Trump Wants a Speedy End to the War He Started. OK, So What?

When you start a war, the other side has a say when it ends. Trump Tells Aides He Wants Speedy End to Iran War The Wall Street Journal reports Trump Tells Aides He Wants Speedy End to Iran War President Trump has told associates in recent days that he wants to avoid a protracted war in Iran and that he hopes to bring the conflict to an end in the coming weeks. Nearly one month into the war, the president has privately informed advisers he thinks the conflict is in its final stages, urging them to stick to the four-to-six-week timeline he has outlined publicly, according to people familiar with the matter. White House officials planned a mid-May summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing with the expectation that the war would be concluded before the meeting begins, some of the people said. The problem is Trump has no easy options for ending the war, and peace negotiations are at a nascent stage. Trump told an associate that the war was distracting from his other priorities, one of the people said. [He should have considered that before listening to the fools who told him this would be a cakewalk] One idea that Trump has floated to advisers: securing U.S. access to some of Iran’s oil as part of any deal to end the war, according to a senior administration official. The official said there isn’t any current planning under way for that outcome. [Now that’s just idiotic. Stupid ideas are going nowhere] The U.S. will hit Iran “harder than they have ever been hit before” if Tehran doesn’t make an agreement to end the conflict, Leavitt told reporters Wednesday. “President Trump does not bluff and he is prepared to unleash hell.” [When you repeat the same message 100 times, the other side doesn’t give a damn] Trump is willing to order U.S. troops on Iranian soil, but is reluctant to do so, in part because it could upend his goal of a speedier end to the conflict. He is concerned that the number of U.S. troops killed or injured in the operation could rise if the war continues, U.S. officials said. So far, nearly 300 Americans have been wounded, and 13 have been killed. [Sending in troops could have the US mired in war for the rest of the year. It’s hardly a speedy action] Once additional soldiers and Marines are in position, Trump could quickly order a targeted raid, either inside Iran itself or on one of the islands along its southern coast. “We see ourselves as part of this negotiation as well,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday at an event with Trump. “We negotiate with bombs.” [Lovely. Iran negotiates with cheap drones. US drone technology is inferior to Iran’s and pathetic compared to Ukraine’s] Trump said earlier this week that Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were “quite disappointed” by the prospect that the war could be over soon. “They were not interested in settlement, they were interested in just winning this thing,” Trump said. Trump has for weeks sought to characterize the war as a temporary distraction, emboldened by January’s swift military operation in Venezuela. He has called the conflict an “excursion” and a “military operation.” “This war has been won. The only one that likes to keep it going is the fake news,” Trump said Tuesday, amplifying his private complaints about media coverage of the operation. Trump has also sought to push the burden onto allies, imploring them to take charge of untangling the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil corridor. [That is so idiotic no one but pure MAGA supporters can do anything but laugh at ist] As he contends with the war, Trump has taken time to tend to political matters. On Friday, he strode into the Mar-a-Lago ballroom to cheers of “U.S.A.” from local Republicans gathered for a $1,200 per-person fundraising gala. “I didn’t know I was going to be here today,” Trump said. “I am supposed to be prosecuting the war, but the war’s going very well.” [Lies, lies, nothing but lies] The Lessons of War The WSJ comments Iran Is Applying the Lessons of Russia’s Drone Warfare Against America Video clips released by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias this week looked eerily familiar to anyone who has followed the war in Ukraine. Drones piloted by fiber-optic wires that render jamming useless cruised above an American base in Baghdad. Then, the first-person-view drones, also known as FPVs, dived to strike their targets: an American Black Hawk helicopter on the ground and an air-defense radar system. It is a new way of war, and it has come to the Middle East. President Trump has dispatched thousands of U.S. troops to the region. Should his latest diplomatic outreach falter, he is considering ground and naval operations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and compel Iran to a cease-fire. If these Marines and soldiers come ashore in Iran, they would face a drone-dominated environment that has little in common with past U.S. campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, where the main threat came from small-arms fire and buried, improvised explosive devices. “Any U.S. boots on the ground or warships in the Gulf will be ‘close in’ targets, and FPV drone use will be part of both sides’ capabilities,” said Martin Sampson, a retired Royal Air Force air marshal, a rank equivalent to a three-star general. He heads the Middle East branch of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a think tank. Other than jammers, U.S. forces heading to the region don’t seem to possess antidrone equipment on their vehicles or landing craft, which has become commonplace in Ukraine, Sampson said. “Iran has to have anticipated this weakness and gained understanding from Russia on what this means and how it can be exploited,” he added. FPV drones aren’t the only technology that has transformed the way wars are fought. Ukraine, whose conventional navy, like Iran’s, has been largely destroyed, has used naval drones to target Russian warships, decimating the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Kyiv has since ensured that the western part of the Black Sea, including the shipping lanes to its main port, Odesa, has become a no-go zone for the Russian Navy. Iran’s naval drones don’t seem to be as sophisticated as Ukraine’s, according to military experts, and they lack such features as Starlink-enabled navigation. Yet, in a narrow waterway like the Strait of Hormuz, they could prove lethal to warships—and tankers. The FPV drones with a fiber-optic wire that were used this week by Iraqi militias in Baghdad—and are possessed in greater numbers by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—indicate a worrying development because they can’t be stopped with existing electronic countermeasures. Russia pioneered the use of these wire-guided drones to devastating effect in its campaign to retake the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Russian region of Kursk in late 2024. It has also upgraded and modernized the long-range Shahed drones that were originally designed by Iran, and has been closely cooperating with Tehran on military technologies, sharing the lessons learned in Europe’s bloodiest war in generations, according to Western and Ukrainian officials. “Russia and Iran have an alliance, and as allies they are actively collaborating, before and now, exchanging expertise, intelligence and technologies,” said Andriy Zagorodnyuk, a former Ukrainian defense minister who chairs the Center for Defense Strategies, in Kyiv. “As true allies, the Iranians are absorbing the lessons of the war, and will try to absorb more.” Snubbing Kyiv’s offer of help, Trump said this month that the U.S. military has no use for the Ukrainian expertise. “We don’t need their help in drone defense,” he told Fox News. “We know more about drones than anybody.” [The arrogance of Trump is a sight to behold. No one can tell him anything because he knows everything] The U.S. Marine Corps has started experimenting with FPV drones in recent months, training its first FPV teams. These are only baby steps, according to analysts. “We are still in the early phases writ large in the U.S. military units trying to understand the FPV technology, how it impacts the force, and its implications for the current tactics, techniques and procedures,” said Michael Kofman, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington. “If you look at the defensive capabilities that are available, we have a long way to go to get to where Ukraine is at this stage.” Senior U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization commanders long discounted the relevance of the drone revolution in Ukraine, arguing that the Western militaries would prosecute a different kind of war because of their ability to suppress the enemy with overwhelming air power and precision strikes. “There is still this wall of arrogance, including at the top of NATO, because we have much more advanced systems,” said Fabrice Pothier, chief executive of Rasmussen Global, a geopolitical advisory firm, and NATO’s former director of policy planning. “But in fact what you want to do is to be much more Ukrainian. What is happening with Ukraine, and with how Iran is dealing with the air campaign against them, is a wake-up call.” “No armed forces are prepared for this challenge, not the Americans and not the Europeans,” said Pavlo Klimkin, a former Ukrainian foreign minister. “Not technically, not mentally and not experiencewise.” Iran Learned from Russia, Trump Learns from No One Trump wants a speedy end to the war but is still making demands Iran cannot possibly accept. For its part (and why not) Iran is making demands Trump cannot accept. The same thing has been going on between Russia and Ukraine for years. By the way, didn’t Trump say he would end that war on day one? So Trump Wants a Speedy End to the War - Well la de friggin da. - Ain’t that special. If you are a boomer who watched Saturday Night Live decades ago, you will remember many skits with those phrases. But there is only one way to get a speedy end to the war. And that’s for Trump to make some very big concessions. Trump’s ego is too big for that. So there won’t be a speedy end to the war. In case you missed it, please see What If Iran Just Honored Obama’s Nuclear Deal? Would We Be at War? The answer may surprise you. Henry: “Dems have been on the wrong side of every issue so far in this election cycle. The red wave will def continue” Everyone bookmark this. The DNC branch of the Epstein Club will probably take over both houses and will continue to support the satanic theocracy of Zionism. how do you know that ‘henry’ is not Linux process run somewhere on NSA computer in middle of nowhere in USA ? :))) “…eight boats full of oil….” That’s it, I’m done…..F_ck this guy Trump claimed Iran had planned to send over eight