LETTER: A strange definition of ‘success’

You Aug. 21 editorial citing “success” successful the Strait of Hormuz hinges connected a misleading mathematical miscalculation.

If, earlier the war, determination were 20 millions barrels of crude passing done the strait and now, six months later, determination are betwixt 5 cardinal and 10 cardinal barrels, however tin this beryllium rated arsenic a “success”? We are moving successful the incorrect direction.

Plus, the terms of gasoline has accrued to much than $4.10 a gallon, which affects each aspects of our regular lives. This causes rampant inflation, which costs the mean American household much than $1,500 a year. President Donald Trump and institution volition reason the further taxation breaks volition much than marque up that difference, but however galore person mislaid nutrient stamps, Medicare sum and different benefits that volition cancel those expected breaks successful a wink?

One much happening I don’t understand: Last June we obliterated Iran’s atomic program, truthful however is it that we had to invade and weaponry the state again successful precocious February? This is implicit nonsense, arsenic this warfare has nary extremity successful show and guiltless radical connected some sides are losing their lives. Check retired Venezuela, Denmark, Cuba, South Korea (no much enactment there) arsenic our overseas argumentation is forgotten and abandoned.