Iran...

[P1tchblack]

Not here to educate the ignorant. Learn to Google , it's obvious.

I asked a question because of the location. Are we importing or exporting a lot of things to Iran and neighboring countries?

By the way, I didn't ask you so STFU.

[lrrps21]

"Iran is shutting down a seaway which barely, if at all, impacts the US" 

3v Fail.

What is it that makes the Straight of Hormuz so important to the US?

I'll tell you when you post where you attended school.

[P1tchblack]

"Iran is shutting down a seaway which barely, if at all, impacts the US" 

3v Fail.

What is it that makes the Straight of Hormuz so important to the US?

I'll tell you when you post where you attended school.

My question was rhetorical.

[P1tchblack]

Anyone else care to explain how this small water passageway being closed is going to impact the US so dramatically that it requires military force?

[lrrps21]

"Iran is shutting down a seaway which barely, if at all, impacts the US" 

3v Fail.

What is it that makes the Straight of Hormuz so important to the US?

I'll tell you when you post where you attended school.

My question was rhetorical.

Sure it was...

[3rdgensooner]

Anyone else care to explain how this small water passageway being closed is going to impact the US so dramatically that it requires military force?

No need to play stupid we've been to your cops thread. Care to tell us what small has to do with anything?

[P1tchblack]

Anyone else care to explain how this small water passageway being closed is going to impact the US so dramatically that it requires military force?

No need to play stupid we've been to your cops thread. Care to tell us what small has to do with anything?

Small is a descriptive word. What specifically does anyone think passes in and out of that water passageway that is so important to the US?

[sparky454]

The Strait of Hormuz (/hɔːrˈmuːz/ Arabic: مَضيق هُرمُز‎‎ Maḍīq Hurmuz Persian: تنگه هرمز‎ Tangeye Hormoz listen (help·info)) is a straitbetween the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points.[1] On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of Oman. At its narrowest, the strait has a width of 21 nautical miles (39 km).[2][3]

A third of the worldâ€s liquefied natural gas and almost 20% of total global oil production passes through the strait, making it a highly important strategic location for international trade.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

[BigDroppa]

I thought they were there to pick up John kerry

[K9Buck]

Anyone else care to explain how this small water passageway being closed is going to impact the US so dramatically that it requires military force?

Oil prices would rise dramatically which would stifle economic growth.  The stock market would take a big hit too.

[P1tchblack]

The Strait of Hormuz (/hɔːrˈmuːz/ Arabic: مَضيق هُرمُز‎‎ Maḍīq Hurmuz Persian: تنگه هرمز‎ Tangeye Hormoz listen (help·info)) is a straitbetween the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points.[1] On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of Oman. At its narrowest, the strait has a width of 21 nautical miles (39 km).[2][3]

A third of the worldâ€s liquefied natural gas and almost 20% of total global oil production passes through the strait, making it a highly important strategic location for international trade.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

At most, were temporarily replacing 10% of our oil imports.

In the third quarter of 2018, the U.S. imported roughly 10.2 million barrels of petroleum per day,3with the largest amounts coming from Canada (41%) and Saudi Arabia (10%).4


The recent increase in domestic oil production, especially since 2010, has had a significant impact on U.S. petroleum imports and exports. From 2005 to 2015, the United States†reliance on petroleum imports fell from 60% to 25% of total consumption,6 while exports increased by over 300%.3 Since 2015, imports have remained fairly steady at approximately 10 million barrels per day, but exports have continued to increase, from 4.7 million barrels per day in 2015 to 7.6 million barrels per day in early-mid-2018. The Energy Information Administration projects that U.S. import reliance for oil will continue to fall over the coming decade.6

https://www.americangeosciences.org/crit...and-import

[lrrps21]

I thought they were there to pick up John kerry

I think he used his yacht to navigate the Arabian Sea. No taxes.

[P1tchblack]

[3rdgensooner]

Trolling morons aside.
Iran's actions here don't make much sense. Regardless of what they support and oppose in the region they can't close the strait without taking a nasty military setback and worsening their position vis a vis sanctions. Not sure if they think they will gain some support domestically. At some point if they overplay their hand via terrorism they'll end up in Iraq's boat. 
As I've said I want us disengaged with Islam. But they seem to be coming to us.

[P1tchblack]

Trolling morons aside.
Iran's actions here don't make much sense. Regardless of what they support and oppose in the region they can't close the strait without taking a nasty military setback and worsening their position vis a vis sanctions. Not sure if they think they will gain some support domestically. At some point if they overplay their hand via terrorism they'll end up in Iraq's boat. 
As I've said I want us disengaged with Islam. But they seem to be coming to us.

"coming to us" = closing down a water way that is on the opposite side of the world.