large vessels of oil as a show of good faith related to potential peace negotiations. He then described hearing of media headlines which said eight ships were moving through the Strait of Hormuz. He also stated his team is having “very substantial talks” with Tehran to resolve the conflict – but at this point it appears merely indirect via Pakistani mediation. As for the ‘gift’, some factcheckers have begun investigating the claim: ========= jesus! it is getting more and more embarrassing. RAISE YOU RIGHT HAND if YOU think trump has no idea what is going in middle east! he is being fed sh11it from his in-laws, and real estate hustlers! alx You have it backwards. Iran is the one that needs to make VERY BIG concessions! Losers don’t get to make decisions on the future of anything. Winners make the decisions. History is written by the winners. =Losers don’t get to make decisions on the future of anything did you already sign up for service ? or it is hot talk from mom’s basement? at least Mish is american and pays taxes,, and you are not american! Good News for Those who Support the War!!! Trump administration has raised the maximum age for military enlistment from 35 to 42. So send your children and grandchildren down to the recruitment offices NOW!! Tell them how glorious it will be to fight in Iran. This war is just as important as WWI and the Iraq War! More people available to DRAFT! As the inevitable financial collapse increases speed Trump will reprise that famous Scooby-Doo quote: “we would have had the greatest everything nobody has ever seen before if not for those meddling Iranians”. “Epstein? Epstein who?” It is good to see the bellicose bully in the region, Israel (with its big brother standing behind it) feeling the ravages of war and never knowing when the next bomb will go off. They have forced millions of people in the Middle East to live that way, and it is good to see the people of Israel forced to live in the climate they routinely subject others to. Meanwhile the torture of Palestinians in Israeli prisons continue every hour. UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese continues to document these and other Israeli atrocities and war crimes. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260326-torture-genocide-and-erasure/ Trump is very good at getting the media to talk about what he wants them to talk about, I will give him that. No more stories about the Epstein Files, no more talk about ICE abuses. All talk on foreign policy this week has been about the Iran negotiations, even though none have actually occurred. After the markets close on Friday, I think the land invasion starts and we get bogged down in Iran for years. Epstien files vanished with the US attacking Iran. Pedos love war. In the immortal words of Kamaji: “Finish what you started human.” Will Trump be stuck in the land of Mullah spirits until he learns humility and temperance? Quite probably. This is Trump after all. However any walking away that leaves the current regime still in charge just means we’ll be repeating this exercise in 10 years. Now if he was a smart man, which he has clearly demonstrated he isn’t, he’d strike a deal with the last shaw’s son to spearhead the creation of a constitutional monarchy system like the UK. (with the monarch as a figurehead and no more) There is a lot of romance for the old ways in the Iranian people. Trump should foster this to empower the Persian majority to take back their country. This does however mean a civil was with the Islamist minority. So be it. It was inevitable anyways. Trump can at least help the Persians to keep losses down. Or he turns into a pig gobbling down the banquet. Will someone identify him and restore his humanity after that happens? Hopefully not. Reality sucks. Who in their right mind would want to return to it anyways. I will say there is a lot of reverence for the Shah from the few Iranians I know. Trump has no capability to form a plan. he tries to ride the whirlwind, i doubt it works this time. The Iranians who fled to LA in 1979 are a lot like the Cubans who fled to Florida in 1959. Rich and powerful, they hate democracy and want to bring back plutocracy. It is no coincidence that both the Iranians and Cubans living in America are major Trump supporters. Now that is a dumb statement! DO you honestly believe that the IRGC and other components of the Regime would agree to this and lay down their arms? They have to be vanquished first. History has proven that you cannot make deals that stick with religious terrorists. The deranged taco simply wants to be king with no rules attached. He dreams of being Napoleon and crowning himself, emperor of the universe lol Don’t fool yourself. They all want to be king. Mr Middle Power “Marxist Carney” (love that name), just bribed his way to a majority government, is enacting an override to laws and give legal carve outs for “corporations that benefit national interests”, and is pulling out the always benevolent “Hate speech” laws. All the while paying media corporations Almost 2 Billion dollars for leftist friendly reporting. It remains to be seen if Canada will ever see a conservative government again. Kier Stammer has already done this. The UK now stands on the threshold of becoming forever leftist. Australia is following suite European nations are in a desperate fight for sovereignty with the lib/greens weaponizing illegal immigrants to stack the deck