We had ample warning that a war on Iran might be disastrous for the American empire and the petrodollar in particular:
- Iran warned us that an Israeli-American attack would trigger retaliation against the Gulf states.
- Iran also warned the United States that it would close the Strait of Hormuz, shutting off the Gulf’s oil, gas, and other exports.
- We knew that Iran was committed to asymmetrical warfare strategies to counter America’s vastly larger and more expensive military. We had nearly four years to learn about drone warfare in Ukraine. Just last year, we saw Iran and its allies exhausting Israeli defenses with missile barrages.
Those warnings were ignored.
Iran has now destroyed America’s military bases and radar installations in the Gulf states. The United States has also sent ordinance to intercept missiles and drones from the Gulf states to Israel, because Israel First.
Beyond that, Iran has proved to the Gulf States that it can completely destroy their economies and—by striking their desalinization plants—render them uninhabitable. In short, Iran can send the sheiks back to the camel age—and America won’t protect them.
So no, America won’t be stronger and more secure because of this war. We lost. We lost on the first day. Because the only way to have won this war was not to start it. Moreover, this outcome was entirely predictable. There were people in the Pentagon, even in the White House, who knew better. So why did the war happen?
The simple answer is that this war was never about benefiting the United States. It never would have happened if we put America First. It was all about benefiting Israel, at the expense of America and the rest of the world.
The Jews know America is a declining power. They know that their power in America is declining as well. Their supporters are disproportionately Baby Boomers, who are entering their 80s and beginning to die off. Thus the Jews were in a rush to squeeze one last war out of America, before they discard the dry husk......
Frankly, Trump seems to have gone mad. Still, he has enough sense to realize the mess he’s in. But he doesn’t see any way out. Israel will continue to escalate the war until someone in Washington has the courage to say “no,” which will probably require removing Netanyahu from power.
Absent that, Trump must simply hope and pray, hence his frantic lies and improvisations.
What’s he counting on? He can’t bankrupt his way out of this problem.
Trump is 79 years old. Like every other spendthrift of his generation, he probably consoles himself with the thought that he’ll be dead before America will face the full consequences of his folly.
In the meantime, he’s posting about imaginary negotiations to manipulate the stock and commodity markets, while his Jewish friends make billions from the volatility.
Basically, he’s joined in the looting.
I’ve given up hoping that we are ruled by people who care about America’s future. But if there is anyone in the White House who at least cares about his own future, Trump needs to be removed from power.
They’d better do it quickly, too. Preferably before Trump turns American ground troops into Iranian drone fodder. Since maintaining a positive self-image is the overriding goal of every narcissist, Trump will start scapegoating the people around him as matters get worse. At a certain point, it will come down to “Trump or us.”
