Trump empties US arsenals for Israel
Congress and the Senate by the balls and their hearts and minds will follow.
Congress and the Senate by the balls and their hearts and minds will follow.
‘We took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business. Who would have thought we were doing that? We’re like pirates. We’re sort of like pirates,’ Trump said, prompting laughter in the audience.
On Wednesday, senior Pentagon official Jules Hurst gave lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee the first official statement on the controversial war’s price tag, ludicrously estimating it to be around $25 billion.
The Iranian authorities insist that they will keep preventing vessels from the US and its allies from going through the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for some 25% of global crude trade, for as long as the country is being harnessed.
Importantly, it is best to remember that methods of warfare have changed radically since the Iraq War. On this occasion, Israel and Washington DC, armed only with a knife, have blundered into a gunfight.
The Department of War later acknowledged that 110 troops suffered traumatic brain injuries, with an inspector general report suggesting the number may have been even higher.
IMF officials, including chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, say the Fund said heavily indebted governments like the UK would have little room to cushion the blow. This frailty would leave households and businesses more exposed.
Global policymakers are warning that the immense scale of destruction in the Gulf could have lingering effects for a long time to come, regardless of what happens in Islamabad, Karthik Sankaran noted in an analysis for Responsible Statecraft.
Americans should ‘enjoy’ the current prices at the pump, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned, adding that ’soon you’ll be nostalgic for $4-$5 gas.’
The US president said Iran’s 10-point proposal offers a ’workable basis on which to negotiate,’ with most points of past contention already agreed upon.
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