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Nick Szabo·2026-03-21 14:49
RT Matthew Hoh (@MatthewPHoh)When I think of Marines and paratroopers being sent to take Kharq island, or some other island or bit of Iranian coast, I think of the disastrous battle for Krynky in Ukraine in 2024.Ukrainian Marines were put on the far shore of the Dnieper for propaganda purposes with no hope of any success other than their presence for the cameras in Russian controlled territory. Unable to be effectively reinforced and supplied, unable to even evacuate their dead and wounded, they were massac ...