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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis is not "Trump's War"
It sees to me we would be better served if it was called the Republican War. They had/have the power to end it. What they lack is the backbone to stop it.
Maybe the media should be pressured to change the narrative,
RockRaven
(19,754 posts)And it has the virtue of being true, on top of being useful.
spanone
(142,062 posts)... the M$M, the mouthpiece for the oligarchs, as a malignant polyp up the nether portal of their useful idiot. I like it!
moondust
(21,352 posts)BBC has an article today titled: The companies making billions from the Iran war
1. Oil and gas
2. Big banks
3. Defence
(BBC website now requires subscription but the article is available at AOL.)
I've wondered for a while if the Iran invasion was actually about driving up the cost of oil/gas to benefit his big oil and business buddies (and corrupt family). There was no clear reason for starting the war, only vague excuses that changed every 10 minutes. Everyone knew that if attacked Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz and what that would do to the world's oil supply.
If windfall profits were the motive for starting the war, will it ever end so that prices come down?
COL Mustard
(8,391 posts)War is a Racket. He was ahead of his time.
The Roux Comes First
(2,322 posts)leftstreet
(41,256 posts)themaguffin
(5,416 posts)paleotn
(22,738 posts)SergeStorms
(20,813 posts)He just yanked Trump's chain, flattered him, then sat back and watched.
Emile
(43,271 posts)
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