vrganj5d ago

Japanese, French and Omani Vessels Cross Strait of Hormuz

https://japantoday.com/category/politics/japanese-french-and-omani-vessels-cross-the-strait-of-hormuz

Japanese, French and Omani vessels cross Strait of Hormuz

Three Omani-operated tankers, a French-owned container ship and a Japanese-owned gas carrier have crossed the Strait ‌of Hormuz since Thursday, shipping data showed, reflecting Iran's policy to allow passage for vessels it deems friendly. Iran initially shut the Strait - a route for about a fifth of global ‌oil and…

Japan Today
Show threadjghn5d ago
Last week the US stated they didn't need any of the oil, and that if other countries wanted it they could go figure it out themselves. Looks like they have. And yet the US is now back to threatening Iran if they don't open up the oil.
Show threade2le

We are 1 Year and 3 months into this current administration, 2 years and 9 months remain. Despite the short period in office, so much damage and chaos has being caused by one individual and the sycophants who surround him.

It is a fact that the reputation of the USA has being damaged, perhaps not repairable for decades or more. This will have consequences.

Perhaps, I hope, Americans will take action to save the democratic norms and institutions that so many of them have claimed to cherish. Before he has dismantled and replaced too many to salvage. Or perhaps they have work tomorrow.

Apr 5 at 3:31pmWeb
Show threadgosub1005d ago
My hope is that this will show weaknesses in our supposed "checks and balances" that can be patched later. If that means it takes an act of congress to even fire a single military weapon, so be it. That's just one example, but basically "they" need to backtrack and find every "hack" trump used and plug it so this never happens again.
Show threadfreedomben5d ago
Agreed, but the problem is that whichever party is in power wants to expand presidential authority, and only the minority party wants to reign it in. When the president flips, usually so do the parties in power. Plus you have to be enough majority to override a presidential veto. I don't see this ever workign out :-(
Show threadtemp88305d ago
Approximately the same things were said about Dubya Jr's war with invisible WMDs. If you've forgotten - listen to some songs that came out at the time. It's not about a particular president, it's that the US seems to have a systemic dependency on starting these wars.
Show threadchaostheory5d ago
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Show threadnozzlegear5d ago

> Perhaps, I hope, Americans will take action to save the democratic norms and institutions that so many of them have claimed to cherish. Before he has dismantled and replaced too many to salvage. Or perhaps they have work tomorrow.

I'm going to take action by voting in November. Or are you suggesting revolution is more prudent, that I should put my life on the line right now because the global economy is a little fucky?

Show threadswarnie5d ago

> 2 years and 9 months remain

You think.

Peaceful transfers of power are always tricky in younger democracies.

Show threadandy_ppp5d ago
If you could design a perfect plan to destroy the United States, Donald Trump, probably through sheer buffoonish incompetence seems to be implementing it.