Trump implies the war he started was stupid.” Maybe we shouldn’t be there at all,” says Trump.
Trump’s Well-Stated Point
Shouldn’t Be There At All
“Really, I’m demanding that these countries come in and protect their own territory, because it is their territory … they should help us. You could make the case that maybe we shouldn’t be there at all, because we don’t need it. We have a lot of oil.”
Precisely!
No one asked for this stupid war except Netanyahu, Lindsey Graham, and his stupid son-in-law.
So yes, one can easily make the case that “maybe definitely we shouldn’t be there at all.”
The irony is Trump has no idea how stupid he sounds to everyone but the cult.
Master of Media Manipulations
Truth Social: Iran has long been known as a Master of Media Manipulation and Public Relations. They are Militarily ineffective and weak, but are really good at “feeding” the very appreciative Fake News Media false information. Now, A.I. has become another Disinformation weapon that Iran uses, quite well, considering they are being annihilated by the day. They showed phony “Kamikaze Boats,” shooting at various Ships at Sea, which looks wonderful, powerful, and vicious, but these Boats don’t exist — It’s all false information to show how “tough” their already defeated Military is! The five U.S. Refueling Planes that were supposedly struck down and badly damaged, according to The Wall Street Journal’s false reporting, and others, are all in service, with the exception of one, which will soon be flying the skies. Buildings and Ships that are shown to be on fire are not — It’s FAKE NEWS, generated by A.I. For instance, Iran, working in close coordination with the Fake News Media, shows our great USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier, one of the largest and most prestigious Ships in the World, burning uncontrollably in the Ocean. Not only was it not burning, it was not even shot at — Iran knows better than to do that! The story was knowingly FAKE and, in a certain way, you can say that those Media Outlets that generated it should be brought up on Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information! The fact is, Iran is being decimated, and the only battles they “win” are those that they create through AI, and are distributed by Corrupt Media Outlets. The Radical Leftwing Press knows this full well, but continues to go forward with false stories and LIES. That’s why their Approval Rating is so low, and I can win a Presidential Election, IN A LANDSLIDE, getting only 5% positive Press — They have no credibility! I am so thrilled to see Brendan Carr, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), looking at the licenses of some of these Corrupt and Highly Unpatriotic “News” Organizations. They get Billions of Dollars of FREE American Airwaves, and use it to perpetuate LIES, both in News and almost all of their Shows, including the Late Night Morons, who get gigantic Salaries for horrible Ratings, and never get, as I used to say in The Apprentice, “FIRED.” Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Trump Rants About Fox News Host
New Rant Regarding Powell
Truth Social: The Courts treat Republicans, and me, so unfairly, always seeming to protect those who should not be protected. They are highly politicized. Cases don’t matter, the Judge does! As an example, how is this absolutely terrible Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome “Too Late” Powell, not even allowed to be investigated for the horrible job he does? How is he allowed to be Billions of Dollars over budget, and years behind schedule, on the simple renovation of the small Federal Reserve Complex in Washington, D.C., where he created an absolute disaster — A money pit, and embarrassment to our Country for the whole World to see! It is a little project that has been under construction for many years. The Contractor on the job, along with Powell, should also be heavily investigated, in that it is impossible for a “professional” to have such enormous Cost Overruns. It is THE HIGHEST PRICED BUILDING, PER SQUARE FOOT, OF ANY PROJECT EVER BUILT, with no end in sight, and may not even be open for many years to come. I strongly criticized Jerome “Too Late” for his horrible performance throughout his tenure, which is either gross incompetence, total dishonesty, or both, and, in return for this well justified criticism, get viciously and wrongfully blamed by, as usual, a Wacky, Nasty, Crooked, and totally Out of Control Judge, named James Boasberg, a man who suffers from the highest level of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), and has been “after” my people, and me, for years. The D.C. Circuit eagerly supported the arrest and persecution of innocent Republicans for no crimes at all, but is now preventing even a basic investigation into the gross financial mismanagement of the Federal Reserve. In case after case, Boasberg has displayed open, flagrant, and extreme partisan bias and contempt against Republicans and the Trump Administration. To preserve the integrity of the Judiciary, he should be removed from all cases pertaining to us, and suffer serious disciplinary action, as should numerous other Corrupt Judges that, unfortunately, our Country has had to endure! What Boasberg has done on the “Too Late” Powell case, and many others, has little to do with the Law, and everything to do with Politics. He is exactly what Judges should not be! Boasberg would do better to focus on Justice and Fairness, not his own, and the Democrats’, Political Agenda, which has become LEGENDARY! Much like “prosecutor” Deranged Jack Smith, and many others, Boasberg is a disgrace, as was his predecessor, to our Legal Process, and our Highly Politicized Court System, which was just witnessed firsthand by the unfortunate and unwarranted TARIFF decision, recently handed down by the United States Supreme Court, which was a GIFT to Countries and Companies who have been “ripping off the United States of America,” for decades, at levels never seen before.
New Rant on Tariffs and Rigged Elections
The decision that mattered most to me was TARIFFS! The Court knew where I stood, how badly I wanted this Victory for our Country, and instead decided to, potentially, give away Trillions of Dollars to Countries and Companies who have been taking advantage of the United States for decades. Our Supreme Court has made these Countries very happy but, as the Court pointed out, I have the absolute right to charge TARIFFS in another form, and have already started to do so. The Hundreds of Billions of Dollars that our Adversaries want our Country to pay back to others that have disrespected the U.S.A., until I came along, should be marked down, in the eyes of the Public, as just another reason why the United States had been in such major decline — But, not anymore, because we have MADE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN and, very soon, it will be GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE!
I want to thank Justices Alito, Thomas, and Kavanaugh for their Wisdom and Courage pertaining to the TARIFF case, and for understanding, in addition to the Law, that our “Unfriendly Competitors” should not be reimbursed and rewarded for the decades of Damage they have caused THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I will fight hard to make sure that this does not happen! The Democrats on the Court always “stick together,” no matter how strong a case is put before them — There is rarely even a minor “waver.” But Republicans do not do this. They openly disrespect the Presidents who nominate them to the highest position in the Land, a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and go out of their way, with bad and wrongful rulings and intentions, to prove how “honest,” “independent,” and “legitimate” they are. The Democrat Justices just vote Democrat — They always stick together! Our Country was unnecessarily RANSACKED by the United States Supreme Court, which has become little more than a weaponized and unjust Political Organization. The sad thing is, they will only get worse! They wouldn’t even call out The Rigged Presidential Election of 2020, because they said that I, as President of the United States, did not have “standing” to challenge it, and now, with time, it has been conclusively proven to be stolen — And look what happened to our wonderful Nation by allowing a grossly incompetent man, Sleepy Joe Biden, to be our “President.” This completely inept and embarrassing Court was not what the Supreme Court of the United States was set up by our wonderful Founders to be. They are hurting our Country, and will continue to do so. All I can do, as President, is call them out for their bad behavior! This statement about the United States Supreme Court will cause me nothing but problems in the future, but I feel it is my obligation to speak the TRUTH. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Given that diesel and fertilizer prices are soaring, I have a question.
Wasn’t there supposed to be a big announcement tonight?
What the hell was ist?
This man turns everything he touches to crap. He’s a buffoon. Why we validate anything he says or does through debate is beyond me.
He cant manage a lemonade stand , never mind a country, military or arts facility
We should be discussing how to stop him from destroying the most wonderful country in the world. The majority of Americans are decent people who don’t believe in his nonsense. Its so sad
Not merely a buffoon, but an ignorant, simple minded narcissistic buffoon.
From statement by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz:
“I would also like to remind you that the U.S. and Israel did not consult us before the war, and that Washington explicitly stated at the start of the war that European assistance was neither necessary nor desired.”
Didn’t realize that taco was a substance abuser, at least to this extent. However, should not come as a surprise.
Ah wish i had an ev home solar and a few batts. Id be laughing all the way down the road.
This should be a call for renewable energy as part of a diverse energy supply. The sun dont care about iran.
Its easy for us to go to war.
1 Part of the reason our high tech military is lower casualties.
2 Debt spending we dont see the government cost directly.
The Premier of Manitoba said the quiet part out loud:
https://x.com/Wasim_wazir/status/2033141734243185011
The second senile old man in a row to be President. I blame the voters.
Every country needs nuclear weapons now & lots of them, with multiple delivery methods.
Tyrants like Trump only understand raw, brutal force.
Trump could convert himself to “President for Life” & no one will stop him.
Remember how Trump brought peace to the Middle East for the 1st time in 3000 years!!! What a shame he’s spoiling his record.
Trump is simply following the script that FOX News writers provide him.
If their script is consistent, we can expect a false flag attack on some “Emotionally Sensitive” American institution or landmark.
As sad as it is? This is a likely outcome.
There is also the likelihood of a real attack by triggered Middle Eastern immigrants. The madness is upon is. Thank goodness it is not the heat of summertime.
You mean like this one that almost blew up a school full of kids?
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/temple-israel-attack-being-investigated-targeted-act-violence-against-jewish-community
It’s likely to happen again and again and it may be non-stop now given the circumstances. Just wait till Iranian cells unleash mayhem not rogue actors.
America just failed the national pop quiz on lessons from 9/11.
Maga in particular didn’t learn a single goddamn thing.
I predict that in order to get the Strait back open Trump will gift Iran highly enriched uranium and maybe a few intercontinental ballistic missiles
The strait IS open… to countries that haven’t attacked Iran.
If you watch Bloomberg, CNBC or FOX you see nothing indicating military restraint or recognition of the grave responsibility for the tens or perhaps hundreds of thousands of deaths in Iran. They simply ignore the casualties. There is full support for breaking the Geneva convention and annihilation of Iran’s people.
What companies are going to benefit from the capture of Irans Oil assets. That is where the economic opportunities are?
PaPaD? Who gets the spoils of this massive spending spree?
Lots of titties on foxnews front page though.
Titties and Rage
=If you watch Bloomberg, CNBC or FOX
Bloomberg owns Bloomberg
Murdoch owns Fox
Brian L. Roberts owns CNBC via some other company!
you know what common for all those people? i guess you already do.
and don’t let be fooled by =Roberts= last name.. just have peek into wiki and find out !
alx
Has there been any recent irrefutable evidence of Netanyahu’s well being? How about Ben-Gvir and Smotrich?
Don’t know about Bibi but Scott Bessent recently had an analysis done on him. Surprised more people aren’t talking about this….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0vwHix-nbw
I saw that. Bessent was shaken.
What are you talking about? I’m sure they are deep in their VIP bunkers with all their needs catered to. Their mental states are completely normal for psychopaths.
No sign of Netanyahu for ~ 6 days except a couple of videos of questionable veracity.
Probably hiding. Doesnt want happened to Khameini, which he may have ordered, to happen to himself.
They trotted out Netanyahu yesterday, to show that he was still alive.
Apparently Mike Huckabee has been living in a bomb shelter since the war started.
Pam Bondi and some others moved to military bases about a month ago.
They are afraid of the people they rule.
well we saw 6 fingers… what else do you need to see?
you sound anti-septic
He should be removed according to the 25th Amendment. That won’t happen because the cabinet is loaded with his apparatchiks. It’ll take another year to remove him by impeachment.
Impeachment will happen very quickly after the next election occurs and the new congress critters are seated in January. However, he can’t be removed by impeachment unless 2/3 of the Senate convicts him. The 25th amendment is a much quicker process for removal. If Trump’s approval plunges to historic depths in the polls, it may happen as many Republicans scramble to distance themselves from him.
67 votes. Short of that, it’s meaningless and weak.
God could be so much quicker, this afternoon please.
https://united24media.com/latest-news/iran-officially-confirms-military-support-from-russia-and-china-in-war-against-the-us-16882
So we’re at war with both of the other superpowers now, in addition to Iran.
Genius!
That’s the way it appears, except for the 5D plan that Trump and his UFC buddies cleverly put together. He plans to get in a fight with Russia on one side and China on the other, and then when the missiles are fired at Trump, he will suddenly and unexpectedly duck, and the Chinese missiles will hit Russia and the Russian missiles will hit China, leaving Trump unscathed.
That’s what winning looks like.
I stand in awe.
I believe this military tactic was previously illustrated 50+ years ago in a documentary known as The Three Stooges
USA sells weapons to Taiwan officially part of china
and don’t get started about russia
Further proof, if any were needed that “Make America Great Again” was never anything other than a marketing slogan.
OK, Trump is a nut case– we all know that; but what is your excuse? Out of numerous wars, Israel asked for American military assistance only once- – last June’s bombing- – because Israel did not have the necessary weapon. But after that was done, Israel wanted to finish the job itself. That wasn’t done only because Trump pressured Israel not to. Rubio himself explained to the press, the reason why the United States joined Israel in this war was because the UNITED STATES didn’t want Israel to go it alone. You are too well read to have missed all of this. As I said: What is your excuse?
