(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Trump Causing Permanent Damage to American and Western Economic/Security Interests [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2026-04-07 Trump’s madness. Trump’s elective War against Iran has become perhaps the greatest single blunder any U.S. president has ever made in our 250 year history. Trump’s pathological habit of doubling down when he’s in trouble, coupled with his unprovoked attacking of a large country of 100 million the size of Texas that controls passage of close to 25% of the world’s oil supply, is without any historical rival in shear narcissistic stupidity. Who’s the Paper Tiger Now? It’s not NATO that, in Trump’s own words, is a paper tiger. It’s Trump himself. A nuclear powered paper tiger x 10,000 nukes. All we really have is the power to destroy human civilization for the next 10,000 years and perhaps our planet itself. Iran Holds All the Cards Who’s the paper tiger now? Now I’m not a supporter of the present repressive Iranian regime, but they did not begin the present War and are literally daring Trump to set fire to the Middle East and our own vital oil supply because of the attacks. They hold all the cards, and Trump has no path to achieve victory. Trump’s only card is to destroy large tracks of infrastructure in Iran, and thereby also watch as Iran uses low tech weaponry to set fire to the U.S. and the West’s own main energy supply infrastructure which fuels both our economies. In practice we no longer hold any power cards, but we do hold a Trump suicide card. Trump has exposed for all the word to see, both his ultimate limits of power and those of the U.S. military. This lesson, will be incorporated into all strategies to dislodge and defeat Trump. The Limits of WWII War Technology Exposed Drone damage in Moscow by one sent by Ukraine. The U.S. (minus Mr. Trump apparently) is now learning the limitations of the super expensive but deadly military toys that Trump plays with that were created at a cost of many trillions of dollars. So as Russia been exposed, now facing stalemate and possible defeat by Ukraine armies of drones, costing a mere hundreds of dollars each. An able to strike thousands of miles away in Moscow, and also destroy multi-million dollar ships in the black sea. Or as the U.S. is finding out, low tech weaponry can perpetually block oil tankers from passing through the Straits of Harmoz. We’re Also at Risk It pains me to think that drone attacks by some of our many enemies are now even likely in America. Partly due as well to Mr. Putin’s arrogant stupidity in offering up his nation as a living targets for drone counter attacks. Trump was not First It must be admitted that our attacking countries all over the world at will and at whim did not start with Mr. Trump. The U.S. government has long declared the right to attack any country or group within any country with lethal weaponry. We cynically call them targeted killings and not murders or assassinations. Those in most other countries would call them terror attacks. They may or may not be justifiable, the latter being so in Osama Bin Laden’s case. But they also set a precedent set long before the days of Bin Laden, set by us as well as our adversaries. Most of the time we do not have government clarity on the justification for these ‘targeted killings.’ The Death of Right vs. Wrong Will Trump decompensate and order the unthinkable? Will anyone stop him? Recent events have further blurred the lines between a justifiable response in a given situation and terrorism, and between right and wrong. Wars are no longer even declared, just launched. As were the undeclared wars launched by America in 2026 on Iran this year, including the deliberate assassinaton of it’s leader, Ali Khamenei, his daughter, granddaughter, son-in-law and daughter-in-law. As well as the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela and the oil blockade against Cuba, also this year. In summary, our own behavior has further blurred the distinctions between acts of self defense and terrorism and between right and wrong. Somehow claiming to immunize friendly governments and our own for performing the same type of attacks by individuals and extra national groups commonly referred to as ‘the terrorists.’ American security interests, our democracy and our reputation have been severely comprised by the Trump regime. Perhaps beyond repair. Who Will Stop Him Now? Trump is completely decompensating as Iran calls this Bully’s bluff. The danger for American interests consists in what Trump will do now that he has completely lost his mind? 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