Mark Esper: “The Iranians should not mistake our restraint for weakness.”

We cannot allow the Iranians to control the Strait of Hormuz.

Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?

The other challenge, by the way, with going after regime change, the downside is you risk civilian casualties.

The option to use active duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort, and only in the most urgent and dire of situations.