Lone Candle
Champion of Truth
A lack of intellectual curiosity, and ignorance about the country one is attacking, facilitated both the failed Iraq war and the failing Iran war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcveqwF7MVI
Iran has destroyed a lot of important equipment and radars on US bases around the Middle East. These bases are sitting ducks, and the US was unable to defend them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW8fXYWp0Vw
The Iran war caused the hardliners to have more power in Iran, making them less likely to negotiate and give in on any deal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQOcRzetxLo
Iran, being weaker than the US, responds more violently and aggressively to deter the US and Israel, who both may be deterred while taking much less damage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfib4SWI1js
The Iran conflict, in its low-grade double blockade form, feels like an endless cycle.
Iran has been attacked by a superpower and is technically more able to develop nuclear material than they were a decade ago…they likely want a nuke for defensive purposes more than ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSDd3Z8eLjo
Strait of Hormuz Week 13 Update: Mines, Blockades, and “Dark” Ships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oo_WX7eL5M
Pharaoh Akhenaten demoted all the gods of Egypt and commanded that only one god is worthy of worship–the disc of the sun. And, only Akhenaten could speak for that one worthy god. This could be seen as a precursor of monotheism. It wasn’t yet monotheism though, because Akhenaten didn’t deny the existence of other gods, just their worthiness of worship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbjaTxF8FoI
In Iran, Trump is unlikely to achieve anything better than Obama got in his Iran-deal.
Cuban officials may be open to a Venezuela-like deal, but US domestic politics would not support it. Too many in the US want the Cuban regime completely gone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUYWquzpekk
The US appears to have used self-defense as an excuse to hit targets Iran uses to control the Strait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB-DI2slvcA
During the war and the following cease fire blockades and operations…the US has not been communicating well with the Gulf States.
Some Iranians ships continue to make it through the blockade.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIpguXCcTSc