Iran War | Political & Economic Impacts

[mpaer]

Jibber
Jabber

 

[nycfan]

Trump goes begging

 

[finesse]

Trump goes begging

"Send lawyers, guns and money, the shit has hit the fan"

 

[lawtig02]

Trump goes begging

What a puss. He refuses to take responsibility for ANYTHING. I broke it, now it’s your responsibility to fix it.

 

[nycfan]

Trump’s Last-Gasp Foreign Policy

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

It really mutually exclusive comments but they could do a better job coordinating their explanations and rhetoric.

 

[nycfan]

 

[pspsps]

Surprise is not an adequate explanation for impulsivity, sociopathy, and gullibility.

 

[lawtig02]

Surprise is not an adequate explanation for impulsivity, sociopathy, and gullibility.

Or for lack of preparation and contingency planning before launching a war in a strategically critical location on the other side of the world.

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

“… And if it did last for a long time, it wouldn't really do a lot of harm to the US economy“

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

Q: How much is this war going to cost?

 

[pspsps]

Or for lack of preparation and contingency planning before launching a war in a strategically critical location on the other side of the world.

I think that is inherent in the impulsivity and gullibility.

 

[nycfan]

“… Concern has only grown that Iran’s new government will make the fateful strategic decision to build a bomb after the war, unless Trump decides to escalate the conflict with a perilous ground invasion. And the White House now contends with a new mission imperative, created by its decision to launch the war itself, of reopening the Strait of Hormuz to vital shipping traffic that carries 20% of the world’s daily oil and liquid natural gas supply.

The foreign policy strategy Trump publicly laid out as his playbook for the conflict — to come down hard on the government, decapitating its leadership, and hope the remnants would seek mercy — has not worked, with Tehran looking for new ways to expand the war and maximize pain for the U.S. administration.

… It remains possible that a declaration from Trump that the fighting is over results in a ceasefire, as it did in June of last year, when Trump demanded an end to 12 days of war between Iran and Israel.

But the Iranians have a vote, too — and senior leadership in the Islamic Republic have made plain they plan to continue fighting this time whether Trump likes it or not.

On Friday, the Pentagon announced that an additional expeditionary unit of 2,500 Marineswas being deployed to the region to support the effort.…”

 

[nycfan]

NYT:

 

[Mulberry Heel]

Trump goes begging

LOL. If we have "completely decimated" Iran in every conceivable way, including military, then how the hell are they still blocking the Strait of Hormuz and shooting missiles and drones all over the place in the Middle East? Anybody with eyes who lives in reality knows that he's full of shit (as usual), but his MAGA base will continue to blindly believe whatever he says. As you said, he's clearly begging for help here, because they never planned for any of the consequences of bombing Iran, and arrogantly never thought that Iran would keep fighting this long or that they could close the Persian Gulf to tankers.