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"Donald Trump menaces the world. He’s global public enemy number one. He’s
steadily losing the illegal war with Iran he started but cannot stop. His
violence-addicted Israeli sidekick, Benjamin Netanyahu, is terrorising Lebanon.
And ordinary people everywhere, their security threatened, face a huge economic
bill for his reckless folly.
Add Trump’s war-making to his daily debasing of democracy, appeasing of Russia,
punitive tariffs, climate crisis denial and flouting of international law, and
it’s clear this White House travesty has gone on long enough. Americans must
put their house in order and act decisively to restrain someone who endangers
us all.
Trump is a man without a plan. He hasn’t the foggiest what to do next in Iran,
deluding himself that he is in control of events. The more the US and Israel
batter Tehran and other cities, the more defiant is the odious, unvanquished
Islamic regime. US regional bases and Gulf Arab partners are sustaining
significant damage from retaliatory strikes.
Iran has succeeded in closing (and is now reportedly mining) the strait of
Hormuz, which Trump, astonishingly, failed to defend. Rising oil and gas prices
are driving a global energy shock that harms international trade, fuels
inflation and creates food and medicine shortages. Poorer countries will suffer
most. But few will escape the Trump plague. He’s the new Covid."
Via Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
