Iran is stealing money from third parties, if Iran is going to toll all ships. There is no moral argument for Iran's actions here. "US was mean to me" is not an excuse for Iran to be mean to other people.
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The tweet is linked, but doesn't give any details. So we don't know - and it might well not be true. What can be asserted without proof, can be rejected without proof.
I am guessing he can’t throw Vance under the bus for it since he’s probably on record for saying it was a bad idea. Miller or Hegseth maybe?
As far as I can tell, Trump's mental decline is so advanced that he can no longer create coherent lies. Some of the messaging around the Iran was has been mindbogglingly and transparently stupid.
So I don't think Trump will be limited by small details like blaming someone who is "on record for saying it was a bad idea".
Vance famously said that Trump was America's Hitler. And then when given the chance for power, enthusiastically became Trump's VP. Vance is also quite intelligent, if lazy. Vance is obviously a nihilist opportunist.
So my money is on Vance not believing a word of it. But just saying it because Vance thinks it will give him votes when he runs for US President.
I Yellowstone, ja. Men Danmark har jo ikke samme slags vilde områder.
The problem is that Trump's supporters are literally a cult. The GOP are the ones with the power to unseat Trump, and the GOP know that their voters will tear them apart if they unseat Trump. Hence this continuing clown show of least resistence by the GOP.
An alternative is Trump stepping down voluntarily. But in best narcissist style, Trump believes he is the best man for the job, any job. "Only I can fix it". And the pathological lack of self insight only gets worse as Trump mentally declines.
The Narcissist's Prayer:
That didn't happen.
And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
And if it was, that's not a big deal. <-- We are here
And if it is, that's not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.
What does that even mean? The world economy, you and me and other innocent people, wants and needs the strait to be open.
Possibly - but the people here complaining were not very articulate about it...
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The news media has been overtly incompetent here. As you say, it is not a blockade.
If it was a blockade, then the Russian ships would be stopped. Since it is not a blockade, only an idiot would expect the Russian ships to be stopped.
And after the media circle-jerking each other into falsely calling it a blockade, the media is surprised that the ships are not stopped by the "blockade".