it doesn't make sense to get into a protracted struggle over the oil refineries in iran, particularly kharg island. that's the kind of fucking around i warned against. they are not carrying out the total war against the iranian state that was required to make this worthwhile and effective, but are instead trying to capture resources to use in negotiations against an opponent that is irrational and cannot be negotiated with.

i support bringing marines and other troops into the area, but i want to see a blockade of iran, not an attempt to open shipping. there should be an arab occupation of the north of the persian gulf, with the attempt to annex the arab and baluchi majority regions from iran.

the decision to abandon iraq makes canada and other nato countries look opportunistic and selfish. we're demonstrating ourselves as poor allies and bad friends.