I do not usually surface with my opinions but it is tough not to when my feed gets full of geopolitical analysts that cannot tell turkey from ham.
Operation Epic Fury achieved its stated objectives. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, markets are bleeding, and every capital in the world calls this a problem. Whether it is one depends entirely on which capital you are sitting in.
And while the world figures out who is winning, someone is standing at a petrol pump doing quiet math, venues are struggling, organisers are bleeding, and the people keeping culture alive are doing it without applause or safety nets.
More power to the curators. They are holding something real together.
