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 @energisch_ @ChrisMayLA6

Calling immigration an "issue", you seem to fall for the same manipulation that you describe.

Other than that, I agree with your analysis.

@crabby @energisch_ @ChrisMayLA6 True, immigration should not be an issue but it is. It's something that needs to be managed carefully and sensitively when it happens at large scale. Think of it like this: when you go on holiday to a new country, you (should) behave a little differently until you go home. If you move to that county, you need to adapt your behaviour to the culture of the new country. It's common sense, really.
@alex_p_roe but you must also keep your cultural identity. IT IS Part of human dignity and thus an important part of human rights @crabby @ChrisMayLA6
@energisch_ @crabby @ChrisMayLA6 Well, you can keep your cultural identity - if you want to. Then again, you might quite like to embrace a new cultural identity, at least in part. And your cultural identity might positively influence those in the country in which you find yourself - provided you do not force things on them.
@alex_p_roe my credo is the International declaration of human rights, apart from that anything goes   @crabby @ChrisMayLA6