Empire logic never retired. On Feb 28, Operation Epic Fury dressed up power as virtue, the same old trick, just with better branding. Missiles and air defenses are real, but so is the habit of the strong deciding that rules apply only to the weak. When oil and Hormuz panic hit, it will be farmers and workers in India who swallow the cost while strategists sip coffee. Call that security? I call it the same damn hierarchy with new uniforms.