(06-13-2019, 11:17 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(06-13-2019, 09:50 PM)B2hibry Wrote: Who says they want to descalate? They thrive in the region under chaos. This is also a way to gain more control over the straight. It's been going on for years. This time they are saying if we can't ship our oil, then others can't either. The last time they got this froggy they lost their entire navy and many gas/oil platforms.

And for those that say are intel is untrustworthy don't understand where this intel is coming from. It isn't from the CIA or FBI.

Iran is doing a lot of things, but thriving is not one of them.
I understand that our Navy and air Force have their own intelligence sources, but I see no reason to trust that any more or less than our CIA.  All of it goes thru the executive branch before we hear anything.

That would be a very ignorant point of view. Take a step back and look at each country in the region that they influence beyond their borders. They are, in fact, expanding and thriving in that regard. They certainly aren't making money on the global economic stage!

What? Collection, analysis, processing, and dissemination of military intelligence is done so separate from any sphere of influence. Ever stop to think why the military would have a completely different Intel system from that of the other alphabet agencies? Anyone in the executive branch knows only what has been shared through daily briefs, and they control nothing in regards to military intel.

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