Tag: middle-east

Mr President, if you open Pandora’s box, the only way to survive is to change what’s in it.

Iran has evolved and now realizes it has the ace in the pack: threaten them, and they keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. You sign a peace deal and then move your troops to another area, the Iranians decide they don’t like the deal anymore. They closed the straits. You bomb the power stations and water filtration plants. They do the same to the Arab states. It’s a merry-go-round. I have always said that the only solution is regime change, and it would be amazing if Iran came to think the same. They would gain so much financially, and perhaps it would make the world a better place.

I like America, the amazing music they gave us, and the innovation that is sadly lacking in the UK. We talk about innovation, but it’s only talk .If you go round factories, most are outdated, and only certain ones have access to funding. Its the larger ones who get the funding maybe beacause they have a track record but this is at the detriment of the smaller ones who may have a geat idea but will never be able to fund it. And lots of money goes to charities, or welfare projects, which is great, but they don’t generate any money. Manufacturing in the UK is dying America looks up to people who innovate and they encourage innovation.

But long term the threat to America and most other countries doesn’t come from wars, it comes from China, and the fact that nearly all countries rely on them for products, if they decided not to supply products to a particular country then this could be far more damaging than an invasion. China has a long term stratagy of being the sole supplier which most countries dont seem to realize . Its clever and almost invisible, and I will give DJT credit for the fact that he has tried to bring manufacturing back to the United States I wish the UK did the same thing. But they never will because I doubt any of our MPs have ever made things, except mistakes. Suppose some of them mean well. Well one or two.

Liz Truss tanked the UK economy, ex-Prince Andrew tanked the Royal family; has Donald Trump tanked the world economy?

It’s starting to get queaky bum time in Eran, oil tankers are still in a log-jam situation, with the threat that if they try to pass through the Straits of Hormuz, they will be hit with missiles. DJT is in trouble. How can he prevent this from happening? The short answer is that he can’t. Even if he destroys all the Iranian navy, they have a series of small high-speed boats armed with short-range missiles. Then there is an unlimited supply of drones, which has totally changed the way war is fought. Tanks are virtually obsolete, and even advanced warships would struggle to stay afloat if a thousand drones were launched directly at them.

Now, Donald Trump has asked for help from the countries he previously thought were insignificant, which include the UK and Europe. Now that is quite worrying. He finds it upsetting at the lack of support, but as far as I am aware non of these countries were consulted, and this isn’t the way to get friendly countries on board.

Apparently, a group of American Marines are arriving soon. Is this a prelude to an assault on Kharg Island? If this happens, it may lead to ground operations, but that is very unlikely when this was a total disaster in Afghanistan and Vietnam. It’s possible to decimate Iran by using military options, but its religious ideology is so deeply ingrained that even a regime change may not be the answer.

Then there is the backlash that the Middle East countries are facing, which won’t exactly make America their best friend anymore. And surely DJT can’t walk away and claim a victory when, within a few years, Iran will be building up its arsenal of weapons again.

So what are the options? Well, I do think America is a great country, and I agree with some of DJT’s decisions. It’s a difficult job to do, especially for someone who is older. But if the President wants a complete victory, it may come down to ground forces, perhaps by the Kurds or Israelis. It would be a disaster if the Americans went in. But the best option may be to strangle the revenue they get from oil exports. Cut off the roots, and the tree dies; cut off the tree, and it will grow again.

Wars are a terrible thing for everyone; there are no winners, only losers.