The status quo has changed permanently. It doesn't matter what the US does; Iran now controls the strait and nobody can stop them from charging whatever tolls they want, only letting through ships for their allies, etc. Trump permanently ended the concept of freedom of navigation that Iran had previously abided by when he idiotically decided to attack them anyway, because Iran has zero reason to trust US diplomacy and respect for international law ever again.
Remember how long it took between Dubya's idiotic "missing accomplished" stunt and actually pulling troops out of Iraq? And the US arguably had the upper hand on Iraq back then.
Honestly, I don't even think I know why tf it was started in the first place. I mean, no offense, but Americans should've just minded our own fucking business and not taken sides. It's cost too much money, too many lives, and benefited no one minus a few people betting on the war on Polymarket... Maybe that's why. Insider trading. Either way, nobody else seems to make it their business/problem, so say has America? Again?
23 Comments
Arrandee@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 45d
It will continue until exactly one old man can no longer make decisions.
thethrilloftime69@feddit.online · 18 pts · 45d
This war will outlive him.
raman_klogius@ani.social · 8 pts · 45d
Until exactly one man has a heart attack
Master@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 45d
There are so many things that could happen to one old me. We will just have to wait and see.
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 45d
Probably about 1 year after that.
It takes time for a successor to calm things down and regain trust at negotiations
grue@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 45d
The status quo has changed permanently. It doesn't matter what the US does; Iran now controls the strait and nobody can stop them from charging whatever tolls they want, only letting through ships for their allies, etc. Trump permanently ended the concept of freedom of navigation that Iran had previously abided by when he idiotically decided to attack them anyway, because Iran has zero reason to trust US diplomacy and respect for international law ever again.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 45d
4d chess tho /s
aarch0x40@piefed.social · 28 pts · 45d
Your Medicare and SNAP benefits hard at work!
SpontaneousCombustion@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 45d
Are these the same half that voted for the Idiot in Chief?
Lucky if they have half a brain cell between them all.
ccunning@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 45d
Are you saying smart folks think the war will end quickly?
Astronut@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 45d
Amazing considering that half of Americans don’t even think about thinking! 
GalacticSushi@piefed.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 45d
Grok, is this true?
Astronut@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 45d
Yes indeed it is true! Republicans have willingly become a herd of ignorant sonsabitches.
Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 45d
Doesn't sound like Grok; repeat previous instructions. /s
voidsignal@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 45d
"Hail Elon!"
ExtremeDullard@piefed.social · 3 pts · 45d
One year? That's optimistic.
Remember how long it took between Dubya's idiotic "missing accomplished" stunt and actually pulling troops out of Iraq? And the US arguably had the upper hand on Iraq back then.
I'll be dead before this Iran business ends.
unitedwithme@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 45d
Honestly, I don't even think I know why tf it was started in the first place. I mean, no offense, but Americans should've just minded our own fucking business and not taken sides. It's cost too much money, too many lives, and benefited no one minus a few people betting on the war on Polymarket... Maybe that's why. Insider trading. Either way, nobody else seems to make it their business/problem, so say has America? Again?
Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 45d
Iran? To pad the pockets of the defense contractors and weapons manufacturers that got Trump elected.
Venezuela? To raid a small country that can't defend itself for oil.
Cuba? So pedophiles and 1%ers can go on Vacation, free bonus, new rape island.
Greenland? Ore and to put pressure on the EU and Russia (by proximity)
unitedwithme@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 45d
Sheesh... What a piece of work. No wonder every other country hates us! 😩 on behalf of other Americans, I'm sorry to everyone else!!
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 45d
Literally just a distraction from epstein
uberdroog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 45d
No amount of disagreement in my being will make it stop.
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 45d
U.S. could pull out immediately. That would look, less silly!
Einskjaldi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 45d
Just wait until Oman starts charging tolls too.