?? What is whose excuse? For what?
One of the fun things I like to do is data analysis. I took your comment and did a word histogram. Here are the top results.
Israel = 6
the = 6
to = 5
is = 3
because = 3
Trump = 2
all = 2
your = 2
excuse? = 2
of = 2
only = 2
– = 2
not = 2
have = 2
was = 2
this = 2
It always helps show someone’s priorities.
You missed “United States”=2
That was on purpose to see your reaction but that’s still a ratio of 3:1.
Sure.
It is not a question of priorities; it’s a question of subject matter
Lol. The histogram reveals that too. Why are you trying to hide the fact that you’re shrill for Israel? just say all you care about is Israel, no shame in making that statement.
You be you.
What is a shrill?
If that were the case, you would expect to volunteer for the IDF rather than the US marines.
I think you’ll find that the state of Israel only exists because of support from the US since 1947. That has included massive military support and diplomatic cover for illegal settlers etc.
If the US had really cared about its ally it should have spend more of the last 70 years helping it come to an accomodation with its neighbours rather than pumping up the rhetoric. It has been no help to the millions of peaceful Jewish people in Israel that the US has fostered a Mini-me of arrogance.
Absolutely! Israel owes the United States its existence– and every Israeli knows and appreciates that. However, throughout those last 70 years, Israel had steadfastly refused to ask the United States to put its troops in harm’s way. I wish that all our other allies felt the same.
“Israel had steadfastly refused to ask the United States to put its troops in harm’s way”
Except in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Libya, Iran, etc
Except that none of those involved Israel.
They all involved Israel steadfastly pushing the United States to send troops in. Plenty of documentary evidence out there for those not trying to avoid the truth.
Nowadays it is very easy to find documentary evidence. So, show me some; show me any; show me one– or admit that you are all bullshit
Then why do they treat us like servants?
I have never seen that; have you? If so, please cite.
Exhibit A: Iran
Because asked us to bomb a nuclear facility where they didn’t have the weapon to do it, that is treating us like servants?
We did it, and for nothing.
At least servants get paid, I guess.
You are ill informed.
How could Israel get to Iran? Needs to cross American air space.
Needs to deconflict, friend or foe.
Needs refueling assets.
Needs EW escorts.
Needs American ISR. For targeting, flight, launch paths.
Needs American technical maintenance.
Needs American weapons stocks and interceptors.
Needs hands-on American agency to configure decryption modules for signals intel.
=numerous wars, Israel asked for American military assistance only once- –
buddy you are not really proficient in world/middle east history, are you?
read more !
What would you like me to read?
This would be a great place to start:
https://ia600204.us.archive.org/4/items/the-israel-lobby-and-u.-s.-foreign-policy_202403/The%20Israel%20Lobby%20and%20U.S.%20Foreign%20Policy.pdf
I didn’t see anything addressed there which shows that israel asked for the assistance American military personnel.
So which country needs to open the strait of Ormuz quickly?
Mostly china,they import 35% of their needs from Iran and 7% from Venezuela.Well ,they used to.This is why Trump thinks the war won’t last very long.
If trump lands troups on the Kharg island,he can block any oil export from Iran without invading the country.
Trump is meeting soon with XI in China.
What do you think they are going to negociate?
Taiwan or nothing
That was one of my suggested additions to your predictions for the year. Trump will throw TW under a bus.
I don’t think this will be as much as “go ahead” – but definitely allowing China to be much more aggressive in putting a political stranglehold on TW.
I rather think they are going to negociate Rare earths,Silver and oil.There is a race between the two coutries for ressources.
For the moment china halted exports on rare earths and silver which are much needed by the US.
US is squeezing China on oil.
Both should lift sanctions.
There is not much to negociate for Tawain:if China wants to invade,Us will have to fold.Just move home the semi conductors factories.
Are they really going to give us the stuff we need to rebuild the arsenal we just used so stupidly that we risk crashing the global economy?
If they want oil,the answer is yes!This is whow trades work.
They’re getting oil.
I don’t think Taiwan would go quietly, of course China could squash them at any time with military force but there is not a good end game for them in that scenario
Iran is allowing all Chinese oil tankers in the gulf to pass peacefully.
Xi will sit through Trumpstien jabbering about all the people that done him wrong, until Trumpstien shits his pants and the meeting ends.
=nd 7% from Venezuela.
weak on world geography?
somehow i think Venezuela sends oil over other ocean to china. opposite route!
Mostly china,they import 35% of their needs from Iran and 7% from Venezuela.Well ,they used to.This is why Trump thinks the war won’t last very long.
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wow! another arm chair strategist in mom;s basement
quick test :
have you ever traveled outside local county and DO YOU KNOW FOREIGN LANGUAGE?
Funny howTrump’s delutions often turn out to be real factual events. While those who call him delutional are often living in a self induced delutional syndrome themselves.
Humans get invested in their ideas and cannot change without admitting their long term beliefs were wrong
For example?
MAGA
Touche’
Are you endorsing his tirades? Do you agree with all his late-night”Truth Social” rants?
He’s a showman,a comedian.Don’t take for granted what he says.
You should focus on his acts:he’s not deciding anything on his own,he has the republican party behind him.
Why is a hateful comedian in charge of our military and nuclear arsenal?
It’s like Jeopardy—you already know the answer, you just have to ask the right question.
In this case, how about: Why is US Foreign Policy such a pathetic joke?
He’s better for communication than others.He talks a lot every night to occupy mediatic space,so democrats have no room.
And he talks also to move the markets the way it’s needed by some influent people.
Injecting bleach to fight covid was a good idea after all? The election in 2020 was stolen despite all the court cases on it that were lost? Forgetting to plan for the closed straight of Hormuz was 5D chess? Threatening to invade Greenland really was about Iceland after all? Alex Pretti truly was a terrorist? Oh, and of course: immigrants do actually eat our cats and dogs en masse?
Well, I guess he is not delusional indeed then!
The word is “delutional“. It’s a new word that means “whatever Trump happens to be saying this minute, regardless whether or not any of it corresponds with observable reality.”
A sniglet, after all these years!
What is a delution, Billy? Your current medical affliction? Delutious Significus
I tell you delusional – the idea that the world is better off with this nutter rather than a woman who has a slightly inrritating laugh and a guy who didn’t put tampons in rest rooms.
