Originally Posted by
bababouey
I think you’re reading way too much into his strategy. He does art of the deal style stuff where he says something insane and over the top to get a reaction. IMO, he desperately wants out of this and won’t resume hostilities unless Iran escalates in a big way. His antics are funny when he’s going after Chuck Schumer or Liz Warren, but in a hot war, against an actual opponent, with very little buy in from our allies, it’s tiring and not funny.
Or maybe you're not reading into it at all.
Here's part of the deal about Trump wrt to Hormuz: the possibility is very real/likely that he's actually trying to keep it closed as long as possible. Every war game run by pentagon nerds last several decades has come to the conclusion that IRGC would close it and would be able to keep it closed indefinitely with minimal resources. So why would you want to attack Iran directly unless keeping the straight closed benefitted you.... that's why he blockaded as soon as they set up their toll booth.
Maybe it's tiring to you because it doesn't make sense to you and you can't see the play or even imagine that there is one.
I do not agree with the actions, nor do I agree with the rhetoric/antics, but there's clearly leverage being applied here, and keeping it closed is part of it while hinting at a looming peace deal everytime the treasury yield hits 4.4%.
Also, he's very clearly treating the NATO allies like children, just like he is with California, and letting them stick their climate change fear fork into the outlet so they can feel the shock of the stupid things they do.