Assuming – over the next two or three weeks – the US and Israel are furthered battered militarily and economically, and the US suffers terrible casualties from a foolhardy Iran incursion, my title's likely the best the world can hope for. Humiliating for an aware person, but I think Trump's far gone enough that he'll just move on to some other foreign escapade.
So, if Trump simply withdraws all US troops from the Gulf and Iraq, Iran quietly agreeing to stand down for 48-72 hours, leaving battered and destroyed US bases behind forever, where does that leave the Middle East?
The Strait of Hormuz will be Iran's permanent tollbooth. Internally and externally weak Gulf states will need to quickly accommodate to Iran, the local hegemon. Israel won't be able to touch Iran anymore, but for the moment will stay strong in its immediate neighborhood. Gas and oil prices will drop but not plummet.
Fog of war is thick still but these are my educated guesses.
Trump can only retreat, leaving behind a new Gulf, a new Middle East
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America has the 2nd Greatest Navy in the Strait of Hormuz, give Trump credit!
Yup, we lost any dominance we had left.
Trump is simply embarrassing.
Your choice of words, i.e. “further battered militarily”, “terrible casualties” and “foolhardy Iran incursion” makes this sound so comically propaganda-esque that I can’t take it seriously. As far as I can tell, the US has lost a total of 13 military personnel… am I missing something here?
They’re going to send troops to Iran. The war mongers won’t stop now.
Please do everyone a favor and get off Reddit. None of your educated (dumb) guesses are based in reality.
In before the lock.
Saudi and the UAE would invade a battered and rump state of Iran if America decided to leave the region.
Cue Cuba.
Iran literally stepping up today and asking to end the conflict…
Saudi Arabia would expand their east to west pipeline and port facilities in the Red Sea to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, rendering the toll fees moot once completed. Kuwait/Bahrain/UAE will likely chip in construction costs for access.
A new gulf, maybe.
A new middle-east, unlikely.
But Trump said he will go to hell with Iran ?
“Educated guesses” 😂 yeah okay bud.
US will be back under another republican
Trust me… if we put boots on the ground, we aren’t leaving in a couple of weeks. This was obviously written by someone that has zero idea about how any of this works and zero idea about America’s actual military power
You should buy lots of puts, I’m selling them, give you good price
Reddit has ruined some of yall. Go outside and touch grass.
Logic says US either stays or leaves. At some point unless the US stays forever, they must leave.
Trump seems bored with the whole thing and wants a new shiny toy to play with.
The “get your own oil “ shows what it was always about: Oil ( hint see Venezuela).
Expect the US to leave,no doubt claiming a wondrous victory greater than has ever been seen before, a victory worthy of Trump getting just biggest gold medal ever made.
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Whats with Redditors and their dumb fantasy writing.
> the US and Israel are furthered battered militarily
Lol what planet do you live on