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How would a UST attack on Iran affect the stock market/your investment decisions?
With the latest UST murder in Minneapolis still getting all the attention, the UST Navy carrier battle group is nearing the operational area off Iran .Indeed the regime is doing some serious saber rattling. Putting investment plans on hold? WWFD do?
Wandered OT sorry. I think it only human of me that the more chaos that is created the more I think there is some really damaging stuff in the Epstein files that they want under the radar until the 2026 election is over. If that is the or a motivation, look at the human toll they are willing to sacrifice for a secret. On the other hand, Epstein has practically disappeared and will totally disappear if the 2026 election leaves the power structure in it's present form.
@Anna. I seem to be a minority but the Epstein affair is a lurid distraction while the regime is breaking all of our laws, norms and much of the constitution. … Every minute spent writing and talking about the horrific and disgusting crimes of Epstein and his co conspirators is a minute not talking about all the rest. And this thread was meant to imitate Hank’s. And imitation is the highest form of flattery.
@larryB Believe it or not, I agree. I was just trying to find some motivating factor that might be leading to all the really horrible things that are going on. I have a WHY? problem, I guess.
Well, it's a hard call whether the regime is breaking all of our laws, norms and much of the constitution to redirect attention from the Epstein affair, or remembering the Epstein affair would redirect attention from the regime breaking all of our laws, norms and much of the constitution.
Speaking for myself, I have absolutely no problem paying attention to both of those criminal situations.
He's Trump's pedo buddy whom Trump had killed while Epstein was in prison. Bondi is redacting 99% of the millions of pages of pedo proof, but taking her sweet time with it.
We are left with deflections in every direction - gestapo warfare, threats to allies, ethnic cleansing, tariffs,....
He's Trump's pedo buddy whom Trump had killed while Epstein was in prison. Bondi is redacting 99% of the millions of pages of pedo proof, but taking her sweet time with it.
We are left with deflections in every direction - gestapo warfare, threats to allies, ethnic cleansing, tariffs,....
@kings53man. How did that work out in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan? Or Minnesota? The United States of Trump has the attention span of a 4 year old. Shock and awe again?
In the case of Iran, regime change may actually have a significant outcome. Probably at some cost. It wouldn't be entirely painless.
Boots on ground is the only way to ensure total elimination of Iran's nuclear aspirations. And it would likely put a serious kink to their funding of terrorist enterprises. But, it would have to be all-or-nothing. No half measures. To root out all nuclear facilities would entail months on the ground there.
I cannot say that I approve, but it seems far more likely to accomplish something real, than any military action since Korea. I think that Israel would need to stay far away from the entire endeavor. And no telling what sort of internal chaos is created politically in the aftermath. That is a total crapshoot IMO.
^ I am well aware that the above post may be naive. And/or piss off some people.
And no, I do not think that trump this doing it for the honorable reasons. I also wonder what happens if Iran suddenly agrees to talks or negotiations. Do we end up right back where we were before trump tore up the last treaty?
Essentially USMCA is less than 1% different from NAFTA. Does history rhyme, again?
I have to wonder how many years we would need to stay there and how many more American service people would need to give their bodies and lives in the bottomless quicksand of Mideast religious and political antagonism.
I loathe the authoritarian Iranian regime. But putting U.S. boots on the ground in Iran could be a terrible mistake. The U.S. would most likely need to be involved in a prolonged operation. The legitimacy of any new government would be questioned. The Iranian people themselves must topple their current government. If successful, they might create the proper conditions for the Supreme Leader (and his acolytes) to finally meet Allah!
@Observant1. All six of your points are spot on. And furthermore, the United States of Trump has not the leadership, competence, attention span or unity that such an enterprise would require. Even it had a chance of success.
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I think it only human of me that the more chaos that is created the more I think there is some really damaging stuff in the Epstein files that they want under the radar until the 2026 election is over. If that is the or a motivation, look at the human toll they are willing to sacrifice for a secret. On the other hand, Epstein has practically disappeared and will totally disappear if the 2026 election leaves the power structure in it's present form."★ EPSTEIN ! ★ EPSTEIN !! ★ EPSTEIN !!!" post thread?
Speaking for myself, I have absolutely no problem paying attention to both of those criminal situations.
Truly. Absolutely.
Venezuela.
Greenland.
NATO.
Canada.
Minneapolis.
Melania.
Iran.
Deep Freeze.
... who's Epstein, again?
We are left with deflections in every direction - gestapo warfare, threats to allies, ethnic cleansing, tariffs,....
Ohhhhh, that's right......
Boots on ground is the only way to ensure total elimination of Iran's nuclear aspirations. And it would likely put a serious kink to their funding of terrorist enterprises. But, it would have to be all-or-nothing. No half measures. To root out all nuclear facilities would entail months on the ground there.
I cannot say that I approve, but it seems far more likely to accomplish something real, than any military action since Korea. I think that Israel would need to stay far away from the entire endeavor. And no telling what sort of internal chaos is created politically in the aftermath. That is a total crapshoot IMO.
And no, I do not think that trump this doing it for the honorable reasons. I also wonder what happens if Iran suddenly agrees to talks or negotiations. Do we end up right back where we were before trump tore up the last treaty?
Essentially USMCA is less than 1% different from NAFTA. Does history rhyme, again?
But putting U.S. boots on the ground in Iran could be a terrible mistake.
The U.S. would most likely need to be involved in a prolonged operation.
The legitimacy of any new government would be questioned.
The Iranian people themselves must topple their current government.
If successful, they might create the proper conditions for the Supreme Leader
(and his acolytes) to finally meet Allah!