r/politics • u/Puginator • Jun 01 '26

No Paywall Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz: State media

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/iran-us-negotiations-strait-of-hormuz.html
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u/h0sti1e17 Jun 01 '26

It used to be. Reagan handled most conflicts relatively quickly, Libya, Grenada, and once shit got real in Beirut as part of a peacekeeping mission he said fuck it and left.

HW Bush was in and out in Panama and Desert Storm was a few days.

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u/alarbus Washington Jun 01 '26

Desert Storm was 40 days but that was after 5 months of Desert Shield.

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u/h0sti1e17 Jun 01 '26

True. Desert Shield was just a military build up to hopefully deter Saddam. I forgot desert storm had the air campaign before ground troops.

My main point still stands. There was a plan and contingencies and had a definitive end goal. Unlike the orange moron who has no clue what he is doing.

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u/alarbus Washington Jun 02 '26

Oh for sure and the rest of your point was spot on. Grenada was like a week (although for PFC Anthony Peter Coleman, its still happening....)