My take is that the US and Israel are both divisions within the House of Lies. Arguing over which one is in charge misses the overarching supernational power structure. Both have some autonomous elements and both play their roles. It’s not necessary to accept my take to recognize that both will suffer from the consequences of continued disruption of Hormuz. So regardless of who is calling the shots, the same what’s the point? question applies.
Evil for its own sake isn’t a bridge too far for me, as readers know. Can’t ever be ruled out when dealing with the beast system, which is also sort of a problem. Because it has no specific explanatory power. “Well, they’re evil” generically applies to every negative act without offering any insight into why that one in particular. And specifics are important for self-preservation planning reasons. Which is the only counter available to ordinary people. Easiest to get out of the way when you can see where something is going.
