At the tail end of an article, The New York Times admitted that Black Hawk pilot Rebecca Lobach, who crashed into an American Airlines plane in January, “failed to heed a directive from her co-pilot, an Army flight instructor, to change course.”
I wonder if rejecting directives was a character trait learned and practiced from a young age. I wonder how many times she may have disregarded her parents' instructions. Perhaps none, but the last act of her life was heedlessness. It killed everyone in her copter, and everyone on the airliner. All fell to their deaths.
Proverbs 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commands, But a prating fool will fall.
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: