But isn't lifting sanctions on Iranian oil actually the smart thing to do? Get all the oil to market, to ameliorate the supply shock. Even though it looks horrible from a PR angle.
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It truly should be a learning experience. But I genuinely don't think Republicans in the US are capable of learning anything, especially not something as narratively inconvenient as this.
Carlin's quote said nothing about "defense".
And in any case, e.g. NATO's prevention of the genocide was not "defense". Was that also like "fucking for Virginity”? I have met some people from Kosovo, and they certainly do not think so, naming their children after Bill Clinton and all... No, Carlin is an idiot here.
It’s so ironic then that Biden was so criticized for the consequences of Trump’s agreements with the Taliban 💀
Trump was responsible for the vast majority of bad outcomes, yup. And the media did not reflect that.
Going by Trump's actions in first term, the "no wars" thing was the rare promise that was actually pretty believable.
Trump first term didn't start new big wars, and withdrew from e.g. Afghanistan (in a bullshit way, but still). Based on past actions, and yes because Trump promised it, I believed that Trump would be isolationist in his second term.
But the oil price shock is going to hurt Trump electorally, and normal people's wallets, way worse than the Epstein files. So in a sense it is silly to say that the distraction is "working".
Which is a really stupid thing to say. Should e.g. Ukraine not fight for peace? Should Britain not have fought for peace in WW2?
selfishness
The wild thing is that thing would be so much better, if they were just capable of being rationally selfish. Like, don't elect a blatantly corrupt selfish billionaire to be President. Instead elect people who don't want tax cuts for the 1%.
Sometimes, like your comment, I wonder if "conservative" is used as a synonym for "stupid".
Yes their airspace and US military bases are used for offensive attacks on Iran.
Source?
That is absolutely a legal target for Russia too. I
Not according to international law, as I understand it.
It is not just at the pump. The whole supply chain depends on oil. Industrial processes, plastics, fertilizer.
The price rise at the pump is often masked by taxes. The percentage jump for industry will be larger.