"After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/17/joe-kent-resigns-trump-iran-israel-threat
“Compromising Iran's oil infrastructure at Kharg would hurt the broader global energy market.”
Taking Kharg island is one of the worst of many bad options that are ahead of us. Given that Trump is very shortsighted and doesn’t plan ahead, what do you think the US will do?
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/16/kharg-island-iran-war-trump-hormuz-strait
“President Trump knew full well that Iran would try to stop the freedom of navigation and free flow of energy, and he has already taken action to destroy over 30 minelaying vessels.”
A gap is growing between what the Trump administration had done in Iran and what the administration’s results are. Who cares how many minelayers were destroyed when Hormuz remains closed?
Dear #America, are #Trump and his lickspittle #Republicans doing a good job? Do you like your $100-a-barrel #oil? Remember your answer to this question when your #midterm #elections come!
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U.S. oil soars past $100 a barrel as #Iran #war shows no signs of ending soon - https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/oil-prices-iran-war-trump-wti-rcna263397
"Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated.” said Trump.
Hopefully?!? Can a truly decapitated nation be a threat to everyone?
This post is all kinds of what’s wrong with this war and the so-called leaders who started it.
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/14/trump-iran-war-ships-strait-hormuz
“Hormuz is also a major shipping route for helium and fertilizer, which both affect a wide sector of the economy and are now experiencing price spikes as ships bottleneck on both sides of the strait.”
Turns out that the Middle East ships chemicals that we need to grow food and make computers. Not only is Hormuz a bottleneck, but production has been taken offline either because of storage costs or war damage.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/14/hormuz-inflation-helium-fertilizer-00828680
#Trump's bad decisions are dragging the #USeconomy down. #American friends: how are your #finances right now? Will you punish Trump for basically robbing you?
"The #economy barely grew in the final three months of last year, the Commerce Department said, as it cut its estimate of fourth-quarter growth in half. #Consumer spending, after adjusting for #inflation, was anemic in January, as inflation remained sticky-high. #Hiring has also ground largely to a standstill. And #Americans’ outlook for the economy tumbled after the U.S. and #Israel attacked #Iran, according to a survey of consumer sentiment also released Friday."
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Cracks emerged in a resilient US economy before war in Iran sent oil prices rocketing - https://apnews.com/article/economy-gdp-consumer-spending-trump-government-shutdown-3172b6d0023717644c173cee94d44a79
Newly released data shows the U.S. economy was already showing signs of strain even before the launch of the Iran war, underscoring the risks that rising energy prices could pose. The economy barely grew in the final three months of last year, the Commerce Department said Friday, as it cut its estimate of fourth-quarter growth in half. Consumer spending, after adjusting for inflation, was anemic in January. Hiring has also ground largely to a standstill. Gasoline prices have raced closer to $4 per gallon, potentially squeezing household budgets already under pressure. Many Americans will receive larger-than-usual tax refunds because of President Donald Trump’s tax cut law last year, but higher gas costs, if they persist, could soak up much or even all of those gains.
What should the headlines say? How about "Donald #Trump is Desperate."
"Donald Trump is field-testing a new #Iran-war messaging strategy. Spiking #oil prices, he informed us by tweet yesterday, are good, actually: 'The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of #money.' If this sounds like a flailing attempt to stanch a massive #political wound—well, that’s because it is."
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Trump to America: Thank Me for Your Gas Bill - https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-to-america-thank-me-for-your-gas-bill-poil-prices-tariffs-iran-war-inflation
#uspol #endlesswar #gasprices #inflation #trumpflation #USeconomy #failure #failedpresident
Priddy, who is now a senior fellow at the conservative Center for the National Interest, said keeping the current volume off the market for another seven weeks would cause a major global economic contraction so severe that it would create “probably the worst recession that anyone has seen since the 1930s.”
Republicans are going to destroy the global economy for a second time in 20 years.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/oil-prices-iran-trump-war-energy-trends-00823417
@GottaLaff
Rob
We Must Strike
