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> There was no way you go to war with Iran without oil prices rising and the straits closing temporarily Agreed, but > but it's going to be a long-term gain i
by delecti 7mo ago
> There was no way you go to war with Iran without oil prices rising and the straits closing temporarily
Agreed, but
> but it's going to be a long-term gain in the form of a weakened Iran and a strengthened Europe
I don't think this is a sure thing at all.
The fact is that the US and Israel kicked a hornets nest that everyone is stuck in the room with, and everyone else in that room is understandably upset. And (to belabor the metaphor) the only ones who those hornets were eyeing had themselves been causing trouble for the past 80 years.
- redwood 7mo agoTo continue the metaphor, there are some that are comfortable having a hornet's nest in their bedroom and others that will take the initiative to remove it
- deleted 7mo ago[deleted]
- actionfromafar 7mo agoDid you mean: will take the initiative to knock the nest over, retreat into a corner of the room and declare that it’s someone else’s problem now.