You'll secure democracy by cheering for one repressive regime over another? That's some interesting "logic" there.

If the closure of the straits leads to the end of Trump's plans

Oh, absolutely, I'm just not sure it will. On one hand, his constituents could see him as ineffective and withdraw their support, but previous experience tells us this is unlikely. On the other hand, economical hardships historically tend to increase support for the far right. And while the military needs fuel, there is no realistic scenario in which the US cannot source enough to continue the war.

I am not so sure. He doesn't have the juice to do the rest of his nationalistic military bullshit because of this conflict, which won't end. This is forever war, hotter or colder, Israel won't let it die, they will keep it going for domestic political reasons. And they have video of our politicians and business leaders fucking children, so the US is their bitch.

They can sanction and such, I don't think they will have the support for much else.

The blowhard president talking shit does not equal the US trying to do something.

He talks shit for leverage because he thinks he's the best even though we all know he's a piece of fucking shit. He just said he wanted a united ireland, surely because he thinks that will force the UK to join the Iran war.

Same with Canada but for different reasons. Not that he wouldn't do these things if he could, but he can't. And he doesn't have the juice even if we could.

You're missing the point while you trip over yourself in your eagerness to be edgy

And I say this as someone who holds 'Murica beneath contempt