forever in their favour. All are trying to become petty kings to bend the knee before the WEF imperial court. If Trump can be given credit for anything, it’s at least he won’t kneel. He’s too fat to kneel. He’d fall on his face. Trump is bought and sold like the rest of them. the Greenland fiasco, money from Silicon Valley. The Iran fiasco, money from Zionist. Maybe a different buyer, but still up for sale. Lindsey Graham on marines invading Kharg Island “my money is always on the marines”. Lindsey, let’s be clear, you are not betting your money. You are betting their lives. obviously Lindsey Graham is not a sponsor of this bill: Prediction market bets on sports, election, war would be verboten under new legislation https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/prediction-markets-sports-election-war-legislation-kalshi-polymarket.html No, she is betting her money invested in defense contractors. It’s the marines who bet their lives in the hands of bankers when they signed up, regardless of the warnings by the greatest marine, Smedley Butler. Can someone explain the rationale behind all of the “this used to be an economics blog!!” comments? One would think covering something that was objectively a war of choice that cut off a good chunk of the world’s oil would be somewhat relevant to the economy. Or perhaps maybe just maybe Mike Shedlock has morals and is disturbed by a double tap strike on a girl’s school that also happens to have made gas insanely expensive. Butthurt trumphumpers and psyops Been following Mish since the early 00s. He used to be a non-partisan libertarian on the political landscape striking well reasoned takes. That changed over the last couple of months and the comment section quickly piled on. Oh well. Such is our world these days. So what exactly is a statement like “open corruption is bad” to you then? Or “it turns out going to war with a well dug in enemy with no preparations was a mistake”, is that not well reasoned enough? Because it sounds to me like the libertarian in name only bunch is throwing a tantrum since Mish won’t mince his words and tip toe around the objective fact that Trump is acting like a retard. Go on Sy, please tell us all what’s so unreasonable here! Is it a general lack of Israeli talking points or something actually specific? F.Y.I This is exactly why the GOP is dead. Any disagreement with der fuhrer = sissy liberal snowflake gender Democrat communist hurr durr fifth column. I remember when conservatism was telling the truth liberals didn’t want to acknowledge and being a counterweight. Yup. I do see the snowflakes starting to pile up. Eventually the entire blog will be buried. I’ve got my popcorn in hand. What has changed is the vitriol, and a refusal to see or understand the other side, the causes, and not just the effects. There has become a taking of superficial observations as facts and a joining of the mob voices. Mish use to stand stronger and dig deeper, but the ice raids broke him, and now he piles on like the rest. Perhaps when a rational person sees the ongoing degradation of traditional American purpose and values that seem to lead directly to the most dire outcome for that country, economically and socially, that person should react. It’s an entirely well reasoned take on the current insanity. This is a cataclysmic event, altering the future direction of America. Authoritarianism and corruption in the executive branch encouraged by a legislative and judicial branch pushing the constitution down the toilet. Sure some will benefit, but the great majority won’t. Turning the US into a bribe palace is so far off the path… This is hyperbolic. And quite frankly foolish to think Biden, Obama, Bush II, Clinton, Bush I, Reagon, Carter, Nixon, etc… where much different. Quiet frankly how far do you have to go back before you can name a president that didn’t have a sleezy pile of laundry attached to them? Are there any? Trump’s only failure over the other’s is not in how he acts, but in how he speaks. If he’d just keep his mouth shut for a moment he wouldn’t be such a lighting rode. The Hemingway saying “Better to be thought a fool in silence then to open your mouth and remove all doubt” is too over Trump’s head to be any use to him. This is nothing new and not a function of any one president, but of a system that has lost the plot. Trump is a symptom of US problems, not the cause. you can always leave. no strings attached Trump Wants a Speedy End to the War …but Iran wants a Slow End to the War.Time will Tell if the Turtle Strategy used by Iran might win more trophies in this race? With the intent to continue the Epstein-Pedophile distraction, there appears to be a real possibility of a US ground troop invasion. If American troops are killed, the admin will promote another ‘big lie’ that non supporters of the Trump-Israeli clear war-crime war are ‘traitors’. Trump literally hates people who did not vote for him and now, as a lame ducker, has contempt even for his loser Trumpist politicians, who he has pulled the rug out from under – with rising gas prices, food prices, and long TSA lines and flight delays. Even Mussolini, later hanged by his heel, was said to be somewhat attentive to efficient travel and railroad schedules. Goering quote at Nurenberg comes to mind. Applies to Trump and his stooges, both colors of the evil congress and likewise “both sides” of the mainstream media. The same tired lines from