‘Battle of the titans’: Trump’s distorted reality on Iran war runs into a brick wall

War is testing operating principle that has guided Trump for decades: construct a narrative, declare it to be true and relentlessly force the world to submit to it

The Guardian

"This is what happens when impulsive, ignorant men — intoxicated with blowing things up — utterly bungle a war. ...

In sum, Trump did not get regime change or an unconditional surrender. His lack of strategy gave Iran advantages (e.g., control of the Strait of Hormuz, asymmetric missile/drone capacity) that neither he nor his yes men anticipated."

~ Jennifer Rubin

#Trump #Iran #war #stupidity #narcissism #megalomania
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https://www.contrariannews.org/p/what-deadline

What ‘deadline’?

Trump is flailing, and Iranians know it

The Contrarian
The National Security Case for Renewable Energy

Turns out oil is vulnerable to price shocks caused by blood-crazed presidents.

The American Prospect
@Npars01 Yes, important to remember this — constantly remember it.

@wdlindsy @Npars01

We should not forget that a substantial portion of the $2 billion lavished on the GOP in 2024 came from techbro extinction cult billionaires.

Especially the scented one who was quite eager to have all the investigations of his business operations canceled