So was he delusional when he said last week that the war was won and we didn’t need any help from allies, or this past weekend when he was begging NATO and our allies (along with China China China!) to bail us out?
You may be able to follow the rantings of a demented quarter wit, but the rest of the world is unable to.
He’s behaving like a man who probably did have sex with little girls. As in, actually went to Epstein’s homes in New York and Florida and did it. That is not improbable. His brain, not a bright one, is rotting, and it’s overloaded with guilt. He’s surrounded with fumblementalist (Prager is running a poll on whether Hitler was rightwing or leftwing) Christians, and he’s very worried, literally, he is going to burn in hell. You see that in nursing homes all the time. We’re watching Nixon to the 10th power, only this time there is not a decent human being in the Republican party, and very few in the entire conservative movement. They are desperate to hold power, but have no clue how to lead a people. They’ve read The Pentagon’s New Map, a nightmare, and with Russia tied down, they’re executing it: Gaza, Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, Brazil, maybe North Korea, maybe Russia, but not China: become a right-wing dictatorship and rid the world of dictatorships.
He didn’t have sex with little girls.
He RAPED little girls. Violently.
No guilt.
Narcissist decompensation at discovering his will does not mold reality.
Mish made the list! Congrats!
https://bloggers.feedspot.com/economics_blogs/?
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Congratulations Mike!
“BATTLE OF STRAIT OF HORMUZ”
History for the next thousand years.
3-Star Mishelin award granted for funny and informative cartoons and analysis. Keep it up Mish!
Do worry, Trump will find a way to make things even worse.™
Don’t worry.
You’re not the big loser.
The top loser is BB
The war in Iran is increasing attention on global oil supplies and its trade routes. With that in mind the linked article gives a clear high-level summary of the situation.
Charted: Where the World’s Oil Comes From by Region
Trump now: “I’m demanding that these countries come in … they should help us.”
Trump 8 days ago: “That’s OK… we don’t need them any longer. We don’t need people who join wars after we’ve already won!”.
Dementia, stupidity, insanity.
Trump is losing the war. Trump is losing his mind.
He realizes that Iran controls the strait; not him. They are still shipping oil to China and others. And blocking everyone else. He is so desperate to see the oil flow that he is letting Iran ship the oil.
He is begging every country he pissed on in the last year to come help clean up his mess. They are all telling him to go f*ck himself.
Since he is losing, could Trump actually go full scorched earth here?
If the world won’t help me open the strait then I will block it. I will stop the Iranian oil from being shipped. And everyone elses oil as well.
And the big one: I will destroy Kharg island and f*ck the world.
Is it possible this demented loser will reach this level of crazy?
“Is it possible this demented loser will reach this level of crazy?”
There’s no limit when you’re dealing with 5D dumb.
I’d say it’s 50/50 on Kharg island. Not so much destroying it but occupying it with those Marines he sent there.
They would be killed by missile strikes in short order.
TexasTim thinks US soldiers are supermen impervious to death. But if it’s ok to occupy territory of Iran illegally then I guess it’s ok for immigrants to occupy US illegally too.
Of course not,Iran would not destroy it’s oil export terminal.
Actually they could. If they felt their regime was about to collapse and the US was about to take over and benefit from their oil. Better to destroy it than let the enemy benefit.
Iran leaders are making huge private profits on oil exports,they are not stupid…..They know there is still a way to stay in power if they negociate with Trump.These guys are not crazy at all.
Iran would never do that. But they bombed the UAEs yesterday.
Why not?
In a fight to the death nothing matters anymore.
Maybe. I didn’t say they had to stay for a long period of time as occupiers. They could just be there for a short time period.
Also unclear whether Iran would fire on it’s own infrastructure.
Just until the are all dead. It will be hard to evacuate the wounded.
Oil is down 3-4% and oil stocks are climbing. I guess everyone knows this is not going to end and it will take a few weeks for the reserves to empty and then the price will be headed much higher. Seems now might be a good time to be buying.
Depends on where you are already positioned. I would be buying now if I didn’t already have a very large position. So I am selling bits and pieces as they hit new all time highs. It never hurts to take some profits off the table when the opportunity presents itself.
I’d buy/write XLE or XOP. The premiums are outstanding and you can be both long and short oil for now given the volatility.
I agree that Iran try’s, and succeeds quite a bit, at manipulation for the news sights to carry. They exist on fear and subordination. What I can’t agree with, is the power that doesn’t exist.
Iran only has the power to produce false words, manipulation and a report on how well they are doing and how powerful they are. The real power, is in the hands of the Leftist Cult in America. They have the U.S. Political equivalent of Iran, Iraq, UK, EU etc. all rolled up into one giant ball of crap!
The U.S. Media, controlled by the Leftist Cult, is our enemies best friend. They continue to parrot what they ask them to, they continue to report falsities and lies like they are current events. They get paid, in various ways, it appears through NGO’s and the like. They also get enormous kick backs from most any passed law to give our Taxpayer’s Money away. They get their cut or slice of the Taxpayer pie. Problem is, they use that money to the detriment of America. Go figure… and it’s all legally processed and accumulated, but what happens from there is a convoluted mess of twist and turns with our money being used against us.
Trump deserves a beat down every now and again, but so does every other single Politician in our Government. They don’t work for us necessarily and sometimes work against us. Plenty examples of this type of behavior. Just spend 2 hours reviewing what the “Teachers Unions” stand for and pushes out to the Media. You can do this with lots of other organizations as well.
At least Trump is trying to make America more prosperous and free. He unfortunately has the Left Cult against Him and Our Citizens who listen to, and believe it every single step of the way. Heck, the Democrats are holding us hostage for funds for our Countries protection against those that would want to harm us. Who TF does that, except someone looking to harm America, gain political charm and favor, work against the current Administration etc. All Negative!!!
With AI now available, the “Fake News” can report Fake Scenes, with Fake People, and fake occurrences at will. This should allow their lies to explode and be more accurate looking as well. They have just increased their ability to manipulate the news X1,000!!! You have never see “Fake News” like what’s coming. It’s already starting and will be huge in this war effort to remove nuclear weapons from Iran. We will see headline after headline until what’s fake becomes reality through pure repetitive manipulation, pictures, and actions that don’t actually take place, but look great for a news story and manipulation of such…
aint no stupid like maga stupid
I totally agree! Being so stupidly naive to what’s actually occurring is pretty damn stupid. Unfortunately We can’t fix stupid, so we must endure it. Hang in there, as it gets better by the day…
Someone needs to start a Stu babysitter account named -pid and thank him for putting it all together on their joint behalf.
