Holy crap, the events playing out right now might be the largest backfire in modern American history. In the middle of the night, this disastrous war started by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu escalated to a terrifying new level as Israel and Iran began exchanging direct strikes on major energy facilities, including Qatar’s massive LNG plant and the world’s largest gas reserve at South Pars. We are inching closer to a global economic meltdown with gas prices nearing $4 a gallon, yet the Pentagon is asking for a sickening $200 billion more to fund this endless mission creep while Pete Hegseth delivers unhinged, religious slam poetry at the press podium. Instead of finding a pathway to de-escalation, Trump is sending out panicked late-night posts trying to distance himself from Israel while simultaneously making threats to blow up the entire region. We are watching an unforced error make the world a vastly more dangerous and expensive place for all of us, and I will keep breaking down the facts as this chaos unfolds.
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