• tidderuuf@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Don’t a bunch of the Arab states make like extravagant man made islands and epic waterways? And they can’t find the resources to build this waterway through a couple mountains?

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      11 days ago

      Unfortunately, it would still be in close proximity to Iran and well within attack distance, so it would be completely pointless.

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        10 days ago

        But once we get approval to for thermonuclear detonations in the middle east, we can modify the plan. We don’t need to dig a new canal if we just blow up any Iranian sites capable of attacking ships in the strait.