Mastodawn

https://www.americaamerica.news/p/the-deadly-danger-of-careless-people

Noting that Trump shrugs off the cost of his war as "a small price to pay to make sure that we stay tippy-top," Steven Beschloss quotes F. Scott Fitzgerald:

"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, & let other people clean up the mess they had made."

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #stupidity #oil #gas #economy
/11

The Deadly Danger of Careless People

Now they want $200 billion more for their reckless adventures

America, America

https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/thursday-night-update-more-major

"The U.S. war with Iran has likely cost tens of billions of dollars, with early Pentagon estimates putting spending at over $11 billion in just the first week and roughly $1 billion per day, meaning total costs could plausibly approach or exceed $25 billion as the conflict continues, though no official cumulative figure has been confirmed."

~ Aaron Parnas

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #stupidity #oil #gas #economy
/10

Thursday Night Update: More Major Epstein News, UN Makes Possible War Crimes Allegations, No End in Sight for DHS Shutdown

Good evening everyone.

The Parnas Perspective

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/global-recession-worst-case-economic-outcome-of-trump-iran-war

"Destroying fuel-producing infrastructure is fundamentally different from temporarily blocking a fuel transit passageway. When infrastructure is gone, it’s gone. It could take years to rebuild."

~ Catherine Rampell

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #stupidity #oil #gas #economy
/9

The Worst-Case Economic Outcome of Trump’s Iran War

Oil shocks don’t only raise prices. They also destroy growth and jobs.

The Bulwark

https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/greed-is-the-only-thing-keeping-trump

"Trump has been flirting with the idea of using nuclear weapons since he ran for office in 2016. ...

Trump would just love to lob a couple of nukes at Iran, but there is the not-terribly-small problem of world markets. Oil at $200 a barrel? Gas at $8 to $10 a gallon? Mortgage rates through the roof of houses not being built?

World depression, anybody?"

~ Lucian K. Truscott

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #stupidity #NuclearWeapons
/8

Greed is the only thing keeping Trump from dropping a nuke on Iran

Trump has been flirting with the idea of using nuclear weapons since he ran for office in 2016.

Lucian Truscott Newsletter

https://sabrinahaake.substack.com/p/corrupt-and-unpatriotic-news-coverage

"Trump/Hegseth/Carr’s focus on media coverage suggests that the problem in Iran isn’t the ill-conceived war, the destruction, the economic fallout, or the impending humanitarian disaster Trump single-handedly created. The war, for them, is all theatrics and spin."

~ Sabrina Haake

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #stupidity #media
/7

"Corrupt and unpatriotic" news coverage

After WWII showcased the horrors of unchecked aggression, “War Departments” in the free world became “Departments of Defense.” Following the deaths of 60 million people, leaders of democratic nations embraced a shift from offensive victory to integrated deterrence

The Haake Take