Pompeo plods his way to the podium, where in the course of his somber explanation of Iran's duplicity, he tells us that the U.S. will counter any Iranian actions that threaten U.S. interests in the Persian Gulf.

Imagine that! Iran trying to exert influence in the Persian Gulf! What's next? Saudi Arabia wanting the U.S. to sell them billions of dollars of weapons, including nuclear technology? Oh, wait.

The Monroe Doctrine sucks, but Pompeo's Whatever Doctrine is worse. Stupidity explained by a shill for the benefit of his boss, an idiot too stupid to know any of the big words that Mike uses.

Nobody believes you, Mike. Not even the Crown Prince.