Trump is out of control- now the US is engaging military in Ecuador against terrorists. Iran war huge mistake. Wants to take over Cuba.
Today, the US military is striking boats in Equador accused of carrying drugs. Last week, it was Mexico (DEA PDF). 90% of fentanyl is seized in the SW border of the US.China makes it, Mexico transports to US.
Then there was Venezuela- where we extracted the president and had 150 planes engaged besides blowing up boats. And, then there was the cost to capture President Maduro. 150 Aircraft including F-35’s, FA18’s, F22s , B-1 Bombers, E-2 hawkeyes and drones. Delta Force, CIA, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. Plus USS Iwo Jima naval vessel. What do you think that cost? And, Trump met with oil execs six days after the attack to learn – Here is what the oil execs said-Exxon- Darren Woods- “we have had our assets seized their twice and today Venezuela is uninvestable.”
Then, Trump wanted to “buy” Greenland. And, that is at a stand still and Trump on January 21, 2026 walked back threat of military force and tariffs.
Then this week Trump suggested that the US could carry out a “friendly takeover” of Cuba
On Christmas Day 2025- Trump conducted airstrikes against Islamic militants in Nigeria…but ,of course, where they struck wasn’t where the Islamics were. Just a PR stunt.
And, now there is Iran where Trump has no plan after the attacks, and is clueless about the “people” taking over the government. See how many mourn Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran.
There are 93 Million people living in Iran—the17th most populous country in the world with 73 % in urban areas with over half the population under 30 and of that 25% are under 15 and 22% age 15 to 29. What is worse, Iran has hyper-inflation, acute resources shortages with 70% of food prices soaring and infrastructure issues including water, electricity and gas shortages creating widespread unrest. Nothing is worse than a country that is desperate.
And, as 20 to 26% of oil flows through Strait of Hormuz- controlled by Iran—80% is coming from Saudi Arabia, Iran and Qatar and goes to China, India, Japan and South Korea. In 2023 90% of Iran’s crude went to China.
Trump’s goals include Iran giving up its nuclear ambitions; accepting limits on its missile program; abandoning its proxies in Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen; and conceding its status as a regional power.
The end result could be worldwide recession, inclusion in the conflict of those who receive oil through Hormuz being engaged in the conflict and a new regime in Iran worse than the last.
The brunt of hundreds of drones and missiles were to Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and beyond. Iran did not limit its strikes to US military bases in many of those countries; it also targeted civilian sites, including airports and hotels, followed by major oil and gas infrastructure. So, more areas in the region are affected as well as those who rely on oil from there.
The US has funded Israel’s war with Gaza ($20 billion) and now it is funding the war with Iran. From the Israeli perspective, a weakened or collapsed Iranian regime, replaced by one openly aligned with Tel Aviv, would fundamentally alter the regional balance and undermine the growing strategic convergence between Türkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Iran is not merely a security threat, but an opportunity to reshape the region in Israel’s favor.
Rather than calibrated escalation, Iran’s military would likely shift into a form of suicidal aggression, launching whatever capabilities remain at its disposal before they are destroyed. Actions that would have previously been unthinkable due to risk of escalation—the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, indiscriminate missile launches across multiple theaters, maritime terrorism, and activation of dormant or semi-dormant proxy cells—would become rational options for a regime that believes it has nothing left to lose.
