Topic: Troop Levels

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Senator Lindsey Graham's comparison of taking the Strait of Hormuz to the Battle of Iwo Jima is criticized as militarily unsound. While Iwo Jima involved 20,000 Japanese troops, Iran has hundreds of thousands of soldiers dug into mountainous terrain. Analysts suggest that the 17,500 troops currently being considered by the Trump administration are woefully insufficient for the task.