Dire straits

 

Donald Trump thought Iran would surrender before closing the Strait of Hormuz, according to the press.

The Wall Street Journal reported that he was confident Iran would fall before making such a decision.

General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Mr Trump an American attack would likely lead to a blockade of the strait.

Now he is apparently sending in the marines to take the Straits in something called littoral warfare which sounds like amphibious warfare, something which worked on D-Day but failed in the Dardanelles, Dieppe, the invasion of Albania in 1947 (betrayed by Philby) and the Bay of Pigs.

As Cenk Uygur says, why doesn't he ask Israel to send her soldiers to do this since Israel is the reason America attacked Iran?

What right does America have to capture, if she can, the Strait of Hormuz? None whatever, of course.

Trump is admirable in that he sees Western civilisation is in grave danger and wants to save it. Almost no other politicians do so. He wants to save civilisation by barbaric methods, which makes him resemble a Roman emperor. He does in many ways, actually.

What he doesn't see is that Israel's land disputes are none of the West's business and will lead the West into disaster.