You bash our NATO allies, and then when you need them, they're reluctant to get involved, particularly if they're not brought into the warplane plan to begin with. But the fact that The administration really didn't foresee the asymmetric nature of the threat to the Strait [of Hormuz]. is telling. Also, as you say, it's very easy for the Iranians to plant a few mines or use small, inexpensive projectiles to really threaten traffic in the Strait, causing tankers not to want to pass through it, not to want to take that risk. (01:01–01:08)
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Asserts that the administration failed to anticipate the asymmetric threat to the Strait of Hormuz.
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