SpringGreenZone

I am and always have been a fan of France. I started studying French in 4th grade. I minored in French in college and love travelling there. But France today is a problem. France is guided by “France first.” Unlike “America First” which strengthens and benefits the world militarily, commercially and morally, France First sells out to the highest bidder. It’s the underbelly of French historical collaboration with Nazi Germany. It undermines the West, and Ukraine, as France cuts deals with Russian and is a top buyer of Russian natural gas. It’s why they work with the IRGC in Iran so French ships can transit the Straits of Hormuz. There’s no one they won’t cut a commercial deal with. Their immigration policies have turned their country substantially over to Muslims whose motives and influence are even more problematic. All that is bad enough. But now they won’t give the US overflight rights as we fight in Iran. We don’t want their troops or their ships. We want and should have overflight rights. France is a historical headache for the US and much of the west. French governments relish playing that role. France is only sometimes an ally. France is a real problem for the West.

The rescue of the second pilot gets so much more interesting when you realize he walked 110 miles in a single day to get to his location from crash sight and other pilot.

Why do millennials age like they found a glitch in the system? They’ll say they’re pushing 40 and still look like they just graduated yesterday. What's the secret?

A Portuguese tanker carrying 1 million barrels of Iraqi Basra Heavy crude has now crossed the Strait of Hormuz following the sea lane via Larak Island inside Iranian territorial waters. The vessel, the Ocean Thunder, is the first Iraqi oil shipment to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the current war began on February 28. This crossing follows an official declaration by Iran on April 4, granting “brotherly Iraq” a special exemption from the shipping restrictions currently paralyzing the waterway. Iraq is the first major oil producer to receive a formal exemption, potentially allowing up to 3 million barrels per day of Iraqi crude to re-enter global markets.

A tanker carrying Iraqi oil has now crossed the Strait of Hormuz (following the “new” sea lane via Larak Island inside Iranian territorial waters). The vessel, the Ocean Thunder Suezmax, carries 1 million barrels of crude (and in the past has loaded Russian crude too).

You wouldn't get it. You're French. You'll have surrendered before the ink even touches the paper.