Jack William Bell on Nostr: Both Hanlon's and Occam's razor apply here. Stupidity is the simplest explanation. ...

Both Hanlon's and Occam's razor apply here. Stupidity is the simplest explanation.

But there is another possibility, and one which doesn't rule out stupidity – instead merely taking advantage of it: Cue bono…

Who benefits from this war? So far the only beneficiaries have been Iran itself (who seem to be getting more out of the current negotiations than they had before), China, and Russia.

That's it.

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