So, we civilians are being treated to grand theater in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. One could see years ago after the brits gave up on the Middle East that the future there would have a difficult time. As the "black gold" became a modern necessity, the stakes got higher and more expensive as the tribes jockeyed for oil fields in the desert. So, here we are today, fighting and bombing so oil can flow wherever.
Ukraine has joined some of the Gulf states in their efforts to keep the oil customers adequately supplied. Nop supply=higher prices worldwide. Take California, an oil exporter that has seen a large increase at the gas pumps for those w/o electric vehicles(EVs). Shocking, but thius is the 'real'effect' of the blocking of tanker traffic in the Strait.
The Oval has done little to alleviate the situation. rather, the Oval continues to antagonize the Iranians and bluster with more and more threats. My, my. What are all those millions who stayed home from the polls in 2024 thinking now? Maybe things would be different if we had voted. Sad, really. All those dead bodies piling up around Tehran.
It will end, but nobody other than the Oval is saying when that will be.
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