# Military Social Trends & Public Discussions — 2026-10-08 22:30 UTC > **Category:** Military > **Status:** Cooling Down > **Timestamp:** 2026-10-08 22:30 UTC (2026-10-08T22:30:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-08-22-30/non_crypto/military > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-10-08-22-30/non_crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Category Volume & Sentiment - **Total Posts:** 39 - **Total Impressions:** 328.1K - **Bullish / Positive:** 6 - **Bearish / Negative:** 18 - **Neutral:** 15 --- ## Engagement Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 251, Retweets: 398, Likes: 5759, Impressions: 328075 --- ## Cited Discussions & Public Evidence ### Discussion #1 by @FearedBuck > **Author:** [@FearedBuck](https://x.com/FearedBuck) > **Metrics:** 5.2K likes · 237 retweets · 158 comments · 244.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:41:44+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/FearedBuck/status/2108311908067459563](https://x.com/FearedBuck/status/2108311908067459563) > > "The Pentagon announces it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan at Fort Hood, the same military base where he killed 13 people and injured 32 others in 2009. His execution is scheduled for December 3, 2026." ### Discussion #2 by @Reuters > **Author:** [@Reuters](https://x.com/Reuters) > **Metrics:** 50 likes · 46 retweets · 32 comments · 33.5K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:03:34+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Reuters/status/2108317403629117545](https://x.com/Reuters/status/2108317403629117545) > > "BREAKING: The US will livestream the Army's upcoming firing squad execution in December of Nidal Hasan, who shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, a Pentagon official said, in what would be an unprecedented move reut.rs/4dvjmc5" ### Discussion #3 by @MarioNawfal > **Author:** [@MarioNawfal](https://x.com/MarioNawfal) > **Metrics:** 23 likes · 4 retweets · 7 comments · 14.0K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:15:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2108320280942686216](https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2108320280942686216) > > "The USS Abraham Lincoln is finally home after 321 days Ten months away, 250+ straight days at sea, a war with Iran, and a pier full of families who waited hours in the sun... the Lincoln has docked in San Diego. More than 4,500 sailors and Marines made it home after a" ### Discussion #4 by @seanhannity > **Author:** [@seanhannity](https://x.com/seanhannity) > **Metrics:** 21 likes · 3 retweets · 3 comments · 5.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:24:21+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/seanhannity/status/2108322633972330504](https://x.com/seanhannity/status/2108322633972330504) > > "IRAN ON NOTICE: No Strikes Before Midterms, But Blockade Stays in Place" ### Discussion #5 by @SaudiNews50 > **Author:** [@SaudiNews50](https://x.com/SaudiNews50) > **Metrics:** 45 likes · 11 retweets · 22 comments · 4.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:33:53+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SaudiNews50/status/2108325035496595474](https://x.com/SaudiNews50/status/2108325035496595474) > > "Urgent: A drone strikes a target affiliated with the Houthis in the Jadr area north of Sana'a." ### Discussion #6 by @GuntherEagleman > **Author:** [@GuntherEagleman](https://x.com/GuntherEagleman) > **Metrics:** 57 likes · 24 retweets · 11 comments · 3.7K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:28:32+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2108323687921250699](https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2108323687921250699) > > "BRITAIN JUST LET A SEVENTH SUSPECT OUT ON BAIL IN AN ALLEGED PLOT AGAINST A BASE USED BY AMERICAN BOMBERS. A 22-year-old British man arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack on RAF Fairford is now back on the street tonight. That's the same base American bombers used" ### Discussion #7 by @Almasirahbrk > **Author:** [@Almasirahbrk](https://x.com/Almasirahbrk) > **Metrics:** 59 likes · 26 retweets · 1 comments · 3.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:24:05+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Almasirahbrk/status/2108322565659770894](https://x.com/Almasirahbrk/status/2108322565659770894) > > "#Urgent_March | Our correspondent in Sanaa: The Saudi aggression on the capital Sanaa targeted a sponge factory in the Shamlan area west of the capital" ### Discussion #8 by @zaidabdulwahab > **Author:** [@zaidabdulwahab](https://x.com/zaidabdulwahab) > **Metrics:** 172 likes · 10 retweets · 10 comments · 2.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:33:09+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/zaidabdulwahab/status/2108294650721169654](https://x.com/zaidabdulwahab/status/2108294650721169654) > > "A week has passed since "Sovereignty Day" ... And Iran bombed Erbil with drones. #العراق" ### Discussion #9 by @LarkDavis > **Author:** [@LarkDavis](https://x.com/LarkDavis) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2.9K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:38:06+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/LarkDavis/status/2108326096995336253](https://x.com/LarkDavis/status/2108326096995336253) > > "Reports say the Pentagon has instructed U.S. Central Command to finalize preparations for potential military strikes against Iran. However, Trump says productive talks are ongoing. Also, no attacks will happen prior to the midterm election. So, is Trump playing 4D chess with" ### Discussion #10 by @paldf > **Author:** [@paldf](https://x.com/paldf) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 2.2K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:19:31+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/paldf/status/2108306320239874056](https://x.com/paldf/status/2108306320239874056) > **Visual Context:** A small light-colored, slug-like object lies on a brown-and-cream patterned carpet or rug. The photo itself shows no visible tents, people, gunshots, text, or identifiable location markers; it appears to illustrate or accompany the accompanying post about displaced people in the Al-Salam camp. > > "#Image | Gunshots hit the tents of the displaced in the Al-Salam camp in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis" ### Discussion #11 by @ELTIEMPO > **Author:** [@ELTIEMPO](https://x.com/ELTIEMPO) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 4 retweets · 0 comments · 1.8K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:17:05+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ELTIEMPO/status/2108320806312747366](https://x.com/ELTIEMPO/status/2108320806312747366) > > "Two captured in Pasto with 23 improvised explosives and cylinders prepared for launch: they would belong to the 'Mordisco' dissident group" ### Discussion #12 by @verge > **Author:** [@verge](https://x.com/verge) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 1.6K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:36:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/verge/status/2108325573198311431](https://x.com/verge/status/2108325573198311431) > > "The planned execution of Nidal Hasan will be ‘public,’ Pete Hegseth said in an interview." ### Discussion #13 by @ELTIEMPO > **Author:** [@ELTIEMPO](https://x.com/ELTIEMPO) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 1.3K views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:23:13+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ELTIEMPO/status/2108322348025737355](https://x.com/ELTIEMPO/status/2108322348025737355) > > "Guardaespaldas de cabecilla del frente 36 de las disidencias, cercano a 'Primo Gay' y aliado del 'clan del Golfo', fueron abatidos en Antioquia" ### Discussion #14 by @elespectador > **Author:** [@elespectador](https://x.com/elespectador) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 878 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:23:10+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/elespectador/status/2108322337514745929](https://x.com/elespectador/status/2108322337514745929) > > "The men would form part of structure 36 of “Calarcá,” which would act in alliance with the Clan del Golfo in Antioquia." ### Discussion #15 by @elheraldoco > **Author:** [@elheraldoco](https://x.com/elheraldoco) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 830 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:00:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/elheraldoco/status/2108301413805855082](https://x.com/elheraldoco/status/2108301413805855082) > > "Colonel Juan Pablo Ruiz Rodríguez assumes command of the Cartagena Metropolitan Police More details by clicking on the image." ### Discussion #16 by @FuerzasMilCol > **Author:** [@FuerzasMilCol](https://x.com/FuerzasMilCol) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 401 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:12:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/FuerzasMilCol/status/2108319525720703186](https://x.com/FuerzasMilCol/status/2108319525720703186) > > "#SiempreFirme l En las aguas del río Sumapaz se forja mucho más que resistencia. En el Curso Avanzado de Combate, liderado por la ESERT, cada desafío fortalece el carácter, el