James Kaufman critiques the Trump administration's claims of an imminent peace deal with Iran, arguing that the situation is far more volatile. He highlights a shift in Middle Eastern alliances, severe global economic disruptions, and the failure of U.S. diplomacy, suggesting that the world is facing a prolonged crisis rather than a resolution.
James Kaufman, World News Report today.
The news and Trump are lying to you.
You can't handle the truth.
I suggest you stick around for about three or four minutes
and find out all about what's really going on.
I'd like to start off by stating that I voted for President Trump
all three times he ran for office.
That said, for many reasons,
I'm not on the same page with him at this time.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Trump both insisted today
that a peace deal may be signed as early as tomorrow.
This is laughable.
On the other side of the fence, the Iranian foreign minister cautions,
It is true the consensus was reached on some of the topics discussed,
but no one can claim that the signing of an agreement is imminent
or will ever occur.
Just more stall tactics from Iran
while they prepare for all-out mayhem.
Many of you may
or may not know that the real reason the U.S. is over in Iran,
or at least the reason it says it's over in Iran,
is because of the enriched uranium they've created.
Not the oil, the enriched uranium.
Iran says it may be willing to transfer the enriched uranium to China,
but it will never turn it over to the U.S.
This is beyond laughable and would be a deal killer,
but Trump has no way out of this.
Obviously, the uranium could be transferred back to Iran
a few weeks later, and no one would know the difference.
Now, meanwhile, since the U.S. could not protect Saudi Arabia
or their refineries, they have turned to their defense agreement
and have had Pakistan deploy 8,000 troops on the Saudi Arabian soil,
a squadron of 20-plus Chinese-made jet fighters, and the latest
Chinese air defense systems, along with two drone squadrons.
Yes, all to Saudi Arabia under a confidential mutual defense pact.
While the initial dispatch is 8,000,
they have committed to 80,000 troops.
That's right.
All this equipment is coming from China through Pakistan.
And if it doesn't sound bad enough,
Pakistan has committed to sending up to 80,000 troops,
not 8,000 troops,
to Saudi Arabia to protect it in any and all ways as needed.
And let's all remember that Pakistan is a nuclear power,
and the Mutual Defense Pact does call
for the use of nuclear weapons as necessary.
Both Israel and Saudi Arabia have given up
on the U.S. for protection at this point,
if it's not obvious, which means
at least Saudi Arabia has turned to the other axis of power.
After all, Saudi Arabia has the second largest proven oil reserves
in the world. And let me tell
you, China, Pakistan, India, Russia, and many more
would like to get their hands on some of that oil,
especially at a discounted price.
The U.S. has largely been screwed by Western Europe countries
like France, Germany, Spain
and others not allowing us to use their runways and not helping out at
all. Now let's talk timing.
Iran said to have all the time in the world and they could care less
what their citizens must go through
or how long if they can quote-unquote win if there could be a
winner here in the meantime the u.s consumer
is tapped out many have turned on president trump
already the gasoline close to five dollars
a gallon inflation taking off even further after
four years of Democrats' policies.
This is worse than bad timing on President Trump's behalf.
Most polls hold President Trump's approval rating
at between 33 and 37 percent, one of the lowest
approval ratings any president has ever acquired.
Now let's consider some of the other countries
that are being hurt bad by this mess
that no one is speaking about.
How about the UAE and Saudi Arabia?
They've been heavily targeted by Iran
with drones and missile strikes
on energy pipelines and refineries
and military bases.
What about Qatar, Kuwait, Iran?
Practically cut off from all global energy markets
due to the direct strikes on LNG plants,
refineries, and suffering severe economic contraction
and suspended operations at most
all key ports. Now, let's not forget why Trump's over there.
Israel, directly involved in military
conflicts against Lebanon and against Iran,
regularly launching strikes on Iranian missile
sites and facing huge retaliatory barrage attacks from Iranian drones
and ballistic missiles.
Lebanon, deeply drawn into the border crisis with Israel,
experiencing intense ground operations
and airstrikes as Israel pushes into the southern part of Lebanon.
They need more land,
or they want more land. Let's not forget Iraq up here, folks.
Not only have we lost several
military bases in the Middle East,
we've also lost our bases in Iraq, and they're suffering
big time from reduction of oil output.
All their southern fields are generally closed because of
the instability in the area. In general,
global fuel prices have spiked with an 85% rise in jet
fuel, meaning many airline companies have canceled many
of their flights and many are going out of
business and losing their businesses altogether.
You must also realize that all of Asia and Asian
economies are heavily reliant on crude oil from this area of the world,
and places like South
Korea, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh are experiencing energy rationing,
skyrocketing energy costs,
and threats to Pacific manufacturing sectors.
And please don't think China is not being affected.
they've got a dog in this fight.
Their stock markets continue to crash day after day.
Even India, who has large strategic oil reserves,
is starting to feel the pain at the pumps.
Even Australia and Japan are heavily affected by the Iranian war
due to severe energy shortages and supply chain disruptions
Because the Strait of Hormuz effectively serves
as a critical choke point for Indo-Pacific energy,
the conflict has triggered significant economic strain
and coordinated response from both nations.
As discussed, this disruption of oil and liquefied natural gas,
LNG supplies, has caused energy costs to double
and has led to spikes in the price of liquid fuels.
This heavily impacts Japanese industries and drives up
the cost of living for consumers in both Japan and Australia.
The war has throttled exports of fuels and fertilizer from the Gulf,
forcing Australian farmers to scale back wheat and other crops,
which is going to mean much higher prices next year, correct?
In response to the crisis, Canberra
and Tokyo are coordinating closely on energy security and defense.
And please don't think the shortages are limited to oil
and gas and LNG.
Conflict in Iran is causing significant shortages and price spikes
in several key global commodities beyond just oil and gas.
Most notably, fertilizers, ammonia, helium, sulfur,
aluminum, medicines, and certain food supplies.
Sounds like you better stock up to me.
This peace deal will be going nowhere.
President Trump just announced he wants the Middle Eastern countries
to all sign these new Abraham Accords today.
And we have Lindsey Graham, the warmonger himself,
and Ted Cruz egging Trump on, knowing this will prolong the war.
That's right, this new requirement will make
this peace deal even harder to accomplish.
Get ready for one of the big boys to get involved,
and I don't mean the U.S.,
as this mess is affecting all of them,
and everyone has had enough of President Trump's plan,
if there ever was one.
And by big boys, I mean China,
India, Russia, maybe even Pakistan.
Please let me know what you think in the comments below.
Please stock up on your medicines and essentials,
because things do not look like Trump
and Rubio want you to believe they look.
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And please remember that anything and everything is possible.
Bizarro world.
God bless you all.