The Collapse Of American Credibility And Endless War Will Seal Our Fate

There are three current hot or cold wars: on the Ukrainian border, in the regions surrounding Israel, and in the strategic space between Taiwan and mainland China.

The West faces dire consequences if the Iran-backed Houthi aggression in the southern Red Sea persists. Beyond the intermediate inflation threat caused by shipping disruptions and skyrocketing container rates due to rerouted merchant ships around Africa's Cape of Good Hope, the long-term game is even more troubling: America's "credibility and deterrence" is quickly eroding. This perceived weakness could embolden China to escalate disputes in the South China Sea, sensing a weakening West becoming increasingly entangled in multiple conflicts, including those in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Former Navy Seal and Blackwater founder Erik Prince wrote on X this weekend about the Houthi rebel missile attack on Greek-flagged oil tanker MV Sounion about 77 nautical miles west of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah last week that eventually led to a massive explosion and potential environmental disaster.

"Where is the rightful outrage from environmentalists? Thousands of tons of crude oil will now pour into the Red Sea," Prince wrote on X, adding, "Thousands of tons of crude oil will now pour into the Red Sea."

https://twitter.com/realErikDPrince/status/1827325608415633820

To put things in perspective, Sounion is hauling 150,000 tons of crude — a little more than four times the amount spilled by the Exxon Valdez in 1989.

Ten months after Houthi forces in Yemen started disrupting maritime traffic in the Red Sea, global shipping companies have had to reroute merchant ships around the Cape of Good Hope. This has resulted in delays and higher container costs that will only worsen as capacity stretches thin.

Meanwhile, the US and EU have launched numerous military operations committed to ensuring freedom of navigation and maritime security in the highly contested region but have failed repeatedly.

Prince said, "This is a clear sign of the collapse of American credibility and deterrence. Letting the Iranian proxy Houthis shut off a major maritime seaway is an epic fail."

Because it projects extreme weakness for the world's former superpower, embroiled in conflicts in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the Red Sea. This all exposes Biden and other far-left Western leaders who are extraordinarily weak and stupid. This could accelerate the possibility of a major US-China confrontation in the South China Sea, which would only lead to more horrific economic decline.

Have you noticed an unusual number of vehicles in the parking lots of major retailers in your area at night? If you look closely enough, you will see that many of those vehicles actually have people sleeping in them. At this point, millions of Americans are sleeping in their vehicles every night. This is happening even though we are being told that the economy is just fine. But of course the truth is that the system is failing all around us. All as planned. Be prepared for an economic collapse.

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