Can you prove that anything you said above is actually true?
There’s far more concrete evidence that this war is about killing little girls than anything that Stu Pid has come up with.
Wow, your getting way TF out there… are you taking your meds?
way to ad hominem away from the issue you started
Yes, but most importantly, can you prove any of it is false? Nope!
So just make up a bunch of bullshit, and then it’s everybody else’s problem to disprove it.
I didn’t take you for a religious person.
Damn crickets! I am forced to listen to them all the time!!
Sometimes you say things that are so stupid, nobody can be bothered to respond.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_(philosophy)
For thousands of years, people have been ignoring Stupids.
What was that you said…
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I don’t think you understand how the burden of proof works.
If I say “Donald Trump and Mickey Mouse are the same individual”, it’s up to me to furnish evidence, not up to you to prove me wrong.
Has anyone ever seen Trump and Mickey in the same room together?
Preposterous! It’s clear Trumpstien is Donald Duck. Same first name, same angry squacking.
I was unaware I was in a court of law.
Law has nothing to do with it. We don’t have to disprove your absurd statements – the burden is on you to provide evidence.
Read more, that’s how I found out.
That’s not evidence. That is what is called “The scholar’s error” . Your “logic” can be summarized as “Do your own research, until you find something that agrees with me. Then stop.”
You accuse a defendant then force him to prove his innocence, we see how you operate.
Wrong way, you ask yourself a series of thought out questions, and then ask, seek out, dig, review others opinions and thoughts and use that to theorize what you surmise is occurring.
Can you prove that you are sane?
I’m hearing those crickets too
Thanks, I thought that was you rocking in your chair…
Of course not. He NEVER does. He just barfs up what’s what he watches on the angry channel.
What channel is that? I want to get some laughs, and that sounds like a channel that could provide some!
When it comes to false words, Stu is the Iran of Stus.
Prove any of it is false.
Damn crickets! I am forced to listen to them all the time!!
Prove you’re not a bot
I am not a bot, but how about you
“other presidents are sometimes bad, Iran uses AI, democrats ruining the world” – old man rants at sky while minimizing catastrophic unnecessary damage Trump and little-crusader-tattoo-boy inflict on Iran, the world economy, US soldiers’ lives, the international order and basic morality.
I applaud your word salad. Nicely put!
I applaud your perspicacity, sarcastically.
Enough worthless posts, on block you go Stu, congrats
We were just getting started… I don’t block anyone, as I admire and respect all opinions. I just don’t agree with some.
That’s good. We can all help you make an ass of yourself for the lurkers to see.
My word, I wasn’t aware that Fox News, the biggest MSM, is controlled by the “left cult”.
Also, “At least Trump is trying to make America more prosperous and free” -> I would argue that “at least Trump is trying to make Trump more prosperous and keep himself free”, based on his observable behaviour at least. He certainly hasn’t done anything to make non-billionaires more prosperous.
Since Donald Trump took office in January 2017, approximately 5.2 million jobs were created by the end of his first 30 months in office.
The first Trump administration, jobs in the millions:
2017: 125.97
2018: 128.57
2019: 130.60
2020: 123.19
Clearly riding the Obama economy until he crashed it with his COVID response.
As of now, President Trump has created approximately 16.1 million jobs during his time in office, which includes both his first and second terms.
What a fucking liar you are. Those were Biden’s numbers, not Trumps.
Here are the actual numbers you dipshit. Feel free to look them up.
Bush: 1.3 million
Obama: 11.6 million
Trump1: NEGATIVE 2.7 million (yes he lost that many jobs)
Biden: 16 million (yes he created that many jobs)
Trump2: 0.2 million so far
Trump’s total so far is NEGATIVE 2.5 million.
I’m guessing his second term will be worse than his first term.
During Joe Biden’s presidency, 59% of employment growth benefited U.S.-born workers, while under Donald Trump, private sector job growth was robust, with significant wage increases reported. However, the labor force participation rate has been lower under Biden compared to Trump
“under Donald Trump, private sector job growth was robust”
Trump LOST 2.7 million jobs!!!!!!
The first President in over 100 years to lose jobs during his term.
How fucking stupid can you be?
The Obama Administration, jobs in the millions:
2012: Added 2.15 million jobs.
2013: Added 2.3 million jobs.
2014: Added 3 million jobs.
2015: Added 2.71 million jobs.
2016: Added 2.34 million job
During Joe Biden’s presidency, 59% of employment growth benefited U.S.-born workers, while under Donald Trump, private sector job growth was robust, with significant wage increases reported. However, the labor force participation rate has been lower under Biden compared to Trump
As Jon lays out that’s a nice bit of cherrypicking in the data there. But even more telling is that you have to go back 8 years in time to find data massageable enough to come up with something.
As of February 2026, the Trump administration reported adding 687,000 private sector jobs since the beginning of his second term, with 100% of job growth coming from the private sector.
Just reporting what’s truly happening…
As of now, President Trump has created approximately 16.1 million jobs during his time in office, which includes both his first and second terms.
No. You are not reporting what is happening. You should be banned from this site for making up such shit.
Trump has lost 2.5 million jobs when you combine both terms. Look it up you dumb fuck.
I did, and I do for everything I post. Perhaps the data in this case was wrong, but it’s from the Government websites so what can I do but report what they do for numbers.
I suppose you can just create your own, but that sort of misses the point don’t you think.
It is what it is, and I just posted what they said.
Bullshit. Show me the links. Where are you getting your data from? It looks like you are just pulling numbers out of your ass. 16 million jobs created when he actually lost 2.7 million jobs in term 1.
I am using official US govt BLS stats. Clearly you are not.
People drunk on power have the habit of rambling incoherently on for hours. Hitler had his excruciating after-dinner “conversations” (only he was talking!) even taken down for posterity. Maybe doing this is a kind of self-therapy when you no longer have a clue what are doing.
I can only imagine what a Trump after-dinner conversation would be like! Pistol Pete enraptured listening to Trump talk about what a bad-ass Rambo he would have been if Daddy had let him go to Vietnam. Mike Johnson dreamily admiring Donald’s power of persuasion. Marco pretending to listen while discreetly trying to remove his oversized clown shoes. Oh the stories…
There are two ways in operating in this life. “The means justifies the end” and “The end justifies the means”.
The first is what they try to teach with religion, ethics, compassion, and morality. If you focus on not being a dick, your life is going to be pretty decent.
