Pointless harm and destruction. It didn’t need to be this way. But we have an elderly narcissistic abuser on his way out, surrounded by the people attracted to shitty power, and here we are.
ToughCurrent8487 on
If they hit desalination plants, the humanitarian crisis that ensues will be unthinkable, Trump better TACO this one
CockBrother on
Future is looking great. Conflict with Iran gives the world no petrochemicals for transit, heat, power.
Potential conflict with China over Taiwan gives the world no semiconductors.
What’s the other big pillar out there? Food! Yes, well… we’re working on destroying that more slowly through climate change.
CouchCorrespondent on
And Trump/Rubio/Vance/Hegseth will then blame our allies for not helping.
Because they are cowards.
ranchoparksteve on
Trump will be America’s Green President. The new Jimmy Carter.
Odd_Cartoonist6072 on
Once the desalination plants are hit, the Middle East will rendered uninhabitable and millions of newly created refugees will leave, xenophobia will increase wherever they go which will result in more war(s).
MawsonAntarctica on
But hey, we ain’t talking about the Epstein files, now aren’t we?
When gas is 9$ a gallon and millions of people die of dehydration…
/cries in corner
HappyFatLabs on
He doesn’t care who suffers; he is only interested in looking powerful and making things go boom. It’s costing ALL of us, whether his supporters ever admit it to themselves or not. And it was entirely avoidable. Every bit of this is unforced errors. But, to take the pressure off, he’s putting ICE in charge of the TSA starting tomorrow, too. Y’know, after DOGE spent last year gathering our personal information, now ICE will be monitoring our comings and goings while the dystopian impact of multiple military actions and the crippling of energy access to a remarkable percentage of the globe comes home to roost. IT’S FINE. THIS IS FINE.
bickering_fool on
but…but I thought the war was over.
Gresvigh on
Yeah, they can easily make a few dirty bombs. Dumbass Trump needs to take the L to avoid trillions in infrastructure and priceless human damage. He won’t, though. So enjoy ten dollar gas and a hostile world United against our idiocy I guess.
domomymomo on
I thought we fully decimated Iran’s military capabilities and we won already. How can Iran strike back?
projecto15 on
>Analysts said Trump’s threat had placed “a 48-hour ticking time bomb of elevated uncertainty” over energy and financial markets, with a “black Monday” of plunging stock markets and surging energy prices looming unless it was rowed back.
At least Trump will make a bit of cash on the markets. Never mind the world going to shit
fnocoder on
This is the worse mafia. Usually mafias offer real protection. Our Middle East allies have to pissed
CoastingUphill on
I wonder how Qatar feels about that bribe airplane now?
doomeddeath on
This is gonna end in tears
withomps44 on
Something I’ve noticed. Iran seems to stand by their threats and announcements. Diaper don just blabs and bleets non stop and nobody takes him seriously
Feligris on
Completely unsurprising, even *I* could see this is what Iran would do if they began to face an existential threat from the US or were otherwise threatened enough – after all they *do* likely still have a decent stockpile of long-range munitions, a relatively decentralized military command system, and the other Gulf states are right next to them.
Trump in his infinite wisdom is basically trying to play hardball with someone who is (very) disliked but also does have loaded guns pointed at everyone’s kneecaps with fingers on the triggers.
-GuyDeLombard- on
Americans don’t want this. We want affordability and healthcare. Not fucking bombs dropped on innocent people.
kungfoojesus on
What was the point of this war? What imminent harm was about to happen? Iran was unfriendly but stable. We had inspectors for their nuclear facilities until Trump blew it up, figuratively this time. Hezbollah had been beaten up and blown up quite a bit. Iran had internal strife and protests and internal violence against protestors. But this is not new. So why? Why now? What fucking crisis were we averting???? What is the fucking point?? WHY THE FUCK ARE WE DOING THIS?!?
okiharaherbst on
The only certainty in this war is that the IRGC do not have the Epstein files. Everything else is debatable.
Ghost_of_Nellie_Fox on
The US is about to experience a Russia 1905 moment: get cooked in a war despite having massive advantages, a destroyed economy, and waves of social unrest. Russia in 1905 had a highly organized system of unions and socialist parties who could pounce on that. We have a very timid and ineffective opposition party that is afraid of its own shadow and a populace placated by endless dopamine hits from doom scrolling social media. Interesting times ahead comrades!
djklmnop on
So much winning.
charliej102 on
Off camera, Putin chortles.
