Edward Woodson

BIG TENT IDEAS: As the conflict in Iran continues, let’s shed light on two perspectives. One side argues that the U.S. is being pulled deeper into an escalation cycle, warning: "Trump has found himself trapped in an escalation cycle. Clearly, the Iran War was not entirely Trump’s idea. It was an Israeli plan designed to advance Israeli interests at the expense of everyone else. Now that the Americans are stuck in another Middle Eastern quagmire, the president does not want to look weak. He is not seeking de-escalation under the current circumstances." The other side of the pendulum argues that this is not a military maneuver, but a political one 👇 "The Iranian regime has also decided to choke off oil shipments to the world, an action that has driven up gas prices and threatened a global recession. Using the chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz, the regime’s attack on shipping and threats to mine the entire area have slowed vital energy shipments to a crawl. This is not a military maneuver; it is a political one." The question is: where do you find yourself in the debate?