The second is greed and power. You do whatever must be done, no matter what, as long as you achieve your goal. So if you focus on your goal, no matter what, then you’re pretty much going to be a dick about it.
Which would you prefer as an ideology for government?
I do not want to engage in a false dichotomy.
Good comparison current USA vs China
We will likely never regain the status and trust that we have lost globally. The government has already done the same nationally. So much information is no longer available. The news is an absolute joke of a puppet show.This will be the end of broadcast news.
The FCC has an absolute choke hold on the traditional news media. It’s safe to say that ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN are all becoming just a talking head to the administration. There is little that can be trusted.
This will be the end of the media news broadcast organizations. The streaming media and all the little yahoos on YouTube are going to replace these media corporations.
Yeah, umm, it’s not the FCC that has the chokehold…. Ellison also reports to Bibi.
David Ellison has just won the battle against Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. He already controls CNN and CBS, two of the largest news networks in the United States
Does anybody under 70 still watch tv?
Hell I’m 75 and don’t watch mainstream media. We don’t even have access to the big networks.
My brother has the angry channel on all the time. The constant angry yammering punctuated by commercials for dick pills and adult diapers is maddening. I can’t take it for more than a few minutes.
It’s like that in the whole world.Lots of things you can’t trust on yahoo too!
I am always amazed at how much he can destroy in such a short period of time. More amazing is that people applaud him as he destroys everything that America ever stood for and they think they’re the Patriots.
I think it’s safe to say we have lost all of our soft power negotiation abilities in the global community. Seriously, why would anybody get into a cooperative with this administration unless it was under threat of violence? That’s not exactly soft power negotiation. That’s hard power intimidation.
While the use of hard power for intimidation tactics can be effective, it leaves everybody waiting for you to turn your back. Trump is turning the USA into an international target and we won’t get any empathy when we get hit @ home.
There’s no point in negotiating with a country that will attack you in mid negotiations. I don’t know that that has ever gone well but my history is incomplete.
There’s no point in negotiating trade or tariffs with this administration. The negotiation that is being done is a survival tactic until they can unwind the rest of the economy.
Stupid is ascendant. It is the Stupid Age.
What this administration needs is a Brutus. Who will play that role?
An American (or other) hero deserving both a pardon and the medal of freedom.
Or God could do it.
They not lost just their soft power.
They have lost all legitimacy.
People like to intone that everything has always been about the naked exercise of power all along. They have not thought through the dynamic.
Without authority & legitimacy, every single interaction would rest purely on the exercise force. A completely chaotic, unpredictable, and unproductive society would ensue. Even monkeys and animals know when they are getting the short end and react against illegitimate actions.
Trump has attacked/offended so many allies and now he expects them to help him out of his own mess.
Why should European NATO members help him? First, they fight their own war in Ukraine. Second, he needs their ships only as cannon-futter. Third, tariffs on European goods. Fourth, Greenland. Fifth, if things go wrong, USA and Russia will be the only major energy suppliers and Europe would be ripped off by US oil&gas companies. Sixth, Europeans are usually not able to agree on anything important.
Canada – tariffs, Alberta, stupid talk about 51nd state of Union, attacks on Canada’s foreign policy.
India – we have just made a deal with Teheran. A bird in hand is worth two in a bush.
Putin has played Trump like violine, delaying, promising, offering riches of Artic and the result is that Trump entered war on three fronts (Ukraine, Venezuela, Iran) and Taiwan front may open soon if China blockades Taiwan. And for this Trump rewards Moscow with 30-day oil sanction waiver.
Venezuela – people may admit that it is a big victory. Yes, but Venezuela still needs to be controlled by a US Navy fleet which is missing at Middle East. Ukraine – Trump tried to leave it to Europeans but US is still involved through NATO structures.
People tend to forget that out of 74 US Navy’s Arleigh Burke destroyer fleet only 1/3 can be deployed and that these 25 ships have to cover many tasks around the globe including anti-ballistic missile defence of USA. Concentrating 10 destroyers in Middle East for several-month long campaign is actually an enourmous task. These 10 ships need to be supplied but it is impossible to reload them with missiles at open sea. They need to go to a port. That’s why Bahrain US Navy base was so important. Now they have to sail to Diego Garcia or Djibouti (ask Houthis what they think about this option). At the end, in case of prolonged war, there are only 5 destroyers available for action against Iran. Five out of 74 destroyers.
And that’s why Trump is looking for allies.
You forgot to mention below…no problem though, lots to keep track of. Probably easier to list the countries not impacted.
“Trump Says He Wants to Finish Iran War Before Tackling Cuba”
Good point. I was actually thinking about it but then I decided not to mention it. I wonder if anybody in Pentagon/Langley has got stomach for another Bay of Pigs.
On the other hand, Marco Rubio may achieve his victory in Cuba by using diplomacy, cash, threats, CIA, immigrants and their families. One of the key issues will be property rights – will property be returned to pre 1961 owners ? What about assets of emigrants seized by Castro regime and sold to new owners?
The ultra rich will buy it all for pennies on the dollar. I hope the casinos are nice I’d like to play poker in Cuba.
– Why should European NATO members help him? > They are always begging us to help them.
– First, they fight their own war in Ukraine. > America and Trump has sent a boatload of money to Ukraine and equipment too. NATO doesn’t fight, they just collect money, and posture about it, over some fine dining Etc. How much do they all collectively get paid?
– Second, he needs their ships only as cannon-futter. > lost me on this one?
– Third, tariffs on European goods. > What they have had against us forever, yep!
– Fourth, Greenland. > We could use them, and likewise they could use us. It’s truly a win/win example, but details need to be worked out. I see it happening, as it’s actually far more beneficial for Greenlands prosperity than ours in many ways.
– Fifth, if things go wrong, USA and Russia will be the only major energy suppliers and Europe would be ripped off by US oil&gas companies. > Um, read the news, and you will clearly see that the EU and Europe did this entirely to themselves. We can’t be expected to make up for there failures, as it’s too costly for Our Citizens to endure such nonsense.
– Sixth, Europeans are usually not able to agree on anything important. > Exactly why they are a complete mess right now, and if it wants t for NATO & U.S. as an ally, they would probably not look the same at all right now…
– Canada – tariffs, Alberta, stupid talk about 51nd state of Union, attacks on Canada’s foreign policy. > Canada wants more than we will give and the opposite is true as well. Things will just have to breakdown more to raise the boats up high enough to see wtf is truly going on. I think Canada will be seen for their leadership incompetence once this finally occurs.