liderazgo y la confianza de quienes se preparan para servir y proteger a Colombia. Esfuerzo," ### Discussion #17 by @ElInformanteMX > **Author:** [@ElInformanteMX](https://x.com/ElInformanteMX) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 382 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:57:46+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ElInformanteMX/status/2108315946343415988](https://x.com/ElInformanteMX/status/2108315946343415988) > > "ÚLTIMA HORA| REPORTAN PRESUNTO MOTÍN Y MOVILIZACIÓN MILITAR EN PENAL DE MAZATLÁN Medios locales reportan una intensa movilización de fuerzas de seguridad por aire y tierra en el penal de El Castillo, al sur de #Mazatlán, #Sinaloa, ante versiones sobre un presunto" ### Discussion #18 by @VOAfarsi > **Author:** [@VOAfarsi](https://x.com/VOAfarsi) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 349 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:48:41+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/VOAfarsi/status/2108313660846191021](https://x.com/VOAfarsi/status/2108313660846191021) > > "According to news websites in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, an area near a refugee camp in Erbil province, located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, was targeted in a drone attack. The Kurdistan24 website states that no one was injured in this attack, and two drones landed in an" ### Discussion #19 by @SpecNews1SoCal > **Author:** [@SpecNews1SoCal](https://x.com/SpecNews1SoCal) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 342 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:09:31+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/SpecNews1SoCal/status/2108303802226844146](https://x.com/SpecNews1SoCal/status/2108303802226844146) > > "The USS Abraham Lincoln has returned to San Diego after an extended deployment. @Chacebeech has more on the ship’s return and what families had to say." ### Discussion #20 by @S_Schwartzmann > **Author:** [@S_Schwartzmann](https://x.com/S_Schwartzmann) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 334 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:39:08+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/S_Schwartzmann/status/2108311257505767661](https://x.com/S_Schwartzmann/status/2108311257505767661) > **Visual Context:** A dark silhouette of a commercial airplane flying low over calm blue water, with snow-capped mountains in the background under a clear blue sky. > > "Un avión Embraer EMB.111A(N) Bandeirante Patrulha (P-111) del Grupo Aeronaval Sur de la Armada de Chile controló en el Estrecho de Magallanes paso del destructor Almirante Brown, de la Armada Argentina que retorna a su puerto base tras participar en el ejercicio multinacional" ### Discussion #21 by @JohnFKENN461 > **Author:** [@JohnFKENN461](https://x.com/JohnFKENN461) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 265 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:31:48+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/JohnFKENN461/status/2108294312312381934](https://x.com/JohnFKENN461/status/2108294312312381934) > > "JUST NOW: The USS Abraham Lincoln has ARRIVED in San Diego following a 10 MONTH deployment -- most of which was spent fighting Iran Welcome home, sailors! THOUSANDS of Americans are gathered at the port, waiting for their loved ones." ### Discussion #22 by @IsraelinEcuador > **Author:** [@IsraelinEcuador](https://x.com/IsraelinEcuador) > **Metrics:** 10 likes · 5 retweets · 0 comments · 262 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:57:52+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/IsraelinEcuador/status/2108300869301108941](https://x.com/IsraelinEcuador/status/2108300869301108941) > > "This is the Kedem Siman-Tov family. The dad, Yonatan. The mom, Tamar. The girls, Shajar and Arbel, 6 years old And Omer, 4 years old. All were massacred and burned in their home by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. We will never forget." ### Discussion #23 by @fmjai > **Author:** [@fmjai](https://x.com/fmjai) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 203 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:02:28+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/fmjai/status/2108302029093245331](https://x.com/fmjai/status/2108302029093245331) > > "El FBI arrestó a Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, de 18 años, por presuntamente planear un ataque terrorista con múltiples víctimas en el Mall of America en Minnesota en apoyo a ISIS, anunciaron los fiscales federales el miércoles. Según la denuncia penal, Mohamud presuntamente" ### Discussion #24 by @nbcbayarea > **Author:** [@nbcbayarea](https://x.com/nbcbayarea) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 195 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:30:05+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/nbcbayarea/status/2108324078549442996](https://x.com/nbcbayarea/status/2108324078549442996) > **Visual Context:** Four Blue Angels jets fly in formation against a blue sky, with text announcing 'San Francisco Fleet Week air show schedule released' from NBC Bay Area. > > "Here's when the Blue Angels and others will take to the skies for San Francisco Fleet Week. trib.al/ekn0BpE" ### Discussion #25 by @Revelation1217 > **Author:** [@Revelation1217](https://x.com/Revelation1217) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 192 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:29:00+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Revelation1217/status/2108308704273826236](https://x.com/Revelation1217/status/2108308704273826236) > **Visual Context:** A screenshot of a Truth Social post by Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) dated Oct 08, 2026, stating 'We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran... we will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections... IRAN WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!', with 950 ReTruths and 3.23k Likes. > > "This is good news. Without a doubt. But President Trump's statement also seems to imply that the U.S. will be bombing Iran after the midterms..." ### Discussion #26 by @brianball > **Author:** [@brianball](https://x.com/brianball) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 168 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:56:02+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/brianball/status/2108300407269454199](https://x.com/brianball/status/2108300407269454199) > > "More Blue Angels!" ### Discussion #27 by @qpatriot49tr > **Author:** [@qpatriot49tr](https://x.com/qpatriot49tr) > **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 167 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:55:47+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/qpatriot49tr/status/2108315444931109312](https://x.com/qpatriot49tr/status/2108315444931109312) > > "BREAKING: After 265 days without a port stop, the USS Abraham Lincoln is finally back in San Diego" ### Discussion #28 by @CivisResistere > **Author:** [@CivisResistere](https://x.com/CivisResistere) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 165 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:24:06+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CivisResistere/status/2108322573595685136](https://x.com/CivisResistere/status/2108322573595685136) > > "F Pakistan Army please" ### Discussion #29 by @STORM_D_ > **Author:** [@STORM_D_](https://x.com/STORM_D_) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 153 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:54:51+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/STORM_D_/status/2108315209064419699](https://x.com/STORM_D_/status/2108315209064419699) > > "BREAKING: After 265 days without a port stop, the USS Abraham Lincoln is finally back in San Diego" ### Discussion #30 by @carab_ohiggins > **Author:** [@carab_ohiggins](https://x.com/carab_ohiggins) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 139 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:39:35+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/carab_ohiggins/status/2108311369535652113](https://x.com/carab_ohiggins/status/2108311369535652113) > > "En el sector Santa Inés, @Carab_ohiggins de la Subcomisaría #LasCabras mantiene un servicio de intervención, con presencia preventiva activa, controles vehiculares, a las personas y patrullajes dinámicos, para prevenir delitos y detectar incivilidades. #OrdenyPatria" ### Discussion #31 by @Namkeen_Hakeem > **Author:** [@Namkeen_Hakeem](https://x.com/Namkeen_Hakeem) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 113 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:13:41+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Namkeen_Hakeem/status/2108319951257776574](https://x.com/Namkeen_Hakeem/status/2108319951257776574) > **Visual Context:** Three men stand in an ornate room with gold-framed paintings; two wear suits while the third, in a military uniform with name tag 'AMIR', holds up a wooden bowl. > > "اسلم بیگ سے لے کر اب تک کا سب سے بدصورت، گنوار، اجڈ، جاہل، نکما، ہلکا، پھدو شخصیت کا مالک آرمی چیف عاصم منیر پے۔ منقول" ### Discussion #32 by @QMAAsif > **Author:** [@QMAAsif](https://x.com/QMAAsif) > **Metrics:** 9 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 104 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:11:33+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/QMAAsif/status/2108319412315095043](https://x.com/QMAAsif/status/2108319412315095043) > > "مزہ تو جنگ کا تب اتا ہے جب بندوق کا مقابلہ بندوق سے ہو تو پھر لاشیں گدھوں ہر اتی ہیں۔ جب بندوق کا مقابلہ بندوق سے ہو تو پھر انڈین ارمی ہمارے ہیرو کرنل شیر خان شہید کو سلوٹ کرتی ہیں اور ہمارے اپنے بھاگ جاتے ہیں، اور پھر بنگال میں ان کی 90 ہزار پتلونیں اتر جاتی ہیں۔ اسمبلی فلور" ### Discussion #33 by @RDog861 > **Author:** [@RDog861](https://x.com/RDog861) > **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 99 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:18:10+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RDog861/status/2108321079341269034](https://x.com/RDog861/status/2108321079341269034) > > "Here's what they ought to look like. They sunk them, let everyone know which Country got sideways with the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group. None of this Mr. Nice Guy BS. You sunk 'em or shot them down, take a bow and strut your stuff!" ### Discussion #34 by @CaracolPasto > **Author:** [@CaracolPasto](https://x.com/CaracolPasto) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 95 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:42:36+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CaracolPasto/status/2108312126163132576](https://x.com/CaracolPasto/status/2108312126163132576) > > "#ATENCIÓN | Frustran atentados en Pasto La Policía Nacional capturó en flagrancia a dos hombres que se movilizaban en una vagoneta por Pasto, transportando un arsenal de explosivos, en un procedimiento que permitió evitar una posible afectación a la comunidad y a la fuerza" ### Discussion #35 by @GuilleLondono > **Author:** [@GuilleLondono](https://x.com/GuilleLondono) > **Metrics:** 2 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 94 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T21:33:15+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GuilleLondono/status/2108309777009013077](https://x.com/GuilleLondono/status/2108309777009013077) > > "La ofensiva del Sistema Departamental de Seguridad no se detiene. La presión de nuestra Fuerza Pública y la @FiscaliaCol continúa dando resultados frente a las principales estructuras criminales que amenazan la seguridad del Valle del Cauca. @DilianFrancisca @ValleSeguridad" ### Discussion #36 by @GizmoMemes65 > **Author:** [@GizmoMemes65](https://x.com/GizmoMemes65) > **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 89 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:20:09+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GizmoMemes65/status/2108321578912022796](https://x.com/GizmoMemes65/status/2108321578912022796) > > "#BREAKING: U.S. military reportedly ordered to prepare for possible strikes on Iran as President Trump deliberates over timing. @The_Storm01" ### Discussion #37 by @abualihpqk > **Author:** [@abualihpqk](https://x.com/abualihpqk) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 2 retweets · 0 comments · 81 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T20:50:10+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/abualihpqk/status/2108298932325671176](https://x.com/abualihpqk/status/2108298932325671176) > **Visual Context:** An Arabic news graphic from Saba features a portrait of a man in a suit above text by 'د. عمر البغدادي' (Dr. Omar Al-Bagdadi), discussing Saudi ports, war in Yemen, and peace efforts, dated 2026-10-08. > > "Government Spokesman Dr. Omar Al-Bukhaiti: We demand that airlines stay away from Saudi airports for their safety and the safety of their passengers #جرائم_العدو_السعودي" ### Discussion #38 by @wshngknshji1 > **Author:** [@wshngknshji1](https://x.com/wshngknshji1) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 21 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:32:03+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/wshngknshji1/status/2108324570952585406](https://x.com/wshngknshji1/status/2108324570952585406) > > "林肯号航母终于回家了。 在外漂泊321天后终于回家。 十个月时间在外,连续250多天在海上,与伊朗的战争…… 码头上满是家人在等待,他们在烈日下等候数小时……林肯号已在圣地亚哥靠岸。" ### Discussion #39 by @MarioNawfal > **Author:** [@MarioNawfal](https://x.com/MarioNawfal) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 0 views > **Posted:** 2026-10-08T22:38:42+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2108326246295679115](https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2108326246295679115) > > "Landing Marines on an Iranian island would be the biggest gift Washington could hand Tehran Robert Pape walks through the Pentagon's logic of seizing the spots Iran uses to track ships, but mobile radars, fast boats with radios and naval MINES can do the same job from"