Around here gas prices have come down a bit and then Donny had to open that useless mouth of his and let more manure fall out.
President Trump is preparing to escalate the five-month-plus conflict with Iran, authorizing a new round of US strikes that could start as soon as this weekend and run for several days, according to American officials. Speaking at Camp David, Trump vowed that “we will be hitting them very hard” to compel talks and predicted the regime would eventually “peter out,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “At some point, they’re going to say, ‘We just can’t take it anymore,'” the president predicted. He added, per the AP: “We just want to win.” Officials noted that the plan could still be halted if there’s sudden diplomatic movement, or if Trump simply reconsiders, per the Journal.
Sources tell CBS News that energy infrastructure such as power plants and refineries will be the likely targets. Those sources also note there’d been discussion about trying to wrap up the strikes before the financial markets kick off on Monday to minimize impact to the US and global economy. The shift comes days after a surprise Iranian attack on US troops in Jordan and subsequent American retaliation. Trump has privately dismissed the interim peace deal as meaningless and described Iranian negotiators as untrustworthy, while Iranian officials say constant US threats undermine any remaining confidence, per the Journal.
After this piece of crap….Iran has basically dared him to do what he spouted off about…..
Iran took another step Saturday toward widening the Gulf fighting, sending a wave of drones toward Kuwait in an attack that the US ally said it intercepted. The strike added tension to the region, the Wall Street Journal reports, after President Trump’s pledge to sharply escalate the US bombardment of Iran at any moment now. US embassies urged Americans to consider leaving the region, and airlines extended cancellations to key Gulf in the face of warnings that airspace closures could be next. Iran’s military warned countries in the region not to cooperate with the US, which it accused of “escalating tensions,” per AFP.
he flare-up centers on energy chokepoints: Iran has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, where a ship was damaged and another reported a near-miss on Friday, and unrest has spread to Egypt’s Damietta port and the Red Sea. Iran-backed Houthis say they are blocking Saudi oil shipments, while Saudi Arabia has hit Iran-linked militias in Iraq, per the Journal. Analysts describe ever-faster cycles of escalation that are eroding trust, unnerving Gulf governments, and pushing any renewed truce further out of reach.
All I can say is….’Here we go yet again’
Iran is goading Donny into making good on his infantile threats.
The idiot with the big mouth is not believing his luck….
Sources say that President Donald Trump is becoming “exasperated” as he did not anticipate it would be difficult to make Iran comply with his demands.
“The president is exasperated. I don’t think he believed it was going to be this difficult to get the Iranians to agree to a deal. There was not a real strategy for how long or what they should do to get to the endpoint,” an unnamed ally of the President told NBC News. “He did not intend this to be a long, drawn-out war.”
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a joint, surprise attack on Iran in February that ignited a Middle East-wide war. At the time, the leaders predicted a quick victory that would eliminate any threat Iran could pose.
However, the war has turned into a quagmire for Trump as Iran seized control over the Strait of Hormuz and the IRGC retains a significant portion of its missile capabilities. A US official speaking with NBC News explained that part of Trump’s frustration comes from his advisers’ division on what to do next.
“After all this time, there is no unity,” the official said. “We have had a series of tactical victories, but are facing a strategic defeat without clear policy guidance or a decision about where this is going.”
https://libertarianinstitute.org/news/trump-is-exasperated-with-iran-war/
Here is an idea or two….stop being such a douche bag and work to really end this and two for god sake stop listening to those bastards in Israel.
And there go the prices for gas….a I’m so happy to be here now…..sarcasm….
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
It is becoming a weekly bore, to be honest. DT makes his threats, oil prices rise. He sells his oil stocks and makes millions. Then he back-pedals, and the oil price drops, so he buys cheap. Fast forward to the end of next week, and he does it all again. It’s just insider trading in its most blatant form, as he is both the instigator, and the ‘insider’.
Best wishes, Pete.
It is becoming boring…the amazement has gone now he just looks like a moron that he is…..chuq
You’re absolutely right, Pete. His collaborators are making fortunes while the rest of us suffer for it.
I just hope that when the elections come around people remember the breathtaking cowardice and corruption of this current Congress when they go to vote. Every single one of those slime balls in Congress should be voted out and replaced with people who have enough honor and courage to stand up to these war mongers who are willing to go to war for no reason except to enrich themselves.
GF I hope that is the case with every election and so far have been disappointed….not confident about this one. chuq
I feel the same way, Chuq. Outside of local and state level offices the dems haven’t been doing very good. There is considerable optimism that the Dems will take the House and at least not lose ground in the Senate. I’m not optimistic about that either. The real world data I’m seeing doesn’t really support that. The Dems have a chance, just a chance, mind you, of getting a very slim majority in the House if, and only if, they can get their voters off their asses and get out there and actually cast a ballot, something I am not sure they can do. In the Senate? We’re going to be lucky to maintain the 47 seats we have now and maybe pick up one or two, but certainly not enough to get a majority.
I feel the Dems are just spinning their wheels…as usual….chuq
… he did not anticipate it would be difficult to make Iran comply with his demands. Of course not! In his mind, when Donnie says “Jump!”, anyone that doesn’t raise his feet off the ground simply doesn’t recognize the Almighty Power that gave them the command.
That is it…he sees himself as infallible…..chuq