– India, we have just made a deal with Teheran. A bird in hand is worth two in a bush. > Lost me again?
– Putin has played Trump like violine, delaying, promising, offering riches of Artic and the result is that Trump entered war on three fronts (Ukraine, Venezuela, Iran) and Taiwan front may open soon if China blockades Taiwan. And for this Trump rewards Moscow with 30-day oil sanction waiver. > No Putin has not, but the U.S. Media sure has. Ukraine is a joke, and Trump never wanted to get involved, but he/we had no choice in that. Iran is self explanatory in one word “Nuclear” and the rest are innuendos and if’s and what nots…
– And that’s why Trump is looking for allies. > Trump has plenty of ally’s and is gathering more in the Middle East as we speak. No issues here at all.
You are completely deranged.
What if Americans had to agree to go to war in Iran?
It would be a good thing. Now they are being forced by a dictator.
“Why should European NATO members help him? First, they fight their own war in Ukraine.”
Are you joking???None of these countries are able to do something without the US.
Europe has no energy and is losing all it’s factories because of the green deal.
Trump realizes he has lost this war and now wants to off load the problem on to NATO. I don’t think he realizes that not everyone is as stupid as he is.
That was funny!
Dow is only off 6% from all time highs and Trump is losing his $hit.
Wonder what his MAX PAIN level is? -10%? No way he let’s it poop -20%, no way.
I am not sure there is anything he can do about it. That genie is not going back into the bottle. There is no return to the previous status quo. Either the Iranian regime ceases to exists (at unimaginable cost in lives and treasure) or they become the dominant power in the Gulf, backed by nuclear weapons.
That is the position Trump put himself into.
To your point, seems either way “US military exceptionalism” is trashed. If any of remnant of Iran is left standing, US loses all military credibility from this point forward — i.e., paper tiger? ok, maybe cardboard tiger. Can’t help thinking that if there was no modern day Israel, none of this would be happening.
The military is and remains extremely powerful, but only effective according to direction. When the generals and admirals are subject to the ravings of pete (“no more fatties!”) and Donald (“we won, mostly”), it’s not surprising to see hesitancy.
If I were a family member of one of the US service members that have died so far, I’d be absolutely raging at the comment Trump made about “maybe we shouldn’t even be there at all.”
Imagine you were a parent of one of the children he killed for nothing…
Well I am the family member of a service member who is a quadriplegic as a result of injuries sustained in Iraq, so I’m already at severely injured (with a huge quality of life impact) for nothing….
I wonder how many in the Trumpstien club made a billion or two off that debacle.
Regime change may be more likely in the US after this fiasco.
Even if that happens, whomever replaces Trump will be stuck with the exact same dilemma:
Either the Iranian regime ceases to exists (at unimaginable cost in lives and treasure) or they become the dominant power in the Gulf, backed by nuclear weapons and the petrodollar is over.
Even if the Iranians trust the next president, they know we turn on a dime every other election. The next whackjob will be even worse.
– Either the Iranian regime ceases to exists, or they become the dominant power in the Gulf, backed by nuclear weapons. > So door #1 is the cease to exist of the regime in Iran that shouts “Death To America” and door #2 is The Iran regime gets Nuclear Weapons, the one that shouts “Death To America”
Hmm… after very, very careful understanding of my choices, I will Take Door #1!!!
Are you sure you don’t prefer Door #3 turn on FOX News and stare at the TV endlessly?
I think it’s off by about 9%
This is a war on China not accidental necessarily strategic. The Gulf represents the western flank of any war in the Pacific and no general or admiral seeking to shape the theatre of war ever leaves their flanks undefended especially when it is such a vital logistics corridor. I have written extensively about the inevitability of this war titling one article Iran: A World War In One Country. theplanningmotive.com is my site.
While Trump is making delusional tweets, he’s coming up with delusional war strategy ideas.
“Trump told the Financial Times on Sunday he was expecting China to help unblock the strait before his scheduled meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping”
China should tell Trump the strait is open. Chinese ships can travel through just fine. China doesn’t see this as a problem, so why is China being asked to help? Sounds like a Trump problem, not a China problem.
Exactly, Hormuz is only closed to Murder Inc. and their US goon squad.
“At no point in your rambling, incoherent answer were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”
This is much funnier than Marmaduke!
Drumpf provides the Sunday comics every hour of every day.
I agree with Kim Jong Un: Donald Trump is mentally unstable.
Trump’s threats to Canada, Greenland, all of america’s trading partners, Spain, and now NATO is indicative of an ongoing psychotic episode (as is a belief that a greater israel will result in christ walking the earth).
american empire: RIP
Epstein File Disclosures made Trump unstable.
nah, he was unstable way before that.
Donald Trump is a severe malignant narcissist. He is a showcase for that psychiatric disorder.
Why do you believe that Iran having nuclear weapons is OK? Iran is presently attacking all the Gulf oil-producing countries with drones and missiles. If Iran had nuclear weapons, those countries’ oil-producing infrastructure would be destroyed, unless they either paid tribute to Iran or limited their sales so prices would rise to Iran’s benefit. In that event, oil would cost far more than the recent war premium. Plus, Iran is the world’s largest funder of terrorists, including their own Islamic Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah, Houthis, and Hamas. This funding would expand dramatically once Iran had nuclear weapons and could control the Arab oil producers. For 47 years, Iran has called for the destruction of America. When does the US confront them – after Iran has nuclear weapons?
Who tore up the nuclear deal put in place to prevent Iran from having an atomic bomb, Steve?
Do you know why there was a deal in the first place, Steve? Because every single simulation and war game the Pentagon ran on a direct conflict with Iran resulted in the indefinite closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran eventually getting a nuke anyways. The consensus was that there was no possible, politically palatable, military solution for this dilemma.
You can read more about it here: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HDSVNTQXsAA3Xwy?format=png&name=large
But what did the “stable genius” do? He tore up to deal, wiped his arse on it and went to war with Iran. So far the war is playing out EXACTLY as every simulation predicted, with no way out.
Congrats, you voted for this. You own this shit show from top to bottom. Enjoy.
Trump “tore up” the Obama nuclear deal because Iran was cheating starting day 1 by enriching uranium above agreed upon terms and failing to disclose the secret locations of their nuclear development activity. Plus the agreement was flawed because no inspections were allowed at Natanz and Fordow. Places where nuclear development continued unimpeded.
The US army simulation was correct as far as US capability. The US war planners also determined it would be impossible to gain domination over Iranian air space. But Israel has done it twice in the p ast year without losing a plane.
