The Trump Phenomenon with James Kelso, March 17, 2026

On March 17, 2026, the U.S.S. Tripoli is steaming at (I presume) flank speed (an exclusively American naval term, signifying above full speed) from Japan to the Arabian Sea. 2,500 Marines man this assault ship, with 35 vertical take-off F35s and a bunch of tilt-rotor Ospreys on board this semi-aircraft carrier. In another chapter in the U.S. Marine story, are these 2,500 Marines in their vertical take-off Ospreys about to write more glorious history “from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli”? I think so. My crystal ball says that they will be storming the Strait of Hormuz and securing it. Along with the seizure of Kharg Island, that will seal the final doom of the mad-dog mullahs and their tyranny over the Persian people and their terrorism over the whole world….including, as President Trump correctly judged…..us!