Agree! Time to add to prevention by starting to get assets in place? Pete Peter Burdett, Cell: 603-738-0168 CDR, USN(ret) On Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 08:20:01 PM EDT, Marc Liebman <marc@marcliebman.com> wrote: https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-october-8-2025... I don’t know what they are smoking in Tehran, but trying to close the Straits of Hormuz with this administration in power might not get the Mullahs what they want. Marc Liebman https://www.marcliebman.com https://www.facebook.com/marcliebmanauthor/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_sDoFQM5wupNaCeGIvKL1g Author of: Cherubs 2 Raider of the Scottish Coast Big Mother 40 Carronade Render Harmless Death of a Lady Forgotten Last Battles Inner Look For a Few Francs Moscow Airlift Predators The Simushir Island Incident Flight of the Pawnee Failure to Fire Insidious Dragon The Red Star of Death Member of: The Author’s Guild Military Writers Society of America Association of Texas Authors North American Snowsport Journalists Association -- _______________________________________________ Helobubbas mailing list -- helobubbas@helobubbas.com To unsubscribe send an email to helobubbas-leave@helobubbas.com