D.C. is abuzz with a ton of Trump-hating journalists and politicians all of a sudden learning that national security is a thing about which to be concerned. The Beltway is seizing and pouncing on a story that they believe is an opening to attack Donald Trump, or at least slow down his pace of progress in the first couple of months by slinging mud at his cabinet and senior advisors. The story doesn't interest me in the slightest. It's not hard to see the motivation of those now calling for resignations and firings. They're exploiting a mistake in order to scandal the new administration into a standstill.

What I do find of extraordinary importance is what is taking place on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean that happens to contain a very long 12,000-foot runway.

https://hotair.com/generalissimo/20...appening-at-diego-garcia-lately-n3801201

How are oil futures responding to this news?

HUH?

Let er rip!

Group text from the NSA forthcoming.

Take out Kharg Island and millions of mad Iranians will be walking instead of driving. They will not look kindly at their "governments" policy of backing terror groups.

And when Iran as a least gasp sinks multiple tankers closing the strait of Hormuz to shipping a lot of unintended consequences will present but mostly food going in and oil coming out of the gulf.

I was at DG back in 91 for Desert Storm…dropping warheads on foreheads.

How can this guy possibly know what we have sitting out in the middle of the Indian Ocean unless getting leaked info from the UK (they have sovereignty over the island) or from U.S. Military or Congressional members/staff. I guess it could also be an approved/designed leak to put the fear of God in Iran, but that doesn't strike me as Trump's or Hegseth's style.

I was there in 91 also in the USN. Been there many time prior to that on Helo deployments. Loved the place. My Future wife was also stationed there at same time. We would both gladly go back.

I saw a report that the Iranians may be within weeks of a nuclear weapon. If there is that kind of US buildup there things might get a little hot for the Iranian nuclear program.

That's the big story. We will join Israel and saudi will allow use of fields and overflights

Last time I was there…not much. Seabees could not believe there was an O5 helping them work….AF Lt Col that is. No way a Navy Cmdr would be caught dead out working with enlisted guys.

I am still waiting for representative Hank Johnson to get involved to make sure the island doesn't tip over and capsize.
In all honesty I am betting someone or place is about to get lit up.