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Genius Alert!!!
from newrepublic.com
Vice President JD Vance admitted there’s a “rough road ahead” with regard to skyrocketing gas prices caused by the war on Iran, which still has no clear end in sight.
“We’re seeing gas prices here climbing at home, in particular here in metro Detroit with what’s going on in Iran and the impacts on the Strait of Hormuz,” a reporter asked Vance at a Wednesday press conference in Michigan. “What is the administration doing to help keep gas prices down, and where do you see gas prices going in the near future?”
Maybe the better question would have been when is this administration going to quit being bat-shit crazy, inhumane and all-around fuck nuts and end the war they started? Just sayin’.
“Well, the president of the United States has been crystal clear about this. Look, gas prices are up. And we know they’re up. And we know that people are hurting because of it. And we’re doing everything we can to make sure they stay lower,” Vance replied. “The president said this and I certainly agree with it. This is a temporary blip, OK?”
Vance then went on to blame former President Joe Biden rather than elaborate on how exactly the Trump administration would be bringing gas prices down.
Choice political dainty bullshit there. Deflect to the old man long since gone from office now.
“Frankly [gas prices] aren’t even as high as they were during certain parts of the Biden administration because of what’s going on in the Middle East. It’s not gonna last forever. We’re gonna take care of business, we’re gonna come back home. And when that happens you’re gonna see energy prices come back down…. But yeah, we’ve got a rough road ahead of us for the next few weeks, but it’s temporary.”
Isnt’ there some sort of lying quotient kept by God or whomever? You say enough whoppers and the heavens impose the ‘Beetlejuice’ treatment on you?
This comes just one day after Ken Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council, proudly declared that the Iran war’s negative impact on the average U.S. consumer is “the last” of the administration’s concerns.
See? They really care about you!
Ahhh! Happier days
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Israel Strikes World’s Largest Natural Gas Field in Iran – antiwar.com
Tel Aviv claimed that Washington approved of the attack
I’m sure this escalation won’t bring about any retaliatory actions, right? I mean, any countries that are privileged enough to be on the receiving end of our bombs, assassinations, destruction and murders should understand what an honor that is and simply lay down their weapons and sing kumbayah together until we decide how to split up their country and take over their natural resources, after we kill as many innocents as possible.
Pentagon seeks more than $200bn in budget request for Iran war: Report – aljazeera.com
The Washington Post says the US Department of Defense has asked the White House to approve a more than $200bn request to the US Congress to fund the war in Iran, citing a senior administration official.
Multiple other officials the Post interviewed said that the cost of the war so far has exceeded $11bn.
Guess they’re not planning on ending the nightmare any time soon. And that’s a good thing….Oil currently at $109 a barrel, stock market no where near that magical 50,000 pts marker anymore. Human lives annihilated, environmental destruction, 1 million displaced in Lebanon…and all that is just recently.
Indeed! A rocky road ahead courtesy of the worst of humanity.
Related:
How Israel Convinced Trump to Wage War Against Iran (w/ Max Blumenthal) | The Chris Hedges Report
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Tonight’s musical offering:
Dispatches from the Asylum 