NomadFH on
Well no shit. People threaten a country with total annihilation and wonder why they’re not concerned about the long term health of the global economy after their demise.
mcat2001 on
Renewable revolution coming soon
No-Ear-3107 on
Bronze Age Collapse the Sequel
yukonnut on
OFFS, Why would we be surprised at this. It’s a fucking war started by the USA and Israel. Next headline will be the shock and surprise that Americans are actually dying. The current regime is Washington is going to totally fuck everything up for everybody.
Oh, wait a minute….. not quite everybody. The politicians in Washington will be safe and sound. The ultra wealthy in their bunkers, yachts, jets estates will be unaffected. It’s just the rest of us that will be fucked.
A pox on all you fucking idiots that voted for this or didn’t vote at all.
Resident-Day-7342 on
They know we don’t have an actual strategy beyond the unsustainable aerial campaign. The American voter has no appetite for a ground war and even less for $5 gas. Even the MAGAS can sense his desperation. Iran has been planning for this for decades and hold more cards than we fully appreciate.
Dan-Of-The-Dead on
If America causes a global energy crisis, conflict won’t be limited to the middle east. That’s potential WW3 stuff.
It’s also infuriating that it’s like two shitty old guys, Trump and Netanyahu, who just get to decide this for the entire world.
OnCallPartisan on
Iran wipes out desalination plants, the end of GCC and Saudi cities. I’m sure they’ll try to do the same to Iran but Iran is relatively geographically diverse, not just barren desert.
DepartureElegant9314 on
The most worrying part of all this is when Iran makes a return threat I actually believe them. Trump can’t tell Tuesday from Thursday and is throwing out whatever he thinks will scare Iran the most.
flying-weenus on
This is honestly all my fault. I was told if I voted for Kamala there would be a war with Iran and gas prices higher than ever.
I did indeed vote for Kamala, and I’m sorry I let you all down
siteofsanity on
Good to see cooler heads are prevailing…
Lowered_Expectati0ns on
It’s like the fifa peace prize means nothing to this man
Inadreamstay on
This is the equivalent of a couple fighting, and then one says “oh yeah? well now I’m gonna kick the dog in the head, that’ll show you”
And the other person says “oh yeah? now I’ll starve the cat, that’ll show you”.
badwolf42 on
If only there was a party that was trying to transition to energy sources that don’t rely on fossil fuels…
Rekltpzyxm on
All of this bc 45/47 wants a distraction from the Epstein files. And he knows what is in those files.
Past-Butterfly4291 on
Water will be (is) the most valuable resource. Nothing gets done without potable water, nothing. Iran is running out of water. All of the Middle East is water poor. Climate change is drying up huge swathes of the planet. Even water rich areas are seeing problems as forests dry up and burn.
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Pointless harm and destruction. It didn’t need to be this way. But we have an elderly narcissistic abuser on his way out, surrounded by the people attracted to shitty power, and here we are.
If they hit desalination plants, the humanitarian crisis that ensues will be unthinkable, Trump better TACO this one
Future is looking great. Conflict with Iran gives the world no petrochemicals for transit, heat, power.
Potential conflict with China over Taiwan gives the world no semiconductors.
What’s the other big pillar out there? Food! Yes, well… we’re working on destroying that more slowly through climate change.
And Trump/Rubio/Vance/Hegseth will then blame our allies for not helping.
Because they are cowards.
Trump will be America’s Green President. The new Jimmy Carter.
Once the desalination plants are hit, the Middle East will rendered uninhabitable and millions of newly created refugees will leave, xenophobia will increase wherever they go which will result in more war(s).
But hey, we ain’t talking about the Epstein files, now aren’t we?
When gas is 9$ a gallon and millions of people die of dehydration…
/cries in corner
He doesn’t care who suffers; he is only interested in looking powerful and making things go boom. It’s costing ALL of us, whether his supporters ever admit it to themselves or not. And it was entirely avoidable. Every bit of this is unforced errors. But, to take the pressure off, he’s putting ICE in charge of the TSA starting tomorrow, too. Y’know, after DOGE spent last year gathering our personal information, now ICE will be monitoring our comings and goings while the dystopian impact of multiple military actions and the crippling of energy access to a remarkable percentage of the globe comes home to roost. IT’S FINE. THIS IS FINE.
but…but I thought the war was over.
Yeah, they can easily make a few dirty bombs. Dumbass Trump needs to take the L to avoid trillions in infrastructure and priceless human damage. He won’t, though. So enjoy ten dollar gas and a hostile world United against our idiocy I guess.
