The Iranians, after just declaring the Hormuz Strait open (like they actually had the power to do that), have now closed the same and threatened to attack any vessel attempting to traverse the strait and in fact, have formed on at least one ship as of this writing. What will be Trump’s response? He’s in a corner (that he placed himself in) and will probably have no other option than to continue the air war on Iran with the possibility of landing troops (something he Sid he wouldn’t do!) on Iranian soil.
We already have several thousand troops in the area (Marines and Army) and another 10,000 (no, that’s not a typo) are on their way. Think it’s enough to take Kharg Island? Probably after a few more days of laying waste to anything there that might be a cause for concern for ground troops. Why else deploy so many more troops to the area if there wasn’t going to be some sort of incursion on the ground? And Kharg Island makes the most sense as it is the economic lifeline. No il exports, no money for, well, any of their nefarious activities in the region or elsewhere.
Who will our president be blaming for this set back? Podcasters? How many people can he designate as traitors in social media before people say that enough is enough. the polls, which he has to know about, are squeezing him with now somewhere around 38% still saying that this adventure in Iran is a good idea. Of course, that means a majority now say it time to put an end to this. misadventure and just say what it was: pandering to Israel and the Israeli lobby. We know that to be true and it’s time for all of us to stand up and make sure that our leaders know that. Are we now going to have invasions of other countries based on whimsey?
No matter the outcome, it’s far from over as Trump looks to pursue a lasting legacy for his presidency. He is first and foremost , by force, pacifying the Middle East. Next? Finish democratizing his own hemisphere. first it was Venezuela. Next?
Get ready Cuba.
