Pete Buttigieg slams Trump for callous & chaotic attitude toward war: "This is clearly amateur hour" - LGBTQ Nation

"Went off and launched a war without planning, without being ready for even some of the most basic things. This is clearly amateur hour at the Pentagon and in the White House, and again the price is being paid by all of us."

"Approximately 20 million barrels of crude oil and oil products pass through the Strait of Hormuz each day. The International Energy Agency called it one of the world's most critical oil transit chokepoints. With around 25% of the world's seaborne oil trade transiting the Strait and options to bypass it being limited, any disruption to flows through the Strait would have huge consequences."

"One former U.S. official who served in both Democratic and Republican presidential administrations told CNN that preventing this exact scenario has been a bedrock principle of US national security policy for decades. The official said they are dumbfounded by what has happened."

Pete Buttigieg condemned the Trump administration's handling of military operations against Iran, characterizing the approach as amateurish and lacking basic planning. He noted that Iran responded by restricting access to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping waterway through which approximately 20 million barrels of oil pass daily. A former U.S. official who served in both Democratic and Republican administrations expressed shock, stating that preventing such a scenario has been fundamental to U.S. national security policy for decades. The Strait of Hormuz represents approximately 25% of the world's seaborne oil trade, making any disruption to its operations consequential for global energy markets and economies.

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