Tom Nichols Lectures the Navy: 'Just Capture the Frigate, Bro' – Because Torpedoes Are Too Mean

Tom Nichols, formerly a conservative who lost his mind and all principles for a few appearances on MSNBC, is apparently a war expert. His form of war evidently means you just play war games with you enemy and don't actually win or something.

What surface vessels? There were none noted in the area. Why would Tom fabricate such a claim? pic.twitter.com/kVFwt3Y3Uo
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) March 10, 2026

Does Tom have evidence of these missiles he insists the American military should have used?

This is the new “why didn’t he shoot them in the legs”
— Chris Cappy (@Cappyarmy) March 11, 2026

Tom just wants America to ding Iranian ships and not really degrade their military power. That's not how you win.

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— InfantryDort (@infantrydort) March 10, 2026

Tom apparently worked at a 'war college' as a professor. That explains a lot about the American military failures in the 90's and early aughts.

This is stupid. Tom here would rather the possibility of American sailors dying trying to take this ship surface to surface.

No wonder our officers have sucked at strategic planning. This dude was teaching them. https://t.co/IgrwEQyP5p
— Claude Krause (@ClaudesBBQ) March 11, 2026

While Tom is worried about preserving the lives of Iranian soldiers who would most definitely blow Americans to smithereens, the American military is invested in protecting American lives.

Nor everything should be treated like police action.

Taking control of the ship and "arresting" dozens of belligerents is ridiculous.

Our military shouldn't have to deal with that kind of action. Their business is war. Destroying that ship not only accomplishes a goal, it sends…
— ₿ (@MrSkweeze) March 10, 2026

Apparently, Tom thought the lives should be saved, fed a steak and lobster dinner, given them a pedicure, and set them up in homes in America. That's what Biden would do.

The ship was warned multiple times to give them the chance to abandon ship. They refused. Tom doesn't care. He has money to make off divisiveness.
— Chris (@1fast_tesla) March 11, 2026

It's eye opening to see so many people incapable of setting aside their political bias for 10 seconds and just supporting our troops. Even worse, they're so biased they are literally hoping we fail and rooting for Iran. Disgraceful.
— James Roberts (@zoso67011) March 11, 2026

If we sunk this Frigate with a Harpoon from an F-18wiild these idiot’s panties be in the same bunch? An Iranian warship was sunk by a US warship. What’s the BFD?
— I'm no P.J.O'Rourke (@NotPJORourke) March 11, 2026

Risk the safety of our troops to board an enemy craft in wartime. I didn’t realize he was a “why didn’t they shoot the gun out of their hand” kind of person.
— Golden Ratio FTW (@phikickspisbutt) March 11, 2026

He's only that way if he thinks it's a way to harm Trump.

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