Do you understand why Trump has lifted the oil sanctions that were punishing Iran, the country he’s bombing, and Russia, the country that’s helping it?
Do you understand why Trump is sending 5,000 Marines to sail through the Strait of Hormuz while complaining that none of our friends and allies will help him reopen it?
Here's the whole explanation.
No01: “To reach Kharg Island, the Marines aboard the USS Tripoli and USS Boxer must first sail through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has mined.[…]”
It’s entirely possible for such an operation to be conducted from the Gulf of Oman. No Strait passage needed.
If only there were Rs to vote down DoD’s $200B supplemental, or a cabinet willing to invoke the 25th.
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James Gleick
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