So we pay for oil from our “enemy” and fund them while fighting a war w them. I think they were thinking of doing this w Russia also. Basically paying to kill our troops while spending lots of money to send our troops there in the first place.
It's not exactly "US" so much as it is Trump and Bessent if you read the article. The obvious conclusion is that Trump will do anything to stay popular and avoid a Blue Wave at midterms. Other presidents, who at least tried to gin up public support for their wars, could ask the public to bravely make sacrifices. Trump can't do that. He painted himself into a corner.
In most countries there has to be a vote in parliament to begin a war.
This has the benefit that politicians have their name on the record and cannot weasel out of it if things go bad.
Besides there is something unseemly of asking people to give their life for war that nobody wants.
So we pay for oil from our “enemy” and fund them while fighting a war w them. I think they were thinking of doing this w Russia also. Basically paying to kill our troops while spending lots of money to send our troops there in the first place.
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It certainly appears like the short term impacts of this war have been:
- martyrdom of the previous ayatollah
- increase in energy price globally
- increased ability for the west's adversaries to sell their oil at higher prices through reducing sanctions
Next Iran will start bombing its own facilities in order to keep the oil price high and inflict pain on the invaders.
It's not exactly "US" so much as it is Trump and Bessent if you read the article. The obvious conclusion is that Trump will do anything to stay popular and avoid a Blue Wave at midterms. Other presidents, who at least tried to gin up public support for their wars, could ask the public to bravely make sacrifices. Trump can't do that. He painted himself into a corner.
In most countries there has to be a vote in parliament to begin a war.
This has the benefit that politicians have their name on the record and cannot weasel out of it if things go bad. Besides there is something unseemly of asking people to give their life for war that nobody wants.