Whatever the USA's plan was, clearly isn't having the effect on China and the rest of the world they would have imagined. China's transition to electrotech let them ride out the shock without taking a bite from reserves, and the relative trickle of oil they would continue to need, they get at a discount from Russia anyway. Europe, too, is adapting and roughing it out. The lack of helium might be the biggest issue worldwide.

I'd sooner believe incompetence over malice here, that the reason the talks to open the Strait aren't progressing is because Trump needs his sycophants to brief him on the whole situtation multiple times a week. I imagine he's forgotten anything he had done in prior weeks.

was to close the straight and choke China off from resources

I don't think that was the goal, I'm not even sure if that would really be effective as a secondary effect.

The Chinese are still able to buy petro chemicals from Russia at a discount, and they still have access to their largest import partners.

It's more believable to think trump did this partly as a favour to Israel, and partly as a favour to the American oil and gas industries, who has been the largest benefactor of the strait shutting down.

That's an interesting take. Hmmm.

Can China get Russian oil? Does Russian oil go through the Straight?

Everything I've heard points to us doing this for Israel.

China only gets around 10% of its oil from Iran. Not sure how this is going to choke China.

I figured the whole point was one last MIC hurrah before the TIC takes over. Basically blow shit up and spend like there is no tomorrow because the Tech overlords need stability to bring about their new world order.

Also, most of the oligarchy is playing both sides (BRICS and G7) so it really doesn't matter. I think the emphasis on nations is holding people back from understanding what is really going on.

I kinda doubt this. Seems more like Israel needed a distraction while they annex their neighbors to build "Greater Israel" and they in many ways purchased and blackmailed their way to majority political equity in America.

Like maybe this is what some elements in Trump's regime want but as a grand concerted plan that even half his cabinet are aware of? Nah. It's a room full of sociopaths who all want to get theirs. So who in the admin do you think is trying to do this?

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Just realized why he's declared the war won every couple days.

Ah yeah the motto of the gambler

Not really. You're defeated when the ref calls it whether you gave up or not.

Now we know how he bankrupted casinos.