"By the same token, I don't want my kids nor grandies to have to put up with theocratic nut balls in Persia anymore. No nukes for Iran. Period. Finish the job Mr. President. If it gets messy, it will get messy. We are bigger, badder and tougher than Iran. Finish the job."
Guess what happened a few days ago in the Strait of Hormuz? A ship was sunk. Not just any ship, a ship belonging to India. Wait - I thought both India and Iran were members of BRICS. They are. It is an economic tie rather than a military tie. That being said, it would be similar to the United States sinking another NATO vessel in the Strait. What did India do to retaliate? Nothing. Nada.
India has a navy and a respectable one at that. Not as big as China's but still large. One might ask why India does not send a few ships over to the Strait to unclog that mess. To protect their own shipping. Good question. The same question should be asked of China, who has the world's largest navy right now. A little help, please. After all, most of China's oil comes thru the Strait.
Meanwhile, as the world waits, Iran has really messed things up in the Strait. How to fix it? Get Iran to agree to no nukes ever. They do that, the congestion in the Strait goes away. But what if they don't agree to that demand? What if they never do? The status quo right now is not good. Some in this country don't want any more war with Iran. Some are turning a blind eye to the dangers of a nuclear Iran. Meanwhile, the price of gas at the pump is almost confiscatory. Some are saying we should pull our troops out of the area and take a laissez-faire attitude towards Iran and its nuclear desires. Then gas can go back to normal.
Here is another twist to the issue, and countries who use the Strait should sit up and take notice. I read something recently which said the IRGC likes being in control of the Strait. Charging a toll in order to use it. Countries they don't like would be refused passage and those they do like could pass (for of course, a fee). The money raised could be used to build up their military and defenses again. It would be like the war never happened.
I guess I fall in the "finish the job" camp rather than the "tuck and run" crowd. I don't like these high gas prices better than anybody else. It cost me almost $100 to fill up my truck the other day. Ouch! By the same token, I don't want my kids nor grandies to have to put up with theocratic nut balls in Persia anymore. No nukes for Iran. Period. Finish the job Mr. President. If it gets messy, it will get messy. We are bigger, badder and tougher than Iran. Finish the job.
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