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The Strait of Hormuz is just another example of an old familiar tactic. Familiar, that is, to those who study it. Do not forget the ways the Muslims used the tactic of Anti-Access and Area Denial on March 18, 1915.
"The great Turkish Naval Victory in the Dardanelles 111 years ago is one of the most striking examples of this. During the First World War, the Turks, who collapsed economically, had a weak navy and were militarily backward. They won a great victory against the Royal Navy Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, the most powerful navy in the world at the time, by using the advantage of mines, coastal artillery and geography.
"This fight was not only a military success but also a triumph of strategic thinking. The Dardanelles naval battle is therefore considered one of the most historically powerful examples of the A2/AD doctrine. This event is not merely the result of a war; it is also a major turning point that affects the course of the world war and international political balances. Today, 111 years later, the lessons learned from Çanakkale are still of great importance for modern naval strategy.
"A weak state was able to stop the world’s most powerful navy with the right defense system. The biggest weakness of imperialism is not only its arrogance, but also its mistaking its technological superiority for strategic superiority. On March 18, 1915, this mistake collapsed in the face of the brotherhood of mines and barrels. In the 2026 Gulf War, the same mistake is being tested again in the face of the brotherhood of UAVs and ballistic missiles. Yesterday, the aggressive British-French joint navy could not cross the strait in Çanakkale. Six proud high-tech warships were destroyed by the primitive Muslims with nets and mines. The British then tried to attack by land and lost 58,000 men in just a few months. The result? Disaster. Total defeat, embarrassment, and the collapse of the ruling government in Britain.
"History reminds us once again that brute force is not always decisive in a narrow geography, under determined defense and in the face of a common order of fire. Sometimes it’s not the size of the largest navy that changes history; It is a defensive architecture established in the right place at the right time. Trump recently decided to send the 31st Marine Expeditionary Task Group, (MEU) which carries 2500 marines stationed in Japan, to the Persian Gulf. If history repeats itself with an interval of 111 years and this incoming MEU attempts to invade the Strait region we can already say that most of the marines may be lost with great defeat for US military."
US military planners Trump, Hegseth, and the Joint Chiefs should read the memoirs of Churchill, who was the Minister of the Navy in the First World War during the Gallipoli Disaster. (Winston Churchill World in Crisis- 6 volumes)
-- Ret Admiral Cem Gürdeniz
"The erosion of fatherhood and their role as spiritual leaders disrupts the transmission of faith. Western [Christian] civilization is sustained not by markets or constitutions, but by moral and spiritual inheritance handed down within families.
"The path forward is clear: we must stop neutralizing male vocation and once again preach sacrifice, duty, and spiritual headship without embarrassment. That requires rejecting the narrative that fathers are incidental to this journey and that their natural authority is a threat rather than a gift. If we internalize that story, we should not be surprised when faith, family, and inheritance continue to fracture."
-- Daisy Inglese
"Trump is demanding that China and America’s allies enter the war and help turn the tide. [H]e is also talking about using military force to open the Strait of Hormuz and conquer Kharg Island. Of course, no country wants to join a losing war, especially on the side of the two most ruthless and heartless states in the international system. As for opening the Strait of Hormuz with US military power, that would be a fool’s errand as would an amphibious assault on Kharg Island."
Professor John Mearsheimer
Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. Ecclesiastes 4:13
Question:
Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? Luke14:31
Answer:
A king who watches too much FOX TV, reads too many Marvel comics, pays attention to the New York Times, and watches too many Hollywood political thrillers.
