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Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, repeatedly warned Trump that Iran would likely disrupt the Strait of Hormuz in response to a U.S. attack, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.
Trump, 79, told his administration that he thought Iran would capitulate to the U.S. before it closed the Strait, adding that even if the Strait was threatened, the U.S. military could handle it.
Doing nothing might have its merits.
Let the Islamacists and American imperialists fight it out.
Work to cushion yourselves. Spring is 6 days away. more sun for solar and gardening—better cycling weather too.
Bush had a stupid war in Iraq about 20 years ago.
Trump is having a stupid war in Iran.
Perhaps when stupid Americans vote another idiot as GOP President, in 10 to 20 years (we might even have a President Vance), America will get it’s ass kicked by yet another country fighting asymmetrically.
wt:plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.