Trump pauses U.S. bid to guide ships out of Strait of Hormuz, cites Iran deal progress
President Donald Trump said he is pausing "Project Freedom," the U.S. military's bid to guide commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz.
ok so even if the US were to somehow achieve regime change in this war or whatever I would still consider the US to have lost it.
The superpower doesnt really lose the war in terms of military it does so in terms of prestige. Its like Cornwallis said in the Patriot. This is not the conduct of a gentleman
I would say the razing of Iran to the ground would be acceptable. That at least shows brutal determination.
The constant Tacoing. Leaving allies in the lurch all leave a bad taste in the mouth. Its one thing to leave Europeans in the lurch. They dont really contribute much. But the UAE left OPEC for you and siezed 500 bn worth of UAE assets. Then you let them get bombed to the ground by Iran.
Its a shame Trump does not see this. Right now I would actually prefer he just do abject surrender. That would be less damaging to our prestige than the monkey show he is putting on now.