On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
author, retired US Army general
1 things Mark Hertling said, verbatim, on August 19, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
Positions
Disputes
For decades, Oman hasn’t been in the way, it has often been the way.
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Others on this question
“If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them.”
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