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0 pointsbamboozled1mo ago0 comments

The US can’t just walk away now because the straight is not open / secure for trade ships.

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They don't have a way to reopen it without either a forever war in Iran or giving concessions to Iran to get it to open it. And an unsactioned, nuclear Iran is way worse than a booth toll in the strait.

geysersam1mo ago

They can. It would be a defeat, but at least it would be a less costly defeat than Afghanistan.

LorenPechtel1mo ago

Much more costly--a defeat in effect hands the world to the Iranian-backed terrorists.

geysersam1mo ago

Afghanistan was a 20 year long war. It was more costly in terms of troops, material etc.

Why would ending the war mean handing the world to the Iranian regime? That seems exaggerated. The iranians will charge a small toll for oil passing Hormuz, why would the US care? They have oil.

LorenPechtel29d ago

This isn't about the straight. It's about the Iranian-backed terrorists all over the region. It's about the genocides in Africa. Most of the horrible things in the world outside Ukraine are being instigated by Iran.

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PowerElectronix1mo ago

geysersam1mo ago

They can. It would be a defeat, but at least it would be a less costly defeat than Afghanistan.

LorenPechtel1mo ago

Much more costly--a defeat in effect hands the world to the Iranian-backed terrorists.

geysersam1mo ago

Afghanistan was a 20 year long war. It was more costly in terms of troops, material etc.

Why would ending the war mean handing the world to the Iranian regime? That seems exaggerated. The iranians will charge a small toll for oil passing Hormuz, why would the US care? They have oil.

LorenPechtel29d ago

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