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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking on CNN: Iran threatens to shut down Red Sea, Gulf if U.S. sticks with blockade
Looks like things are escalating. "That would take the crisis of the Persian Gulf to a catastrophic level," said Erin Burnett.
U.S. is sending thousands more troops to the Mideast, CNN is reporting. In addition, Iran used a Chinese spy satellite to target U.S. bases. No wonder trump wants to work with them and protect them.
After days of back and forth and we'll be out in two weeks, we already won, the strait is open, the strait is closed, we're winning, etc., this is what is actually happening.
spanone
(141,801 posts)senseandsensibility
(25,139 posts)SheltieLover
(81,148 posts)lame54
(39,873 posts)Something stupid they did
They don't think 2 steps ahead
They act then adjust then adjust again and so on and so on
moonscape
(5,777 posts)by God, he insists everyone else be too. Hes operated this way his whole life, and been a miserable wretch always.
My mother was a beautiful soul, and dementia only reinforced that quality. It doesn't always work,that way, but in her case, and Ts, it highlighted the core of who they were pre.
Irish_Dem
(81,741 posts)People said he was too stupid to do that.
He is stupid, but is street smart and cunning.
And very dangerous.
He will destroy everyone to obtain money, power, attention, fame.
Irish_Dem
(81,741 posts)And putting their troops into ambushes and harm's way?
Tetrachloride
(9,647 posts)Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Egypt , Eritrea, Djoubiti and external military such as the US.
and a bit by Jordan.
these countries take seriously their sections of the red sea
i sense pushback is possible by them