Sabre rattling in the Middle East

[Martinjmpr]

Ah, yes, the same "airstrike strategy" that worked so well for Clinton pre-9/11.

The problem with that kind of tactic is that the enemy knows we're not in it for the long haul, so all they have to do is hunker in the bunker until the strike is over and then they go right back to doing what they were doing before.

An airstrike to these groups is like a bad hailstorm to a farmer. Yeah, it sucks, it sets you back, but as soon as it's over you go right back to it.

The Houthis and the Iranians KNOW we don't have the stomach for a protracted war. So they know they can keep taking pot shots and occastionally getting lucky.

They are in it for the long haul, and they know we are NOT. That's their strength.

[FoxtArt]

And for every one you kill there's another 5 indoctrinated infants that recently popped out of the womb holding an AK and with no hope of education, so it's a spigot that effectively never stops.

Many in the US value the lives of the people in these places more than the people there value their own lives.

[BushMasterBoy]

The US runs on oil. The region has copious amounts of oil. We are over there to make sure the oil keeps moving. $10 gas overnight and the US economy will grind to a halt. During the beginning of the Pandemic, oil went to minus 14 dollars. You couldn't give it away, there were storage fees to pay.

In a nutshell, we are in the Middle East for the oil.

[flogger]

The US runs on oil. The region has copious amounts of oil. We are over there to make sure the oil keeps moving. $10 gas overnight and the US economy will grind to a halt. During the beginning of the Pandemic, oil went to minus 14 dollars. You couldn't give it away, there were storage fees to pay.

In a nutshell, we are in the Middle East for the oil.

Very good point. It's all about the oil and it has been for a long time.