← Back to context Comment by brightball 18 hours ago Why would the US be desperate for a ceasefire? 5 comments brightball Reply maplethorpe 18 hours ago Upcoming midterm elections and lack of public support for the war. natpalmer1776 17 hours ago Lack of domestic support, lack of international supportthe requirement for congressional approval if the conflict persists longer than 90 days from the first “military operation”potential for escalation by various allies into a much more involved conflictdownstream impacts of Hormuz being impassableamong I’m sure several other reasons I’m not informed enough to point out. Sabinus 17 hours ago One preference the US public seems to reliably deliver via elections is the desire for lower prices. fernandopj 17 hours ago All those ships are needed for an easy win in Cuba. goatlover 17 hours ago Because it's becoming another Middle East quagmire which the American public has very little patience for, and it's bad for Wall Street, bad for prices at the pump, and bad for the global economy.
natpalmer1776 17 hours ago Lack of domestic support, lack of international supportthe requirement for congressional approval if the conflict persists longer than 90 days from the first “military operation”potential for escalation by various allies into a much more involved conflictdownstream impacts of Hormuz being impassableamong I’m sure several other reasons I’m not informed enough to point out.
Sabinus 17 hours ago One preference the US public seems to reliably deliver via elections is the desire for lower prices.
goatlover 17 hours ago Because it's becoming another Middle East quagmire which the American public has very little patience for, and it's bad for Wall Street, bad for prices at the pump, and bad for the global economy.
Upcoming midterm elections and lack of public support for the war.
Lack of domestic support, lack of international support
the requirement for congressional approval if the conflict persists longer than 90 days from the first “military operation”
potential for escalation by various allies into a much more involved conflict
downstream impacts of Hormuz being impassable
among I’m sure several other reasons I’m not informed enough to point out.
One preference the US public seems to reliably deliver via elections is the desire for lower prices.
All those ships are needed for an easy win in Cuba.
Because it's becoming another Middle East quagmire which the American public has very little patience for, and it's bad for Wall Street, bad for prices at the pump, and bad for the global economy.