{"channel":"usconst","content":"I cannot tell if the US ships in Iran are moving *into* or *out-of* the Persian gulf.\r\n\r\nIs it a simple \"mine-clearing operation\" that may or may not have any results? (<mogue> discussions of mine-clearing are required to be off-camera)\r\n\r\nAre the ships setting themselves up as sitting ducks?  Or are they pre-emptively departing?\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nonce upon a time, the British drew the maps in the middle-east.\r\n\r\nthis time, we can do so again.\r\n\r\nIsrael loses the port of Eilat. (<green> a line is drawn roughly 200km north of the port of Eilat.  all lines south of that point become Palestine. (<red> land *transfer* is the only means to peace in the region.) (<xantham> having the US forced out of the region by the situation in Iran might mean the the world could *impose terms* on Israel.)  it is joined to the Gaza strip through a moderately-narrow corridor.  the rest of the West Bank is surrendered.)","created_at":"2026-04-11T19:59:16.282316","id":789,"llm_annotations":{},"parent_id":null,"processed_content":"<p>I cannot tell if the US ships in Iran are moving <em>into</em> or <em>out-of</em> the Persian gulf.\r</p>\n<p>Is it a simple \"mine-clearing operation\" that may or may not have any results? <span class=\"colorblock color-mogue\"><span class=\"sigil\">\ud83c\udf0e</span><span class=\"colortext-content\"> discussions of mine-clearing are required to be off-camera</span></span>\r</p>\n<p>Are the ships setting themselves up as sitting ducks?  Or are they pre-emptively departing?\r</p>\n<hr class=\"section-break\" />\n<p>once upon a time, the British drew the maps in the middle-east.\r</p>\n<p>this time, we can do so again.\r</p>\n<p>Israel loses the port of Eilat. <span class=\"colorblock color-green\"><span class=\"sigil\">\u2699\ufe0f</span><span class=\"colortext-content\"> a line is drawn roughly 200km north of the port of Eilat.  all lines south of that point become Palestine. <span class=\"colorblock color-red\"><span class=\"sigil\">\ud83d\udca1</span><span class=\"colortext-content\"> land <em>transfer</em> is the only means to peace in the region.</span></span> <span class=\"colorblock color-xantham\"><span class=\"sigil\">\ud83d\udd25</span><span class=\"colortext-content\"> having the US forced out of the region by the situation in Iran might mean the the world could <em>impose terms</em> on Israel.</span></span>  it is joined to the Gaza strip through a moderately-narrow corridor.  the rest of the West Bank is surrendered.</span></span></p>","quotes":[],"subject":"let's re-draw the Persian Gulf again"}