First, I would like to know just who thought it was a good idea to basically assassinate all of Iran’s leaders……. Israel being the likely candidate.
And now you wonder why you can’t negotiate with them ? You killed off all the moderates who would negotiate. The hard-liners are all that remain in charge.
So, you can’t get a deal. Gee…. go figure. Tough guy talk is going to get you nowhere. You have had 6 months for any indication that helps and it is a no-show.
In fact it is even worse.
Iran has less to loose here than the US or the rest of the world. And they at least have the incentive to continue this till US mid-term elections.
Then what ?
We will have to wait and see, but the answer will likely come from the rest of the world that is more disaffected than the US. There are quite talks from a lot of EU member nations and others that have a new found interest in freedom of navigation mindset traditionally upheld by the US, mainly because the US had the strongest navy in the world to enforce it.
But as anyone can see, the system of warfare has changed in a more dramatic way whereas drone/robotic warfare levels the playing field for many poorer or smaller nations of the world and on the cheap.
The politics of this fact has yet to be realized. No longer can the concerns of many nations be totally ignored.
And now we have a wake-up call on the importance of both the freedom of navigation and the importance of breaking virtual mob control of energy markets.
I have always said energy diversification was a national security issue. Am I wrong ?
The world is getting it’s ‘come-up’ns’ long overdue. The world is waking up to the corruption that flows with control of energy.
Build-out US grid infrastructure ?
This is most definitely a quick political statement to make you think.
You would not build-out the grid to make everything more efficient.
Nobody would invest in grid storage to make production more cost effective.
You would not build-out the grid to support EV’s.
But you will build-out the grid to support DATA CENTERS ?
Please, Get your priorities straight. Because the lack of doing anything is going to explode the cost here and now.
What you support is often a direct reflection on how this is framed by political leaders and hence, Big Biz who pays for that. Yes, I claim your opinion is often handed to you in advance of someone making a lot of money.
Now you have a real issue that is not going away.
There is not enough grid transformers needed by for the grid, and production is behind just keeping up with current use/replacement. Just one of many issues going forward.
The US has not even caught-up with making the grid more efficient, a program set forth around a decade ago. Not that nothing has been done, but it’s way behind.
Nobody does anything they are not required to do because if they drag their feet, higher margins will come to those that wait.
While I would not proclaim to be a socialist, I can see where government ownership of common carrier pipelines and the grid may be required.
People pay for it either way, but with government ownership, you have a direct relationship with what you need when you need it.
Choices choices. You do need to lobby on behalf of yourself. I am only promoting using your voice, no matter how you choose to use it.