Only bad things happen if Iran gets nuclear weapons. This is the last good chance to stop them and I am hoping it succeeds. Otherwise. The consequences for the US and the rest of the world will be dire.
No they didn’t. Now you are just making shit up. Claiming that Iran was “cheating” is shit you are making up too. The entire military intelligence community was dumbfounded when Trump tore up that deal. Trump is a deeply pathological person that was elected by equally deeply pathological people like yourself. You lie like he lies. Make shit up like he does. You are made for each other.
Exactly. Want to see what “cheating” looks like? Go back to the fake control center in Dimona during the Kennedy admin.
Seymour Hersh’s 1991 book “The Samson Option” detailed the scheme: “A false control room was constructed at Dimona, complete with false control panels and computer-driven measuring devices that seemed to be gauging the thermal output of a twenty-four-megawatt reactor (as Israel claimed Dimona to be) in full operation. There were extensive practice sessions in the fake control room, as Israeli technicians sought to avoid any slips when the Americans arrived. The goal was to convince the inspectors that no chemical reprocessing plant existed or was possible.”
Or you could simply ask Bill and Hillary for a run down, on how and why.
Of course you could also go to Minnesota’s and sit with Tim for a few days, and lean all about it.
You could ask many others too.
The reaction from the US intelligence community (IC) was characterized by a significant, public rift between the White House and the nation’s top security officials. While the Trump administration argued the deal was a “fiction” and that Iran was violating it, the IC consistently maintained a different assessment.
1. Public Contradiction of the PresidentThe most visible friction occurred in early 2019, several months after the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). During the Worldwide Threat Assessment testimony:
2. Strategic Concerns & Intelligence LossesPrivately and in professional circles, intelligence experts raised several specific alarms regarding the withdrawal:
That’s bullshit
Trump’s own administration said Iran was following the deal.
US allies said the same
The inspectors said the same
Steve, if Iran having nukes concerns you please join the IDF.
No one here cares. Iran is not a threat to the USA or the world.
Again, it is the USA that is threatening to invade Canada and Greenland. not iran
it is the usa who is targeting civilians off the coast of Venezuela and double tapping civilians. not iran
it is the usa that is a threat to world peace, not Iran.
go deal with that fact.
Google is your friend, Steve. (Bet you though Saddam had WMD too…)
1. Pre-2018: Period of General ComplianceFrom the deal’s implementation in January 2016 until the U.S. withdrawal in May 2018, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) consistently reported that Iran was adhering to its nuclear-related commitments.
2. The Israeli “Nuclear Archive” Disclosure (2018)In April 2018, Israel’s Mossad revealed a massive cache of documents seized from a warehouse in Tehran. This evidence didn’t necessarily show current violations of the JCPOA’s enrichment limits, but it suggested Iran had lied about its intentions.
3. Post-2019: Systematic Breaches (Retaliatory)Following the U.S. withdrawal and the “Maximum Pressure” campaign, Iran began a staged process of violating the deal’s core limits starting in May 2019. Iran characterized these as legal “remedial measures” under Articles 26 and 36 of the JCPOA.
Trump could find zero evidence of Iran “cheating”.
I think history shows mostly bad things happen when the US gets involved. Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan are prime examples.
Another person that understands what’s going on and why! TY!
Someone has to be the last person in America to believe this bullshit, and you’re in the running!
Iran needs nuclear weapons to protect itself from the US and Israel’s decades-long campaigns of coups, funding offensive wars against it, cyber warfare, and now two bombing campaigns. They did not want, nor were working on nuclear weapons. Now they realize they need them.
But if you are suggesting that Israel dismantle its nuclear weapons cache and offensive military capabilities (F-35s, etc..) in exchange for Iran not getting nukes, I think that’s a reasonable discussion to have.
Oh please – Saudis for example have been funding Wahhabite extremism all over the world for decades, but somehow that completely escaped your notice…
If Iran had nuclear weapons, there would be no war.
Gulf countries would not be being repaid for treachery in abetting US enemy.
Israel and America out fund terrorism by orders of magnitude.
America has been calling for the destruction of Iran since 1979, or should we say 1946.
Exactly!
After a decade, political reality is finally catching up to him and his MAGA movement. For all this time, he was a bug in search for a windshield. The windshield has finally hit him.
I see no way out for the trap he put himself into. Trump started this fight, but now he does not know how to end it.
If he just declares victory and walks away, Iran will rush to produce a nuclear weapon to never be in this situation again. The Gulf countries will be fucked, the petrodollar will be fucked and consequentially the US government will no longer be able to run endless deficits. It will be the end of the empire.
Trump can try to escalate the conflict with boots on the ground, but it is politically very difficult as the war grows increasingly unpopular and the continuous closure of the Strait of Hormuz causes more economic losses. The reality is that Iran can take a lot more pain than the US.
So if Trump tries to walk away, Israel might just damn it all the hell and nuke Iran, rather than risking a stronger Iran. Bibi is insane enough to do it.
Trump is merely the Shabos-goy light switcher…”he” didn’t start anything…all commands come from Bibi. But that’s their trick, get a goy to do the dirty work and provide them cover — a trick as old as time, no different then when they had the Romans crucify Jesus (or so the story goes).
All that said, your last sentence is on point. Israel’s use of nukes is inevitable.
To be fair, Bibi had to wait 30 years to find a president dumb enough to fire every capable military advisor who would have advised him against this crazy, senseless folly.
Ultimately, it is still on Trump.
Dumb, yes, but I think there’s probably more to it. I think someone has a lot of leverage. Epstein is part of it, campaign contributions w/ strings attached, and neocons/Deep State with the specter of assassination hanging over him. Once upon a time I actually had strange ideas that the Butler, PA attempt might change the man for the better. Instead he became more of a corrupt sniveling bully coward.
I would bet that both Israel and Russia are using the Epstein files to control him.
The Gulf will be fine under Iranian nukes as long as they don’t participate in additional wars of aggression by US/Israel.
Rumor has it the Saudis already have nukes.
I agree that “Iran will rush to produce a nuclear weapon to never be in this situation again.” But I don’t think it stops with Iran. For example, should Poland really trust any US-backed NATO guarantees any more? Should they develop their own nuclear weapons as a defense against Russia? Trump may be sending the world down a new path of nuclear proliferation.
Yep. And the more countries that have nukes, the greater the probability that a kook will get control of one of one.
Kooks with nukes is the future.