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This was the right call:
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was made to leave the room during Trump’s meeting with European leaders in Washington because she is not a an elected leader. There is no singular European people or unified European national interest on behalf of which von der Leyen could ever speak.
She has no meaningful budget, she commands no army and she has no political legitimacy. Her entire career since then has been a product of back room deals, internal party pecking orders and Angela Merkel’s patronage.
She owes her present position largely to Emmanuel Macron’s political triangulations.
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:
