The thing about wars is they are not just about bombs and macho statements from former news hosts. They have much wider impacts as we are beginning to see.
Everyone is asking a simple question. WHY? When you have a madman in the White House, it’s always difficult to understand why because the normal rules no longer apply.
There has never been a time when distraction has been such an imperative for a regime that is spiraling out of control. The Epstein files won’t go away, the corruption is becoming increasingly evident and the economy is in a bubble being sustained by a small group of tech companies.
This is an administration coming apart at the seams and the smoke grenades are being launched in all directions to hide the truth. Trump knows the economy is in the edge as a direct result of his incompetence. What better way to excuse a failing economy and affordability crisis than to blame a war.
The problem is that from an economic and political perspective, the Strait of Hormuz poses not just an economic problem but a political one too. He has by listening to Netanyahu whispering in his ear thrown sand in the global economic engine, and that’s an act of geopolitical self harm.
Take a listen to this assessment by Chad Scott, who is on the money here when it comes to the implications on the home front.
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