Quotable Quotes

[sear]

"We have more oil coming out of the Hormuz Strait now than we did prior to this war. But you can't really call it a war. A war is like Russia-Ukraine -- they lose 25,000 people a month. We haven't lost one person in six months. It's not a war. It's a minor military operation." ~ Trump #2,379

This is very good news S2, thank you for sharing it.

President Trump is not merely ego-driven, but is helplessly enslaved by his own ego.
Trump wants Iranian surrender.
He's not going to get it.

The danger was that Trump would attempt severe escalation, once beyond the further wrath of the U.S. electorate,
in delusional expectation that at some level of further U.S. military atrocity, the goal of Trump's delusional fantasy would be realized.

#2,379 demonstrates Trump is emotionally preparing himself to accept defeat: declare victory, go home.

Good.
Trump may avoid a War Powers battle in newly Democrat controlled congress.

BUT !
Don't expect diesel prices to plummet as quickly as Trump escalated them in the first place.