Economic Impacts of Iran War
03-20-2026 | 05:32 PM
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Yeah, the only difference is this administration was very obviously full of sh!t from the get go. Unless you are neck deep into the cult, anyone with multiple brain cells knew there was no way of knowing their nuclear program was "obliterated." Questioning that was not "fake news."
So taking them at their word about a imminent nuclear threat in March 2026, when they were lying about destroying the imminent nuclear threat in June 2025, is just plain dumb.
03-20-2026 | 05:37 PM
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From: The Jet
Generally, in a war, BOTH SIDES LIE, if only by omission. After the Battle of Savo, the US didn’t admit it had lost 1000 personnel and three heavy cruisers in a 21 minute night engagement delaying even the notices of death for almost three months.
https://www.history.navy.mil/about-u...09/h009-1.html
An excerpt:
https://www.history.navy.mil/about-u...09/h009-1.html
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We are in a war with Iran, and we have been lied to plain and simple.
03-20-2026 | 06:13 PM
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03-20-2026 | 06:13 PM
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$4 in 2008 is $6 in 2026, but wait, there's more. CAFE average fleet fuel economy was ~25 mpg in 2008, today it's ~34, a 35% increase. So $4 gas has a similar effect to the overall economy as $8 would in 2026.
03-20-2026 | 06:22 PM
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It hit $150 in 2008 IIRC, which with $4/gal gas was when the economy started to crumble.
$4 in 2008 is $6 in 2026, but wait, there's more. CAFE average fleet fuel economy was ~25 mpg in 2008, today it's ~34, a 35% increase. So $4 gas has a similar effect to the overall economy as $8 would in 2026.
$4 in 2008 is $6 in 2026, but wait, there's more. CAFE average fleet fuel economy was ~25 mpg in 2008, today it's ~34, a 35% increase. So $4 gas has a similar effect to the overall economy as $8 would in 2026.
03-20-2026 | 06:23 PM
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03-20-2026 | 06:25 PM
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It was Sun Tzu in the Art of War that famously said: “They know Kamala and her warmonger Cabinet will invade the Middle East, get millions of Muslims killed and start World War III,” he adds, pledging to “BRING BACK PEACE!”
03-20-2026 | 06:48 PM
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03-20-2026 | 06:55 PM
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I don’t understand it. So we are at war with them, but we LIFT the sanctions on their oil, which is now worth double the price on the open market, BECAUSE we’re at war with them, and they can now use this windfall, to help wage war against us…
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