From Haaretz and Reuters , Kurds may enter offensive in Iran to help opposition to Quds force militants. … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Up to date news: Kurds entering the conflict in Iran? They’ll help opposition and protect their homeland.
The scenario behind price rises in oil and their effect globally and in the US. Krugman is more concerned with our Financial stability and Trump’s ability to cope with stressors. What will he pull before the mid terms? … More TheVoiceOfJoyce It’s clear there is no plan for ending Trump’s war with Iran. Oil prices may surge, however, unlike 1979, we’re not dependent on mid east prices and our price at the pump won’t increase much. More worrisome are our shadow banking system and Trump’s responses to internal pressures. He doesn’t react well under stress!
Trump and his Dept heads in Government have big mouths and demoralize their staff. Most depts no longer function on behalf of the American people. Vote to overturn Republicans supporting Trump & his regime! … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Trump isn’t responsible for the outcome of this War and his Cabinet choices have no responsibility for their decisions affecting our Labor, health and welfare or our National Security. Every government department is demoralized by Trump’s choices. Government can’t fulfill any promises to the American People, because their Dept heads and Republican representatives don’t care about governing for the benefit of “We the People “. Government worked till Newt Gingrich helped change the rules under Clinton. The Heritage Foundation and The Federalist Society long views took over and Capitalism, not Democracy reins!
Iran’s military decentralized & following Khamenei script. Trump has no endgame. American military at risk. Costs mounting. What’s our endgame? … More TheVoiceOfJoyce If our military says Trump’s actions against Iran are risky, why are we letting a rouge decentralized Iranian military dictate our terms of engagement. There’s one Major General still standing and other players in the region who must be involved. What about National Security at home? The costs of Trump’s adventures? Do we still provide tax cuts to Corporations & Cut Healthcare for “We the People “? What’s the endgame for war in Iran?
How many promises to the American people can Trump make, before we the People, call him to account for his actions. Are you better off today, than when he took office? … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Trump has broken most promises to the American people. According to the Economist poll, there won’t be regime change, though the experts think regime change can come in a few to 6 months. How long should we remain bombing Iran? What happens to our National Security at home? Who pays for the costs of War? Remember, the American people will pay for all costs and is this what we want? When do we get accountability?
Our Historian talks about America’s lack of goals in the Iranian “war “?The Bombing by Iranians is decentralized without structure. Hopefully, a leader will emerge to speak for the Iranian people or our Bombing mission will end. Regime change has mission creep … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Why are we in Iran, originally it was to save face for having said, Trump would come to the protestors aid. Then, by taking out all the Iranian leaders, except one, Iran’s military is in chaos and fighting from a sheet of directives, according to the Economist. There’s no one stepping up to Rule in Iran. What happens next? Let’s see if a successor steps forward to make a deal. Meanwhile, bombing will continue. Since America is a net exporter of oil, no reason for our prices to increase beyond a few cents.
Ahead of the markets, check out the facts and see we’re not dependent on imported oil. Prices in America shouldn’t rise. Surprise the tariffs were a success and consumers paid for 95% of the revenue. It was a tax to us? Over $200+ Billion total. … More TheVoiceOfJoyce USAFACTS has the latest facts on oil. No reason for oil to escalate in the USA. We’re not dependent on imported oil. Haven’t been in years though , if oil cos aren’t greedy, expect 25 cents increase. Tariffs actually brought in a few hundred billion. Unfortunately, if Trump is pushing fossil fuels and data centers, he’ll need rare earths. It pays to have global alliances. It also pays to collaborate & innovate .
We’re thinking of using AI in Warfare and that isn’t a good idea. Hegseth doesn’t care that Anthropic’s owner of Claude won’t release it unfettered. He knows AI needs Human oversight and guardrails. Hegseth has a problem. Look at AI in our fictional World, when it was science fiction. Hal in 2001 a Space Odyssey? … More Humans Vs. AI | The Voice of Joyce #326
Read Krugman’s comparison of the risks to War with Iran now and the inflation that followed the 1979 gas shortages. There are financial markets in play. We’re no longer worried about too little oil. Though higher prices are good for Russia … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Many may not remember the gas lines of 1979 and there’s no need. We don’t and won’t have a shortage of fossil fuels. There are other factors to concern us. The World has changed and the Middle East is now part of our Financial Markets. What affects Dubai , may affect us. Let’s hope for a short war.
Choose which scenario Trump is following in his War of Convenience against Iran. Do you think the Iranian people can defeat the Revolutionary Guards? Can we & what cost? … More TheVoiceOfJoyce If you’re still wondering why Trump and Netanyahu started this War with Iran, Robert Reich gives you an opportunity to choose your scenario for this War. Read on!