the Iraq war: “You’re either with us or you’re with the terrorists”, “they hate us for our freedom”. We have already heard the same “Mission Accomplished” and ‘they have weapons of mass destruction’ lines. Trump is a dishonorable liar. This war won’t end until Trump is gone, the Iranians understand this. Any negotiation or ceasefire with Trump is just giving him and Nuttyyahoo the opportunity for another sneak attack at a later time. So this ends in 2029 with a new president, or earlier if Trump is impeached or dies in office. I know what I’m hoping for. Yup, any time now. https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/iran-demands-compensation-sanctions-relief-guarantees-amid-us-war-talks-2886129-2026-03-24 There is no such thing as “guarantee” when dealing with a temper tantrum toddler Trump so I guess this war will continue until Trump is out of office. Russia and China are supplying Iran. The global elites know this and have long sought to have American workers that are willing to work for Chinese wages. It’s a global economy folks, it always has been. None of the people/corporations that are pulling the levers of power have any allegiance to a country or government. It’s feudalism 2.0. This time with the AI and all the techno surveillance tools… Interesting times. This war has nothing to do with geopolitics or economics, but with the satanic theocracy of messianic Zionism espoused by the Epstein club that rules over Washington and Tel Aviv. Plus it’s a religious war – the worst kind. Mass murder because someone has a different belief, same as in the middle ages, goes for Christianity and Islam alike, only MUCH worse today. Good situational analysis and why USIS (and all allies / vassals and Asia too of course) are all f~ked below. “…..USIS hasn’t fought under circumstances similar to this since Vietnam. It is already behind on the logistics, political, domestic support, troop level and weapons technology curves. It is attempting expeditionary war with grossly inadequate logistics, against an OpFor that’s permanently dug in. Its motivation for these wars is deeply corrupt and entirely disconnected from notions of service of interests of its own populations or mankind in general. Its genocidal nature proves this. ….” “Middle East Meltdown: WW3 is Holy War What started in 2014 is escalating, expanding and is now a religious conflict that the West is hiding from its citizens.” Ignasz Semmelweisz – Mar 25, 2026 https://veryslowthinking.substack.com/p/middle-east-meltdown-ww3-is-holy We have had a financial and legal system that has been rewarding bad behavior for 40+ years. None of us should be surprised by the events unfolding now. Israel and it’s lobbying arms, along with an all too willing MIC, are in full control of America’s blood and treasury. CONgress is fully OWNED and needs to be sent to the guillotine. Absolutely nothing will change until that watershed moment. Hedge accordingly. “When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” ~Frederic Bastiat i miss Chris Farley. Trumps going to have us all living in a van down by the river at this rate. Lot rent will be 5k, and the van will cost 300j Could you imagine Chris Farley doing a Trump character on a non-woke SNL….holy Epic Skit ™ “…And that’s for Trump to make some very big concessions.” “Well …. EXCUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSE ME!” Well Donald, try sticking to things you know how to do. Lying, protecting rapists, insider trading that sort of thing. You are not playing army with little green plastic soldiers any more. These are real people. Leave foreign policy to grown ups, okay? and by the way you are not very good at domestic policy either. Or the economy… but you have that lying thing down pat. We can now only tell because your lips are moving. we know, Iran should have folded long ago. If you were the leader of Iran you would have given up on March 1st. But not everyone is a chicken shit draft dodger like you. Some people are actually willing to die for what they believe in. What nerve! Who would have thunk eh? Best thing to happen is trump call it a win. Picks up his marbles and goes home. Best thing for trump is congress pulls the plug. Then trump can blame dems. Get a feeling trump is keeping iran busy so Israel can deal with expanding its boarder. He can’t…he’s obligated to make sure Israel doesn’t get wiped out. Bibi has already stated that they aren’t stopping anytime soon (their plan is to “Gaza” southern Lebanon and much of Iran). In fact, he said if the US tries to leave they are just going to go harder-sooner and will not be held to any arbitrary deadlines. The stupidity of this “long war” binding our country to the never-satisfied, ever-expanding Israel while increasing our need for the resources of the countries that Israel targets 50 years later, we’re still dancing to the tune of Zionism and our leadership is intent on driving down all efforts to remove our dependency on Israel’s targets this is a special kind of stupid Trump dances like a puppet on a string. …he does like it when you pull his finger even on stupidly easy things, like allowing the postal service to buy electric vehicles, prohibited by GOP and Trump gosh, why is the postal service now adding fuel surcharges…. for your consideration America was taken over when Johnson had Kennedy Shot most of what we are allowed to see, is mostly theater On Tuesday March 24 he said this