And this shit, dear friends, is why we're going to be stuck in this Iran shit for the next 20 years.
If we're lucky.
We're just waiting for the inevitable point when the US launches a ground invasion or drops a nuke.
This very old fellow is showing signs of dementia
Is it Tuesday already ?
Still around, this guy?
Sadly, my bottle of champagne remains unopened.
I too have an old bottle of champagne. It probably tastes like piss, but my plan is to open it when something once in a lifetime great happens.
Lately I've been thinking that Trump isn't worth it. He can go to hell without fanfare.
I said to would crack one open when Kissinger kicked the bucket. And when Dick Cheney did so as well.
Maybe Donald will be different.
FACT CHECK: None of the Strait of Hormuz is considered "international waters". The strait lies entirely within the territorial waters of Iran and Oman, meaning both coastal states hold sovereignty over these waters.
This would be like China claiming it can control the Puget Sound / Strait of Juan de Fuca.
It's an international strait, because there is a sliver of international waters/EEZ in the Persian gulf. One might question the impartiality of the threshold, but it is legally distinct from the strait of Juan de Fuca because the Salish Sea (strait of Georgia) is wholly territorial waters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_strait
Canada should be watching closely what happens in Hormuz because of its implications for the North West Passage.
*Puget Sound
There's no "the". Sorry. Local pet peeve, like calling Pike Place Market "Pike's Place".
My point stands.
demented president said a thing
“US ally”… right. More like vassal
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