We are there because trump chose to insert US ( against majority wishes ) there. We have no rights there. All we should have done is continuing bathlingIran indirectly as we always have. We are going to regret this
I get your position on that, and it's.. fine, time will tell if you are correct or not.
I find the weird response of the world to Iran's closing of hte straits to be more interesting.
The US taking action against Iran is one thing. Iran taking action BACK, is certainly to be expected.
BUT, the closing of the straits is not a miliary operation against the US military.
It is a violation of international law, against the whole world.
Yet, no one is saying boo about it.
This suggests a number of odd possiblities.
1. The iranian leadership is not considered adults or rational, and thus not held as responsible for their own actions.
2. That the world global view on law has changed and it is ok to seize sea lanes.
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really, that's about the only choices.
That I can think of.
Can you think of other choices? If not, which of the two do you think is correct? Either way, it raises a whole host of questions and problems we need to face.