lol, somebody is desperate to keep her job.
lol, somebody is desperate to keep her job.
Iran can still lay mines, and attack with cheap drones. But Iran also needs to ship via the Strait, so they are ultimately choking themselves (something familiar to Ern). Their pipeline network can't handle the amount China needs- they are going to starve themselves - the question is how long will it take.What are they going to keep it closed with?
Next step will be arming Iranians and letting them take to the streets. We gave the Kurds weapons and they're trying to leverage their fiefdom before handing them out. The IRGC isn't getting paid and guessing that holds true for most groups trying to prop up the regime. Lots of rumors about desertion- There isn't a long-term play for the Mullahs.
Didn't hear it was the Kurds - but did hear that whoever brokered the deal kept the weapons and didn't get them to the people who could use them in Iran.Under reported story. Trump said the Kurds kept the weapons
I remember when the Democrats were upset that Trump wasn’t attacking NATO member Turkey because of the Kurds. Now Trump is the bad guy for wanting to reform NATO.Didn't hear it was the Kurds - but did hear that whoever brokered the deal kept the weapons and didn't get them to the people who could use them in Iran.
You'd think if we could build a fucking airstrip overnight and lift an injured airman out, we could do some drops in the desert of pallets of arms.
Maybe we did and that was just a wink wink deal so the Kurds can defend themselves against Erdogan when he goes mullah mullah mullah post-NATO.
Kurds are denying they kept the weapons. I listen to Erick Erickson's show, and he seems fairly plugged in in. He indicates they are holding them until they have some land guarantees. Trump said he was against giving via the Kurds-Under reported story. Trump said the Kurds kept the weapons
What are they going to keep it closed with?
From Gemini AI:
- USA Share: The U.S. accounts for approximately 62% to 66% of the total defense spending of all NATO allies combined.
- Dollar Amount: In 2025, U.S. defense spending reached an estimated $980 billion, while the total for all NATO members was roughly $1.6 trillion.
We're the biggest and richest country, with the largest military in NATO. No shit. We choose to have an enormous defense (offense?) budget. We're still not paying the most for our defense as a percentage of GDP in NATO. Poland and the Baltics got us beat there, and other NATO countries have done a good job catching up recently, like they should have. It's one of the very few things I can give Trump credit for, and yet he still shits on our NATO allies.From Gemini AI:
- USA Share: The U.S. accounts for approximately 62% to 66% of the total defense spending of all NATO allies combined.
- Dollar Amount: In 2025, U.S. defense spending reached an estimated $980 billion, while the total for all NATO members was roughly $1.6 trillion.
Actually every Joshua Hall tweet is a lie. This never happened.lol, somebody is desperate to keep her job.
They can mine the fuck out of the strait and make the only passable lane near their shore, which is what they're doing already.Iran can still lay mines, and attack with cheap drones. But Iran also needs to ship via the Strait, so they are ultimately choking themselves (something familiar to Ern). Their pipeline network can't handle the amount China needs- they are going to starve themselves - the question is how long will it take.
They can mine the fuck out of the strait and make the only passable lane near their shore, which is what they're doing already.
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Why do we care about the Strait being closed?Why do we care?
You should be able to answer it quite effectively, then.Why do we care about the Strait being closed?
That's a clown question, bro.