So you wanna put boots on the ground in Iran? Give them what-for? Finish the Job!
Let's start with baby steps. Kharg Island is 600 KM past the Strait of Hormuz, and it's the size of Iwo Jima. Qeshm Island is bigger than Okinawa. Both are in artillery, drone and missile range of Iran.
During WW2, we pounded Iwo Jima with battleships for weeks before landing 70,000 Marines. 19,000 were WIA and 7,000 were KIA. It took a month to wipe out Japanese resistance.
In 1945 we landed 180,000 Marines and Soldiers on Okinawa. It took three months to subdue Japanese resistance. The U.S. suffered more than 30,000 WIA and 12,000 KIA.
But what the hell, I'm sure a force of around 10,000 U.S. troops can capture Kharg or Qeshm, while being shuttled in by helicopters and tilt-rotors. From staging areas that are in easy drone and missile range from Iran.
Or maybe we'll just bum-rush our amphibious ships loaded with Marines straight into the Strait of Hormuz. For Kharg Island, tack on a 600 kilometer run parallel to the cliffs of the Iranian coast. It should be a piece of cake.
The FOX News military geniuses are all sure this is a great idea, and it seems like Trump is listening to them. God help our deployed Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Mike