U.S. Senator Chris Murphy said today: "The Strait of Hormuz has actually been closed for ten days, and there is currently no plan to reopen it. The situation is deteriorating rather than improving, as today's news revealed that Iran has laid mines in the strait for the first time.
We cannot discuss all the details of this matter in the Senate chamber, but everyone knows: once mining begins, it will be extremely difficult, if not completely impossible, to deal with in the short term. If the strait remains closed for weeks or even months, it will trigger a global economic disaster.
This war costs us at least $2 billion a day, yet there are no achievable war objectives; the goals keep changing every day. We have no plans to deal with the consequences and impacts of this conflict on the people of the Gulf region.
Everyone also saw the news today: more missiles are now being launched in密集 toward our Gulf allies. You may also know that their missile defense interceptors are being consumed much faster than we can replenish them, and they are running out. Because we have not prepared sufficient supplies for our regional allies to withstand Iran's intensive aerial attacks, more casualties will soon occur in the region."
Comment: Murphy's remarks directly expose the U.S.'s complete passivity and strategic confusion in the Hormuz crisis: verbally strong and assertive about escorting, but in reality, the strait has been effectively closed and the U.S. is helpless; spending billions of dollars a day, yet lacking clear military objectives; allies facing missile attacks and running out of interceptor missiles, the U.S. can neither supply equipment nor control the situation. U.S. military bases are not protecting allies, but instead putting them in deadly danger. His warning is not just criticism, but also pointing out: this war, started by the U.S., is dragging the regional and global economy into a disaster, a completely aimless, costly, and uncontrolled gamble.
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