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Aussie105

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18. If chaperoning ships through the Straight doesn't work . . .

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 07:58 PM

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- because it won't - Trump will announce Operation Airlift.

US Army helicopters will pick up the ships and fly them safely out of range of those pesky Iranian drones and gently put them down in safer waters.

When that doesn't work, he will move onto Operation Ketchup - which won't work either.

Perhaps Operation 'give up, play nice and apologize' is in order?

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