a limited operation, possibly to secure coastline, possibly to take Karg Island, we don't know yet, but then this..."
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