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"Trump will put the Navy in harms way in a completely untenable situation in the narrow seas in and around...
the Persian Gulf."
I think Vic Admiral Kacher told Hegseth and Trump as much, and for doing so, they turned around and fired him as director of the Joint Staff.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-removes-senior-official-joint-staff-post-sources-say-2026-02-26/
I also think that the reports of Iran buying hypersonic missiles from China better be taken seriously.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/iran-nears-deal-buy-supersonic-anti-ship-missiles-china-2026-02-24/