> I will remember from now on that you can compare war to Lebron playing in a championship game but not to him playing in a pickup game.

The stakes of a given situation matter to the disposition of the participants. Is this not obvious?

I'm really confused as to what your larger point is. Nobody disagrees that the US military can kill untold numbers of people and cause untold damage in Iran and the wider region. Was this the point you wanted to make? Yes, the US military is capable of killing everyone in the region, which would make the Strait "open" again.

> If war is politics by other means, then doing war is always done with politics.

The problem is doing so has not/does not appear to be on a path to achieve the stated political aims of the administration, inasmuch as they have been willing to articulate aims.

Anyway, you're being insulting and not making coherent points. Good evening/morning/afternoon.