Why has NATO seemingly shifted its stance on getting involved in military deployments to (re)open the Strait of Hormuz?

Because, it now transpires that the Tangerine Tyrant threatened to withdraw support from Ukraine unless NATO members pitched into the US/Israeli initiated Iran conflict.

Obviously we shouldn't be surprised, the TT is always transactional, but this (to me) represents a new low even for him.... a complete disgrace as a human being!

#Iran #Ukraine #politics
h/t FT

@ChrisMayLA6 Well, let’s face it, it’s no surprise that a complete disgrace as a human being acts as if he is a complete disgrace as a human being. Problem is, this complete disgrace is wrecking the world, killing people and destroying the lives of the living and nobody appears to be able to stop him.

@alex_p_roe

Indeed, and as Martin Wolf notes: the US voters keep on voting for him....

@ChrisMayLA6 @alex_p_roe on the other hand: we, in Germany probably have the worst gov in ages. They, too, were voted in.
All that erosion of all things social while protecting the ever increasing riches of billionaires - who votes for that?
There is a lot of manipulation going on via media, parties that call themselves conservatives who conserve nothing but their own wealth get paid by industries to fullfill their wishes.
Average income people vote them in. Without any benefits for themselves.
@energisch_ @ChrisMayLA6 It's pretty much the same everywhere - the Right, which caused many of today's problems, claims it can solve the problems it caused but does not. Instead, it just makes the rich, richer but the poor (blinded by ignorance and issues like immigration) seem to be happy to vote to make the rich, richer! And the media manipulation has reached laughable levels but it works and keeps the poor voting to make the rich richer!
@alex_p_roe we definetely need more education, esp. In politics @ChrisMayLA6
@energisch_ Yes, education for the masses would be very good and is, unsurprisingly, something the right does its best to weaken, if not destroy. The educated are the worst enemy of the political right! Hence their constant attacks on education.