war has been won already. Does anyone have a link to a site with a counter of how many times Trump has informed us he has won this war? Trump & Co thought Iran was a kitten they could kick and stomp on and laugh on the way home but that kitten turned out to be a lion with sharp teeth and claws. Iran has shown the world it can obliterate oil infrastructure in the region and cause a global depression whenever they want despite being allegedly “disarmed” by the US. Read that statement again. Iran can obliterate oil infrastructure whenever they want and cause a global depression yet they aren’t doing so. Think about that long and hard. Additionally, they have nuclear material that they can unleash in dirty bombs whenever they want and have yet to do so. This situation is far worse than Vietnam because the Vietnamese couldn’t shut down oil production but Iran can and has and I see nothing so far that can prevent them from keeping doing that. Now Trump wants to send American soldiers into the meat grinder for good measure. And whatever boots on the ground accomplish we’ll be right back to square one as soon as they leave. come on, this is nothing like Vietnam. I mean, Trump had a plan to get out of Vietnam. I think it’s something like six million I for one am sick of winning. But Hegseth is so close to getting his Amex black card. What a fool trump is, totally outmaneuvered by a much less capable rival The iranians are going for the empire’s jugular- to break the debt fueled western economy by throttling low the low energy costs that underpin it. We have been running on cheap credit for 25 years and the Iranians are smart enough to know that cheap energy is a keystone they can pull out Trump will cave eventually, because he has to, but because he’s a moron he will wait way too long – which is exactly what they want so he’ll lose the election. Devils bargain- mixed with a tragic Shakespearean character flailing toward self destruction (and we’re suffering for it) His ego’s needs make this all worth it, believe me > outmaneuvered by a much less capable rival That’s the common perception. Define “less capable”. They’ve had decades to come up with and implement their survival plan. And this is a nation with CULTURE, as opposed to many of us, as more than clearly demonstrated numerous times in the past. Very likely the less capable “rival” has another few surprises tucked away for the right time – by his definition. By less capable i mean militarily. I agree that its a very sophisticated culture- they invented the first human rights charter when the europeans were still eating dirt, the Achaemenid Empire was the first real empire, etc. This is the problem with having ignorant men in charge, he thinks he has a monopoly on knowledge Which election are you talking about? He can’t run again. The mid terms were 90% likely to be lost anyway before the war started. Europe and Asia will collapse before the US does. They rely a lot more on middle east energy. So it would be a world wide collapse. =vered by a much less capable rival USA army did not have much success since ww2 Iran on other managed to survive for last 5000 years! start reading greeks / alex the great first! meanwhile: Gold is meant to be a ‘safe haven’ in uncertain times. Why is it crashing amid a war? https://theconversation.com/gold-is-meant-to-be-a-safe-haven-in-uncertain-times-why-is-it-crashing-amid-a-war-279095 The liquidity trap. They can’t leave their money in Gold because they have to shore up debt calls I wouldn’t call it crashing. Look at the long / medium term chart and it’s doing just fine. 5k end 2026 6k end 2027 – conservative prognosis. Of course, depends on your entry point. selling gold to strengthen currency in order to offset the increase in oil. paper gold! gold ended 2025 at 4200*4500, now it is same level Guess which kingdoms just lost their main source of revenue and have lots of gold stashed? Selling for cash to pay or service debt. DUH. Why won’t our “allies” help us?? A little story in the BBC this morning on how seriously one of our “allies” prepared to go to war with the US over Greenland… https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33ln4mp1p2o Because we’ve been treating them like shit Everyone knows why our allies won’t help us. Trump pissed on them for long enough they realized he has zero respect for any of them, so they said GFY, simple as that. Also because opening the strait with available military means is impossible and a death trap. The sad truth is Europe doesn’t have much of anything useful to help with other than letting the US use their bases. A few naval ships at best. Help us murder a bunch of people to cover up the fact that Trumpstien is a child rapist and trafficker? What an opportunity they’ve missed out on. America’s Lost Diplomatic StrengthDoing everything by war is in fact difficult, expensive, and unsustainable. https://www.theamericanconservative.com/americas-lost-diplomatic-strength/ Great video made by the Chinese official media explaining the war and Trump’s dilemma. So straight forward that even the MAGA will understand. https://youtu.be/_3EDpmx76qw?si=1qPg6B_wM8iDZqKY That is stupendous. Thanks for the share The problem is Trump has no easy options for ending the war, and peace negotiations are at a nascent stage. “vaporware” comes to mind or, farts from an old incontinent man Today, Oil is up 3.89 to 94.21 – – – +4.31% DOW Future down -359.00 – – – 0.77% Iran is speaking the language TACO understand. the war will not end soon. We were idiots to start it. my hope is Trump get frustrated and bored and walks away. That won’t open the straight. it’s OPEN…just gotta pay the toll The toll that never existed before Operation Fucktard ™ A $2 million toll on 2,000,000 barrels that a mid sized tanker carries at today’s Trump inflated prices (~$100) is a paltry 1% No one in the US cares. We don’t get any oil from there so we won’t be paying. On the other hand Europe and Asia definitely do and they will pay. Or they will eventually help in the fight against Iran simply to ensure there is no toll. Spainish ships have access through the Striat now. They will pay the toll. youre not concerned that the money paid in tolls wont be used the spread terror or develop ICBMs, and develop nuclear bombs? if youre not, why did we do this in the 1st place? Spread terror? You mean Israel is getting the tolls? nah, they use my tax dollars instead. “WE” did not do this. Trump did this. And he did it because he is a f*cking moron. “No one in the US cares. We don’t get any oil from there so we won’t be paying.” The rest of the world will pay more than us because we have a fair bit of oil here, but we will still pay. We are already paying. WTI has gone from $70 to $95 today since the start of the war. A 36% increase. Brent has gone from $73 to $108. A 48% increase. We are not immune. I dont really care who owns the strait. Pay the toll in money or blood. The strait is wide open to non belligerent ships. ..provided they pay the 2M$ in Yuan. Helps to offset paying China for useful assets Brent Crude MAY $107 this morning. Looks like profitgasms back on the menu. And that’s why he (and his cult) will be living in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER! Trump’s America: Is this was “Make America Great Again” was all about? but there’s more because you need to…. Do worry, Trump will find a way to make things even worse.™ and in the background, with few noticing, transhumanist digital enslavement program being rolled out, c/o zionist oligarchs circling around Don. However, AI data center programs will also take a hit, at least slowing things down a bit. It could be worse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC4VflOayBw That’s the greatness they had in mid. So, yes. 30-40% of energy infrastructure in the gulf has been destroyed. If the war ended tomorrow, we would still be screwed. https://www.france24.com/en/france-confirms-oil-crisis-says-30-40-gulf-energy-infrastructure-destroyed as i said again watch out USA debt-deficit and msft stock symbol . it is scary. we are just in 2d inning of selloff OIL*. 94.21 Uptrend +3.89. +4.31% DOW FUT*. 46,352.00 Downtrend -359.00. -0.77% Iranian is speaking the language TACO understand. Beware the Ides of March, or, at least, Friday’s market close. Oil has taken a few days to catch its breath “Peace talks” were nothing but more lies to placate da makets Weekend invasion assures one thing Oil’s march back to $120 and beyond Dow is going down said the sad-faced clown 8-( well taking into account real oil trades about 150 so we are talking 200*/250 if USA put boots on ground! ““Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on that strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.” War criminal “Sir” Winston Churchill. Mass murderer of German civilians in best Allied tradition. Also quoted to say “We didn’t kill enough of them”. ZD certainly not a statesman but suffering the same fate. USIS was asking for it. Now you have it. Fly-by-wire drone….20 km !?!?!?!?…..amazing Despite the impression that using a wire drastically shrinks the operational range, in fact, even the smaller drones can carry a cable long enough for them to travel 20 km from the launch point. Fiber-optic drones, which are a type of fly-by-wire drone, typically have ranges between 5 to 20 kilometers, with some prototypes reaching up to 50 kilometers. Their range is limited by the length of the fiber-optic cable used to control them. https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/wired_fpv_drones_on_optical_fiber_a_dead_end_a_band_aid_or_a_new_technological_breakthrough_opinion-11608.html some roads in ukraien look like spiders web totally covered in fiber and saw some videos Russians sent some drones to BURN AWAY that fiber =game of throne= dragon style! No matter their limitations, flying against one individual should be easy and allow the operator to escape without much worry. Kyiv has since ensured that the western part of the Black Sea, including the shipping lanes to its main port, Odesa, has become a no-go zone for the Russian Navy. ====== as usual bunch of Western media Ukraine idiocy on display! Russians dont need to send navy into western part of black sea ! what for? rockets would fly just fine. only port that works there is Odessa. russians built that city=port. ======= russian did not blow off city for one single reason: Odessa is 90 % russian speaking city.. fun fact , before 1917 revolution most spoken lang in Odessa was yiddish. ===== Odessa was always considered as capital for russian/ ukraine / former Russian empire jewery! lots of famous people were born there. and i read somewhere dude from meta (zuckenberg) his ancestors were from Odessa too!! alx I’m sure all the sunk ships in the black sea Russian fleet (25 ships, about 1/3 of the Russian fleet) are part of putins 