re: It's all about the Strait of Hormuz and Iran selling oil

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How?
Throw me a few scenarios

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just checking back to see if you are more educated now that Power has explained the manner in which Iran could bring the world economy to its knees due to their iron grip on the strait (I think)?

indeed. still have my go bag packed ready to hit The Road when the global economy falls to its knees. any day now I expect

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otherwise the USA will completely obliterate the Iranian coast (up to 30 miles inland) along the entire Strait and level Kharg Island.

No extensions.
No counteroffers.
Take it or leave it.

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Not very good for relationships with countries getting oil from them. Many on here will say we don't need them but we need a working relationship with the modern west

The level of stupidity and lack of even a novice understanding of current global geopolitics and capabilities is staggering... but not surprising.

You clearly aren’t folllwing what’s happening then because we have been hitting sites on the far side of the country which include military bases and infrastructure.

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PowerPatton is indeed a giant mind in his world!

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It’s almost like SFP isn’t really gone when we have powerbottom still.

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The level of stupidity and lack of even a novice understanding of current global geopolitics and capabilities is staggering... but not surprising.

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thank goodness we have a new poster like you and your 22 posts to educate us oh wise one.

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Will the world allow them to dictate the flow of world trade through the Strait?

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what do you think?

will the world allow itself to be brought to its knees by Iran? and by Iran I mean Iran in its newly minted current (and getting worse) state?

and by the world I include the US and China

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he bigger concern i have here is that they are still keeping the dog on a leash.

Cut us loose and let us do the job.

Too many political games (as always since the 1940s) and no will to get the job done from the political class.
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valid concern. to some degree it falls into that same category of who do you trust to cook? but again, that all falls under the category of "either you believe we needed to act when we did or your don't".

I was mostly just differing with you on the timing. And because I believe in a perfect world you are correct on the timing (get Ven right first) I believe there's a reason smart people who know that's true....... determined they couldn't afford to.


thanks for the exchange.

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This is what it all comes down to. Will the world allow them to dictate the flow of world trade through the Strait?

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The world matters little here. Iran is in a very convenient geopolitical position as they can project power to their near neighbors. Generally whatever polity has ruled the Iranian plateau has dominated several areas we think of as distinct, from South and Central Asia to the West Asian corridor to Asia Minor and through the peninsula to Egypt. That they can compete in several areas is also aided by their relative population versus the smaller Arab states. The natural check on their power projection is generally Turkey, as their western border is still shaped by the Treaty of Zuhab in 1639. Or in other words, whatever power controls Asia Minor can project power equally as well.