In a series of Situation Room meetings, President Trump weighed his instincts against the deep concerns of his vice president and a pessimistic intelligence assessment. Here’s the inside story of how he made the fateful decision.

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    4 days ago

    He kinda just did it.

    There was no provocation or strategic benefit and starting a war with Iran would obviously impact the global markets and the cost of oil.

    No upsides, plenty of downsides, and the idiot just said “fuck it, let’s do a peace with my department of war!”

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      4 days ago

      It’s like he’s actively trying to speed run the collapse of the economy. In his first term, he was able to ride the trajectory Obama set, despite his best efforts, until Covid happened. This time, he’s seeing if he can start a recession before the midterms.