Tag: Iran
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Thanks for a Good 6 Years, Georgia
Georgia voters handed the Democrats nearly the whole state government yesterday. Keisha Lance Bottoms beat Republican Rick Jackson for governor, making her the first Democrat to win the office since 1998. Democrats also took lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state school superintendent, and the commissioners of agriculture, insurance, and labor. They swept every…
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Is the petrodollar the real reason we’re fighting Iran?
Iran cannot be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. That’s the justification we’ve been given. But is that the ultimate end goal of Trump’s actions in Iran? We may be watching an all-of-government approach to weaken China and preserve the value and utility of the petrodollar. The petrodollar refers to the system where oil is…
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A realignment of power in the Middle East?
What’s happening in the Gulf is not normal. And it’s because of how events are unfolding and the identity of the active players. The significant part is which nations are no longer central to the equation. For decades, the United States provided military force. Europe and the UK, because of their reliance on foreign sources…
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Trump’s Iran Gamble Risks American Lives and Our Economy
Trump’s first presidency arrived at the right moment. After eight years of slow growth and regulatory stagnation under Barack Obama, many Americans were ready for the government to loosen the shackles of control. The country’s mood was optimistic and businesses were investing. Even Trump’s critics sheepishly acknowledged that the country felt better economically than it…
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Iranian aggression… hmmmm… who knew?
The Biden Administration is ignoring some pretty hostile acts from Iran towards Americans and American interests. Where is legacy media in reporting on this? They’re too consumed with the bullshit around Ukraine, Roe v Wade, and COVID. Over the past six months, Iran has launched multiple ballistic missile and drone attacks on American allies like…
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I guess this is why we’re buying oil from Iran
Cancel pipelines, restrict fracking, and now suspend oil leases. This is how you go from energy independence to energy dependence in less than 6 months. The Biden administration suspended oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, the latest move in its effort to block plans to begin the first-ever drilling program in…