A) from the oil?Bessent: "I would be surprised if eventually there isn't some kind of global coalition to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. It'd be very disappointing for those who benefit the most not to do something." pic.twitter.com/4fhsHILEdM
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 19, 2026
B) or the war on Iran?
Iran is trying to leverage an end to the war with the most effective weapon it has. Is the U.S. trying to leverage an end to the war by involving other navies?
Iran wants the world to pressure the U.S. The U.S. wants the world to pressure Iran. Why should the world back the U.S.’s play? Aren’t we the ones who made this mess?
And then there's Netanyahu/Israel. Even if Trump could find an Iranian leader who would make a "deal" with him, it seems pretty obvious Israel would sabotage it. Who can put pressure on *them*?
ReplyDeleteThis godforsaken fiasco is Trump's entire pre-Apprentice business career writ large, with no Daddy Fred or Svengali Mark to bail him/us out. The USFL, where he horned in on something that maybe would have maybe wouldn't have worked, comes to mind. Once he got involved every single thing he did accomplished nothing but making things worse and doomed the league to failure. It was sortakinda funny when it was just football.
Scott Bessent may be the biggest horse's ass of a Treasury Sec. in American history. And that's a position that has had a few of them. Trump is certainly the stupidest man we have ever had in the presidency. It just shows you how effective PR lying techniques and con jobbery can be among the American public.
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