IMSA_Fan

We’ve spent less on the Ukraine War over the last 4-5 years than the rumored $200B request the DoW has asked Congress for to continue fighting Iran

This is way too long. The biggest issue is this administration has to get the 10Y under control or it’s going to mutually take down our economy along with all of the other damage this war is causing. It’s moved 50 bps in a month and if it continues it’s going to continue to reek havoc on the global financial markets

Honestly the best off ramp would be something along the lines of “I want to continue the war but Congress refuses to fund it.” Thus if Iran spirals into a mess can can blame it on the Congress.

If the administration is unable to secure additional funding from Congress for the ongoing war in Iran, what do you think happens next?

Not asking what should happen—but what actually would happen in practice. Does the conflict wind down due to lack of funding, continue under existing defense budgets or emergency powers, or escalate into a constitutional showdown between the executive branch and Congress?

Curious how people see this playing out politically, militarily, and economically.

Trump has repeatedly backed tariffs, trade wars, and even the idea of the government taking equity stakes in corporations—policies that distort markets, raise consumer prices, and expand state control in ways that run counter to free-market principles. He has also used tariffs and regulatory leverage to pressure companies and CEOs, including influencing M&A activity, calling for executives to resign, shaping corporate behavior and speech, and threatening or filing lawsuits against companies that have disagreed with him. Alongside support for expanded executive power and restrictions on immigration and labor mobility, these actions conflict with the libertarian emphasis on limited government, voluntary exchange, and free corporate speech.

If only they had a way to get themselves out of this self-inflicted situation

Economically he’s been very anti-free market as well

People also cheered when the guy on the stage suggested impeaching Trump today at CPAC

I mean if the cost of oil continues to shoot up and causes a massive wave of inflation that causes significant affordability issues and erodes trillions of dollars in equity market value - that’s very much on Trump

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It’s really no different from what we always seen. Republicans supported war during the Bush years as they do now. Democrats supported any war when their people were in power. Our country is full of dumbfrick “my party first” people.

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Bush had Democratic support/votes for both of his wars. Trump has essentially zero support from democrats and like 20% support from Indies in this conflict. He’s also lost major pieces of the MAGA media / podcasters that appealed to his coalition with this war

The crazy thing to me, is he was really the only person in the higher levels of government that wanted this war across the whole political spectrum. Yes, a lot of MAGA voters flipped views and have his back, but if you asked that group in the going into the 2024 election the story would have been really different