"Perhaps the silver lining in all of the gray clouds of the Covid era is the total loss of faith in "experts," regulators, and technocratic government. Once you realize how incompetent, corrupt, and dishonest any one branch of it is, you start to realize that this is the rule, not the exception, and then you start to see it everywhere."
-- el gato malo
Just be careful what fires you start before throwing in rotten branches.
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: