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La Marseillaise
Arise children of the fatherland!
The day of glory has arrived
Against us tyranny's
Bloody standard is raised!
Listen to the sound in the fields
The howling of these fearsome soldiers
They are coming into our midst
To cut the throats of your sons and consorts
To arms, citizens! Form your battalions!
March, march!
Let the impure blood of our enemies
Water our furrows!
What do they want, this horde of slaves,
traitors and conspiratorial kings?
For whom are these vile chains,
These long-prepared irons?
Frenchmen, for us? Ah! What outrage!
What methods must be taken?
It is us they dare plan
To return to the old slavery!
Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. Ecclesiastes 4:13
Question:
Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? Luke14:31
Answer:
A king who watches too much FOX TV, reads too many Marvel comics, pays attention to the New York Times, and watches too many Hollywood political thrillers.
The narrow strait is the most important chokepoint for the world's oil supply. Some 21 million barrels — or $1.2 billion worth of oil — pass through the strait every day.
Will a closed Strait hurt Iran? In terms of international oil sales, yes, but in terms of daily life, no. Iran pumps 3.5 million barrels of crude oil per day. The situation at this hour:
