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America Abroad

The Truth About the Strait of Hormuz

Behind the scenes of my Bloomberg interview on the White House’s strategic blindness.

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Mar 27, 2026
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I sat down with Bloomberg to discuss the state of Operation Epic Fury as we enter this critical 10-day ultimatum window.

The administration’s rhetoric is that we are “crushing the enemy.” But as I explain in the interview, the great military damage we’re inflicting isn’t getting us closer to winning the war. To the contrary. While we’ve been told that Epic Fury would be a decisive, overwhelming display of force that would secure the region, we instead have a closed Strait of Hormuz, skyrocketing energy prices, and a deepening rift with our closest allies.


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The following deep-dive addresses the specific failures of the current campaign, the “Paper Tiger” insult to NATO, and why the administration is running out of military options.

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