@BrettErickson28 This is forward looking.
And in present, expenses are mounting up. Risk to service members is elevated as is, and increases with every wrong step.
@theOccWatcher@CaseyKrol So Columbus or Hernan Cortes or Vasco D’Gama or Magellan or James Cook or Francis Drake or Walter Raleigh didn’t exist?
I am pretty sure Pyramids existed way before Rome was built. But sure, let’s roll with your idea of history.
@LemmaShephards@Pataramesh Some Iranin crude might be mixed with Iraqi crude.
Also, major shipping firms are scared, that is what they want to do. (For example: Iran struck Dyncom and Sinokor VLCC, that scares other big firms.)
There will NEVER be peace in the Middle East until the Palestinians & the Islamists stop hating Jews. Hatred of Jews is in their DNA. From the time they’re born, their children are taught to hate Jews. They’re indoctrinated in this hatred, they’re raised to be suicide bombers. Peace with a people like this? Impossible.
@policytensor The “…and they lived happily ever after” only happens through the lens of American romanticism.
Iran is not playing to be a junior partner. They now know that their defense manufacturing capabilities are safe & secure to wage more war; hence sooner or later US will leave.
@0xcoked Is this position dependent on Iran accepting interim agreement or regardless?
Trump couldn’t achieve much by reneging on MoU by further depleting offensive & defensive ammo.
Iran will be more aggressive & ruthless, and they are ahead in their annual oil revenue generation.
@nxt888 In short, Vietnam & Afghanistan fought back for years because they couldn’t directly hemorrhage financial lifeline of the empire.
Iran did it swiftly. Iran did it ruthlessly.