Friends, the current U.S.-Iranian standoff in and around the Strait of Hormuz is a very interesting strategic challenge, and it could lead to a wide variety of side effects and could resolve itself in a wide variety of ways. This article examines numerous scenarios as well as potential ramifications of the Strait's closure. What I find odd is that in none of these scenarios does the United States Navy seize control of the Strait and reopen it to international maritime traffic. Now, is that possibility so hard to imagine? Not for me!!! I think it's well within our capabilities, and if the global oil crisis goes on much longer our allies will be begging us to do something along these lines. Well, either that, or they'll be begging us to surrender to the mullahs, which undoubtedly is their preference at this point, since they so despise us.
Here is some speculation that the U.S. economy could be primed for a rip-roaring recovery, if and when the conflict with Iran ends. That makes quite a bit of sense. I mean, consumer demand and stock market valuations remain robust despite the current "war". Just imagine if all those uncertainties were to lift! I continue to believe it's very likely that they will long before the midterms in November.
RAY TO DR. WADDY AND JACK
ReplyDeletePraying and hoping for the very best for our country in this Iran ordeal.
Dr. Waddy from Jack: President Trump is now engrossed in close examination and consideration of the present state of our demands, "Iran's " offer and its apparently grudging growing acceptance of Israeli and American intransigence. That is as it should be; our President is a proven canny negotiator and keeping the Iranian regime on tenterhooks, especially when it is close to economic collapse ,is also a gutsy tactic by our hombre President . I'd refrain from playing poker with him!
ReplyDeleteMy understanding is that he will not accept anything less than: Iran';s surrender and fully confirmable physical destruction of their store of partially enriched uranium ,and untolled and otherwise unlimited access for all nations to the open and free high sea of the Straits of Hormuz .I expect that he will couple this with a frank promise of unrelenting close surveillance of Iran in order to intercept the expected dishonesty of the present regime in regaining its nuclear capabilities.
Of course we cannot be confident that an apologetic and frantically Trump legacy rejecting future DSA/Dem President might shrink from enforcing such "icky" resolve. Our country's enemies know from experience that the 'American" far left will reflexively support ANY enemy of a condemned politically incorrect America, no matter what the evil and depravity of the enemy. The solution? Keep the buggers out of office!
Dr. Waddy from Jack: I agree, our economy is very likely to bounce back in a big way after Iran is dealt its due. The stock markets are doing very well. The approximate something over 1$ rise in gas ;prices after this necessary war commenced ; is that really enough to justify a national revolt against our war effort? I know some Americans are experiencing great difficulty paying for the gas needed to get them to work. I think they should be helped with this. The America haters may strive for a Vietnam style betrayal but, I think , in vain. After all, they can't count on the doddering 60s radical boomer faction, now disabled by age rather than by smoke.
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