5d chess! Also I’m sure that Ukraines success in restarting shipping grain in the black sea without even needing to worry about the Russian Navy any longer is just kind old Putin helping out Europe! Also I’m sure the Russians are not at all concerned by recent strikes on Russian ships in the caspian sea as Ukraine expands the theater of war! This is all according to the master plan, and Russia is still on track to wrap up this war by the two week mark, so in April (2022). If that seems off, that is because you have not heard about the great leap in Russian technology that will allow for time travel! Thank you for your attention to this matter. = without even needing to worry about the Russian Navy any longer sure buddy. that is funny! they are afraid of rockets and sh1it. a lot!!!! I guess you live 12 hour from actually what happens in urkaine/ odessa!! believe me . YOU ARE WRONG! ========== as far as rest of … WAKE ME UP WHEN UKRAINE404 at least return back territory before 2022! faster or slower Ukraine bleeds : people/ economy/ territories! ppl is less than 20mil (it was 52 in 1991) gov budget is 100% in red. Europe fills up all non war related expenses! half of kiev w/out heating and shit in kitty boxes! money were stolen for protection of energy stations. and on on on!! alx =Russia is still on track to wrap up this war by the two week mark, only brain dead mor1ons and apparently you would THINK IT IS POSSIBLe to take over country size of France w/ 20 mil in 2 weeks. sorry pal. even hitler did not conquer whole France after defeating French army in short period time! ======== it does not matter. Ukraine IS FINISHED !! next or in next 5 years Ukraine will be gone. more war drags, more people desert country, and less people would plan return back! it is it is obv, unless you are brain dead.. ! alx Meanwhile in Lebanon (dateline March 24, 2026): Hezbollah lured an entire Israeli armored company into a textbook ambush last night on the Taybeh–Qantara axis Tuesday, Israel’s 7th Brigade sent a remote-controlled bulldozer to probe Hezbollah’s defensive lines between Muhaysibat and Qantara. The fighters spotted it and let it pass. They wanted the real prize. Wednesday at 6:50 PM, it came. A full armored column of Merkava tanks and D9 bulldozers, rolling single-file toward Qantara. Hezbollah waited. Every vehicle entered the kill zone. Then the order came, and with the battle cry “Ya Rasul Allah,” the fighters launched. Guided missiles slammed into the middle of the column. Four Merkavas and a D9, all destroyed. The column was now cut in half. The rear platoon popped smoke to hide. It didn’t matter. Missiles found them too. All four tanks burned. The lead platoon tried to push through into Qantara anyway. More missiles. Another D9 and two more Merkavas gone. The surviving soldiers abandoned their vehicles and tried to evacuate their casualties, fleeing on foot back toward Muhaysibat while Hezbollah artillery pounded their command posts and reinforcements. Final toll: ten tanks, two bulldozers. An entire company’s worth of armor wiped out in a single engagement. And this was the second time in three days. Two days earlier, Hezbollah destroyed eight Merkavas in a similar ambush on the Taybeh to Deir Siryan road. There is essentially no way to know if any of that is true. You mean like Bibi-Trump’s claim of the Iranian missiles being destroyed? Like the same Iranian missiles that are still being launched to this very day? I did not write that I don’t believe your information; I don’t believe anything out of Bibi-Trump’s mouths. But that’s my point: it is essentially impossible to get information that you know to be true. All corporate media is biased and intentionally misleading. Online info can be real or fake, AI-generated, a psyop by the MIC. But we don’t know which is which. Seems to me the best we can do is gather general ideas of what is going on by checking myriad sources and not living in an echo chamber. Thus, it would be most helpful if you would give us some idea where your info came from, even if it needs to be anonymized. I just believe 100% of anything I see or read on the internet…cuts way down on my research time see Russia- Chechen war 20 years ago Whether it’s true or not, I will sit shiva for them. 😉 Excellent! I hope Hezbollah ices every last one of them! With a basic news blackout from Israel we are only left with the account from Hezbollah sources. AI on google says it has at least some validity. But who really knows? This does not ring true at all, though I wish it was. h past U.S. campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, where the main threat came from small-arms fire and buried, improvised explosive devices. ===== it will be even worse. here is why in russia / ukriane mess half of year territory is covered w/ forest from April to november! pretty heavy forrests in middle east it is empty whole year! it will be shooting fish in barrel. One idea that Trump has floated to advisers: securing U.S. access to some of Iran’s oil as part of any deal to end the war, ==== so USA bombed sh11it out of Iran, and want price : some oil?? jesus! ===== in russian language there is an humor expression: roughly = so on top , YOU WANT KEY of my APARTMENT too?== and i believe in Yiddish it is called =Chutzpah= If this conflicts lasts past the end of May, things will start to get weird. And I mean like the original late 1970s Mad Max movie level weird.