• RandAlThor@lemmy.caOP
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    2 days ago

    To back away now would leave Iran as the new hegemon in the region. We would face profound economic and strategic consequences as the petrodollar is rerouted to China, and the Gulf states realign their loyalties, policies and investments.

    This would impact us with mounting interest rates, inflation and slower growth. U.S. credibility as an ally and global force would be shattered. Withdrawing from NATO would only deepen the problem.

    This war has fucked the US over.

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      21 hours ago

      How much you want to bet the idiot was goaded into the war to fuck over the US position in the first place. There is no end game where anyone from the US gets to walk away happy. They fucked the pooch on this one and I would not be surprised to learn it was a fools gambit from the start. The idiot is pretty fucking easy to manipulate after all…

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        2 days ago

        Republicans.

        It’s not just Donny, the Republicans in congress could stop him the second they wanted to. But they don’t want to and we must not forget it - ever

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            1 day ago

            My view is that it’s 50-50

            50% they know it’s a political (and maybe actual) suicide to go against Dear Leader

            50% is that they get insider tips for polymarket etc before major Donny T announcements and make MAD money with safe bets on the market