Allowing the Strait to fall completely into Iran’s control, a direct consequence of you initiating a conflict that otherwise few were actually clamoring for and is illegal regardless, is a profound fuck-up. Like the embarrassment alone would be worthy of impeachment and removal
Frankly, I doubt your parents were ever entirely in their right minds themselves, judging by this madcap behavior.
They've gotten used to pretending all sorts of terrifying shit going on around them isn't real. This is just one more thing to ignore.
And let me emphasize: the higher standards and better math are only true on the margin. Social science in general is a shitshow at both of these things and economics is merely the first social science to get *passably* good at them.