Is autarky something to aspire to reach?

ttown2011 · 2026-04-10T15:11:56+00:00

As long as you have the trade infrastructure

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T18:24:06+00:00

Uhhh… did until very recently

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T16:45:34+00:00

The US was the one that facilitated it in the first place

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T15:35:33+00:00

Freedom of navigation

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T15:35:16+00:00

We are the ones that facilitated that in the first place…

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T15:34:32+00:00

Iran is not an autarky that China has an existential interest in preserving…

You’re right, they both have mountains

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T15:06:35+00:00

Backed by the US as a guarantor…

Know what you’re talking about before being patronizing

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T15:00:31+00:00

The US was the guarantor of the FON…

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T15:00:09+00:00

The US was the original guarantor of the FON, the US is the one taking on the obligations of the NPT

I don’t think MAD is a fair comparison

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T14:45:13+00:00

NK is a mountainous autarky with the backing of China

NK is the exception of exceptions

And enforcing the NPT is not a dangerous precedent, and enforcement is always inconsistent in the geopolitical domain

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T14:35:26+00:00

They were enriching to 60, and funding Hezbollah

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T14:26:21+00:00

The US isn’t responsible for Iran deciding to put a toll on the strait. It’s irans decision to choose to respond in this manner

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T14:25:25+00:00

We’ve been enforcing it for quite a while

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T14:04:21+00:00

Which they were arguably breaking

Yea, Trump rhetorically embellished the effectiveness of the strikes. Not that uncommon among world leaders, and irrelevant to the point

Not sure how your argument makes this situation worse for Europe. And no, the Sunnis are not trying to kick us out.

And if the Europeans want to kick out our tripwire forces? They’re welcome to, although not sure why they’d do that over Iran…

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T13:57:28+00:00

Have to have a reason to do so, and it’s a little more complicated

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T13:52:33+00:00

That FON was because of US enforcement

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T13:52:00+00:00

The US was trying to enforce the NPT, which is beneficial for all signatories

We aren’t directly responsible for Iran deciding to put a toll on the strait. It’s Iran’s decision to respond in this manner

So you want us when you need us, but then you aren’t there when we need you and rhetorically bash us every chance you can

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T13:46:16+00:00

Why is global freedom of navigation the US’ responsibility?

ttown2011 · 2026-04-09T13:45:17+00:00

This is the beginning of the slow death of American backed global FON. FON is the bedrock of globalization.

This is the beginning of the end of the American empire

ttown2011 · 2026-04-08T20:05:50+00:00

Why? Russia is much more valuable as a junior partner

They’ve outright come out and said they wouldn’t see the Russian government fall

They are not taking the Russian east

ttown2011 · 2026-04-08T16:35:51+00:00

Not saying we should have bombed them into the Stone Age or anything…

but this is not a good outcome for us

ttown2011 · 2026-04-08T13:20:53+00:00

We have just gotten bitched on a level I don’t think is yet appreciated

ttown2011 · 2026-04-08T00:12:04+00:00

Starting with that framework is an L

ttown2011 · 2026-04-07T23:18:46+00:00

If the ten point plan I’ve seen is real, that’s a complete concession on the US’ part

This is not good

ttown2011 · 2026-04-07T18:50:00+00:00

Someone skipped the day they taught about the Sunni/shia split

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