Instead, the American Congress chooses to let Trump murder people and, again, enrich himself. Enriching himself is a fringe benefit, not his main reason. Bibi and Putin both have video files of Trump, and the Epstein files won't go away. The files come back to Trump like static electricity on Styrofoam. The answer for Trump's predicament is for him to start a war. To kill people, and spend your money. If you are a father, maybe next year you can even pay Trump a son or two. A son or two all to hide what he did to a 14 tear old girl. To balance things out.
Congress, having no moral guardrails to stop them, and without any outrage does not see that Trump's impulsive shit will ever stick to their wings. His impulsiveness will not reflect on them, so they think. They can be silent, playing innocent. Perhaps expressing later outrage when it will be more advantageous to them. More must die before they are outraged.
The silence in the halls of the Capitol is the sound of money being spent, Your money. A $50 billion supplemental request to be rubber-stamped and paid in full. Supporting the troops will be what they say. The wisdom of not deploying troops at all will not be said. Congress will make Trump's problem, your problem. We inherit Trump's embarrassment. Congress will say the money is for munitions and safety. But it will really a down payment on a graveyard. $11 billion was spent in the war's first week. This was without serious objection from a congress that can't find money for anything else. Congress knows all about the girls' school in Minab where 168 children were wiped out in a surgical strike. They also know about thirteen American caskets on the way home.
Congress is loud about the DHS shutdown. But congress is quiet about thousands of dead Iranians. They are quiet about what is about to happen to the price of gas.
The price of gas is the first bill you will pay for in this new war you didn't vote for. Since Operation Epstein Fury began on February 28th, the average price of a gallon of gas has gone up 60 cents a gallon. A ridiculous meme comes from the White House. It is about a very small price to pay, and a price that will soon go away. But a 20% tax on every mile you drive to work is not a small price to pay to you, and inflation is about to skyrocket. The Strait of Hormuz is a parking lot for oil tankers that will explode if any of them move. Your ability to commute, to heat your home, to feed your family, all of it is now threatened. Everything is going to get expensive very soon, as you trade your life away to hide a billionaire’s embarrassment.
A 'minor inconvenience' at the pump is only the first wave. The 20% spike in gas prices will drag the cost of everything else up with it. Diesel has jumped 28% since the first bombs fell so every head of lettuce, every bottle of salad dressing. It all moves on diesel trucks. Your grocery bill is about to become a second mortgage.
Beyond oil, the Strait of Hormuz is a jugular for global fertilizer and grain. While Congress sleeps, the 'Spring Planting' season is threatened. By the time Congress decides to be outraged, over Trump's failure and illegal war, the price of bread will have doubled. A shortage of basic goods will be the new American reality. Urea and nitrogen prices have already surged by $80 a ton, and suppliers are refusing to quote new prices. If the fertilizer doesn't hit the soil this month, the harvest in October is damaged. Congress watches the beginnings of a national food crisis while they argue over a DHS shutdown.
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