Originally Posted by N39E002

The USA government does not seem to have a plan regarding their intentions.

The Israeli government wants regime change. That is likely a multi-year war that chances are may not be an obtainable goal.

Netanyahu is the worst President the USA has ever had.

The markets factored in a quick de-escalation. That seems very unlikely.

Black Swan events are unpredictable by definition. MAGA delusions are very predictable -- so no, this is not a Black Swan event, but it will likely be extremely destructive to our nation, careers and standard of living. It's fairly easy to predict what is going to happen, the USA has been down this road repeatedly since World War II.

But Netanyahu say he has dreamed of this moment for the last 30 years -- so I guess that makes up for all the needless suffering.