cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/36557
US officials say an invasion of the island would aim to pressure Tehran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz
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cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/36557
US officials say an invasion of the island would aim to pressure Tehran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz
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I wouldn’t hope for a massive disaster as despite clueless leadership american military is still incredibly strong and organized (relatively speaking). The issue if I understand correctly that in asymmetrical warfare winning a battle doesn’t win the war and neither does winning a dozen battles. Just a another step in yet another quagmire.
It’s not even a question of winning the battle, it’s that Iran could very likely turn the island into a smoldering fire pit in a dozen different ways without even stepping on the island. From Iran’s side, they’re not going to win a face to face confrontation and they know it. If they spark up that island, oil prices shoot for the moon the next day, which puts Trump on a path to impeachment surprisingly fast. The right wing only reacts when things affect them personally, and gas is touching every one of them in their no no place, the wallet.
The US can take and hold this island I would presume, just as the English have done all over the world for centuries. The land around the straits as well, but that is a larger commitment that will lead to forever war, which is the entire point of this, so Israel can have a foil to domestic politics and reach across the border whenever they want on some pretext.