> the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz
Am I the only one who finds this disingenuous? It's like saying: "the police's arrival to the bank robbery took someone hostage." The police's arrival may have triggered the hostage taker's actions but it was still their actions. It's like the author let their dislike of Trump get in the way of accuracy.
It's easy enough to argue that the war is a disaster without being misleading about who did what.
This is not police and robbers. US is not world police nor the good side here. But they do still have enough people aware of global politics and understanding cause-and-effect who are in advisory and decision making roles, that this chain of events would've been pointed out as very likely. Saudi Arabia had a 1200km cross-country pipeline built in 1980s just for the occasion of a political crisis closing the straight and needing an alternative route for export, so it's not even the first time this issue happened in the current gov's average lifespan.
In short, this is basic cause and effect. We can easily say the attacks closed the straight.
arijun · · focus · HN ↗
Am I the only one who finds this disingenuous? It's like saying: "the police's arrival to the bank robbery took someone hostage." The police's arrival may have triggered the hostage taker's actions but it was still their actions. It's like the author let their dislike of Trump get in the way of accuracy.
It's easy enough to argue that the war is a disaster without being misleading about who did what.
viraptor · · focus · HN ↗
In short, this is basic cause and effect. We can easily say the attacks closed the straight.