Tom Bowman

So now we have this 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit out of Okinawa, 2,200 Marines, as you said, heading to the Middle East.

Now, of course, no one is talking about what the mission is.

It could be, you know, helping evacuate embassies, humanitarian mission, or boarding ships.

But again, it could be what they've talked about for decades, seizing some Iranian territory, and that could be this Karg Island.

Well, the retired senior officers I talked with say the Marines aboard ship could punch through the Strait of Hormuz with the help of

American destroyers and land marines and their armored vehicles ashore.

They have an infantry battalion of about 800 marines that could seize the three oil facilities on the island, two in the south and one in the west.

The Marine unit also has F-35 aircraft as well as Cobra attack helicopters along with drones and also anti-drone technology to help with any threats.

Yeah, Iran would resist, of course, with the missiles and drones in particular.

And we've seen the U.S.

drop several 5,000-pound bombs on missile sites on the Iranian coast.

Now, that could be preparing the battlefield for these Marines to seize Karg Island, or it could be just getting ready for U.S.

escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

But again, the Marines are heading there, Steve, and we just don't know what they'll be doing.

Steve McLaughlin

It would not fit in any way whatsoever.

All you have to do is look at Iraq and Afghanistan.

An official not authorized to speak publicly says this drone strike was carried out by the CIA, not the military, as we've seen so far with the attacks on some two dozen alleged drug boats, often using drones as well.

And those military strikes are continuing.

Another boat was hit just yesterday, killing two people on board.