Asked by a reporter why the U.S. didn’t tell Japan or other allies about its decision to strike Iran before it did so, the president said: “We went in very hard and we didn’t tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? OK, why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?”
Classic Trump. Might be the funniest thing he's said his entire second term.
As of writing, the price of a barrel of oil from Oman is $153. This is much closer to reality than Brent Crude which, as I understand it, is a futures contract and vulnerable to market manipulation and speculation. $200 per barrel isn't that far off. Even if the war ended tomorrow, we could still see this happen since it takes time to ramp up production again and a lot of infrastructure has already been damaged or completely destroyed.
I agree and want to add that Epstein's reach was transnational making the Epstein class one that transcends the boundaries of the USA. It's good agitprop for showing that those who run the Anglo-American empire, although there is significant crossover, aren't the US political class, but the capitalist oligarchy.
Yes, bubbles create volatility. Yes, investors lose money. Yes, employees lose jobs when companies fail. But the alternative is underinvestment in transformative opportunities.
They also lack an ICBM capable of striking the USA. They have the expertise to develop one though. This could deter the ghouls in Washington, but Tel Aviv I'm not so sure.
I think it's also important to mention that Iran is trying to liberate Palestine. Dropping a nuke on the occupied territories would poison the land for decades or even a century. In this way, Iran's possession of a nuclear deterrent is a paper tiger. I believe this is why they've committed themselves to building up their military capacity with conventional weapons instead.
The U.S. spent 20 years and trillions of dollars replacing the Taliban with the Taliban. Trump replaced Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khamenei in just 9 days. The most efficient U.S. president ever.
Rojava is a key reason the Assad government fell. They selfishly refused to work with the Syrian state, siding with the USA to prevent the government from receiving oil revenue which it desperately needed to rebuild. Rojava could have been a shining example for a united Syria, but the Kurds refused.
Classic Trump. Might be the funniest thing he's said his entire second term.