I thought we fully decimated Iran’s military capabilities and we won already. How can Iran strike back?
>Analysts said Trump’s threat had placed “a 48-hour ticking time bomb of elevated uncertainty” over energy and financial markets, with a “black Monday” of plunging stock markets and surging energy prices looming unless it was rowed back.
At least Trump will make a bit of cash on the markets. Never mind the world going to shit
This is the worse mafia. Usually mafias offer real protection. Our Middle East allies have to pissed
I wonder how Qatar feels about that bribe airplane now?
This is gonna end in tears
Something I’ve noticed. Iran seems to stand by their threats and announcements. Diaper don just blabs and bleets non stop and nobody takes him seriously
Completely unsurprising, even *I* could see this is what Iran would do if they began to face an existential threat from the US or were otherwise threatened enough – after all they *do* likely still have a decent stockpile of long-range munitions, a relatively decentralized military command system, and the other Gulf states are right next to them.
Trump in his infinite wisdom is basically trying to play hardball with someone who is (very) disliked but also does have loaded guns pointed at everyone’s kneecaps with fingers on the triggers.
Americans don’t want this. We want affordability and healthcare. Not fucking bombs dropped on innocent people.
What was the point of this war? What imminent harm was about to happen? Iran was unfriendly but stable. We had inspectors for their nuclear facilities until Trump blew it up, figuratively this time. Hezbollah had been beaten up and blown up quite a bit. Iran had internal strife and protests and internal violence against protestors. But this is not new. So why? Why now? What fucking crisis were we averting???? What is the fucking point?? WHY THE FUCK ARE WE DOING THIS?!?
The only certainty in this war is that the IRGC do not have the Epstein files. Everything else is debatable.
The US is about to experience a Russia 1905 moment: get cooked in a war despite having massive advantages, a destroyed economy, and waves of social unrest. Russia in 1905 had a highly organized system of unions and socialist parties who could pounce on that. We have a very timid and ineffective opposition party that is afraid of its own shadow and a populace placated by endless dopamine hits from doom scrolling social media. Interesting times ahead comrades!
So much winning.
Off camera, Putin chortles.
Well no shit. People threaten a country with total annihilation and wonder why they’re not concerned about the long term health of the global economy after their demise.
Renewable revolution coming soon
Bronze Age Collapse the Sequel
OFFS, Why would we be surprised at this. It’s a fucking war started by the USA and Israel. Next headline will be the shock and surprise that Americans are actually dying. The current regime is Washington is going to totally fuck everything up for everybody.
Oh, wait a minute….. not quite everybody. The politicians in Washington will be safe and sound. The ultra wealthy in their bunkers, yachts, jets estates will be unaffected. It’s just the rest of us that will be fucked.
A pox on all you fucking idiots that voted for this or didn’t vote at all.
They know we don’t have an actual strategy beyond the unsustainable aerial campaign. The American voter has no appetite for a ground war and even less for $5 gas. Even the MAGAS can sense his desperation. Iran has been planning for this for decades and hold more cards than we fully appreciate.
If America causes a global energy crisis, conflict won’t be limited to the middle east. That’s potential WW3 stuff.
It’s also infuriating that it’s like two shitty old guys, Trump and Netanyahu, who just get to decide this for the entire world.
Iran wipes out desalination plants, the end of GCC and Saudi cities. I’m sure they’ll try to do the same to Iran but Iran is relatively geographically diverse, not just barren desert.
The most worrying part of all this is when Iran makes a return threat I actually believe them. Trump can’t tell Tuesday from Thursday and is throwing out whatever he thinks will scare Iran the most.
This is honestly all my fault. I was told if I voted for Kamala there would be a war with Iran and gas prices higher than ever.
I did indeed vote for Kamala, and I’m sorry I let you all down
Good to see cooler heads are prevailing…
It’s like the fifa peace prize means nothing to this man
This is the equivalent of a couple fighting, and then one says “oh yeah? well now I’m gonna kick the dog in the head, that’ll show you”
And the other person says “oh yeah? now I’ll starve the cat, that’ll show you”.
If only there was a party that was trying to transition to energy sources that don’t rely on fossil fuels…
All of this bc 45/47 wants a distraction from the Epstein files. And he knows what is in those files.
Water will be (is) the most valuable resource. Nothing gets done without potable water, nothing. Iran is running out of water. All of the Middle East is water poor. Climate change is drying up huge swathes of the planet. Even water rich areas are seeing problems as forests dry up and burn.