The Imperial Nationalist faction share the same objective — preserving American predominance — but differ profoundly over how that power should be exercised.
Also Iran is doing significant damage to US bases and the Houthis are now involved. If they shut down the Bab el-Mandeb Strait we will have a serious global depression.
That's what I meant by "the garrisons can't be maintained". I think the global depression is arriving,no matter what, and the war gives it a theme. Elites always want control-valves on critical resources. Valves are in place, more every month, now including the Black Sea and Azov Sea.
Thanks Richard. This is timely.
The garrisons can't be maintained as the imperial mystique has been so badly tarnished.
The financial system is rotten at the core, but there is no obvious successor.
Interesting times...
Also Iran is doing significant damage to US bases and the Houthis are now involved. If they shut down the Bab el-Mandeb Strait we will have a serious global depression.
That's what I meant by "the garrisons can't be maintained". I think the global depression is arriving,no matter what, and the war gives it a theme. Elites always want control-valves on critical resources. Valves are in place, more every month, now including the Black Sea and Azov Sea.
It is denial-warfare in times of want.