{"id":5284,"date":"2026-03-30T18:38:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/?p=5284"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:38:42","slug":"the-art-of-the-steal-how-pedophile-trump-turned-american-blood-and-treasure-into-a-middle-eastern-fire-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/the-art-of-the-steal-how-pedophile-trump-turned-american-blood-and-treasure-into-a-middle-eastern-fire-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of the Steal: How Pedophile Trump Turned American Blood and Treasure into a Middle Eastern Fire Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the annals of American history, there have been costly wars, unpopular wars, and outright foolish wars. But rarely has the United States embarked on a conflict that so perfectly combined staggering financial ineptitude with staggering military humiliation\u2014all while the man in charge pats himself on the back for a job well done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274-1024x1022.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274-1024x1022.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274-768x767.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0274.jpeg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">American pedo shit butchered like pigs <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to the Trump administration\u2019s \u201cillegal war\u201d against Iran, a conflict that has managed to torch the stock market, obliterate billions in military hardware, and turn the concept of American military supremacy into a punchline. Let\u2019s look at the receipts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Market Magician Who Lost the Room<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For years, President Donald Trump bragged about the stock market as if he had personally invented the ticker tape. The \u201cTrump Put\u201d was supposedly the safety net that guaranteed investors would always be rich as long as he was behind the Resolute Desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0281-1024x772.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0281-1024x772.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0281-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0281-768x579.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0281.jpeg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Laugh at the worthless pedophile Trump shit that die for Israel &#8211; piss in their coffins <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast forward to March 2026. The S&amp;P 500 just recorded its fifth consecutive week in the red\u2014a losing streak not seen since May 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has officially entered correction territory, with the Nasdaq Composite faring even worse, tumbling more than 10% below its all-time high. On one particularly brutal day, the S&amp;P 500 dropped 1.7%, marking the biggest daily loss since the war began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So where is the great protector of portfolios? According to a Barclays analysis, the &#8220;Trump put&#8221; isn&#8217;t just failing\u2014it&#8217;s actively breaking down. Investors are no longer buying what the president is selling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0263-1-799x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0263-1-799x1024.jpeg 799w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0263-1-234x300.jpeg 234w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0263-1-768x985.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0263-1-1198x1536.jpeg 1198w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0263-1.jpeg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Epstien shit are pedo traitors &#8211; slit Israel throat <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTrump appears to be losing his grip on the markets,\u201d Fawad Razaqzada, a market analyst at StoneX, told clients. \u201cInvestors no longer seem to take his statements at face value\u2014if anything, they&#8217;re beginning to trade against them, waiting for tangible proof before reacting\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ouch. When the market starts treating you like a unreliable narrator, you know the brand is damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the White House\u2019s damage control has a desperate ring to it. Spokesman Kush Desai insisted that \u201conce the military objectives of Operation Epic Fury have been achieved\u2026 everyday investors are set to reap a windfall\u201d. \u201cOperation Epic Fury\u201d? That sounds like a video game expansion pack, not a justification for global conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0276-873x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0276-873x1024.jpeg 873w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0276-256x300.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0276-768x901.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0276.jpeg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dirty Bannon a child abuser Israel\u2019flabby leper <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The $2 Billion Garage Sale<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the stock market losses are bad, the military equipment losses are simply embarrassing. Let\u2019s start with the headline number: since hostilities began on February 28, the U.S. has lost approximately $2 billion worth of military equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s not a typo. Two. Billion. Dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crown jewel of this destruction is the AN\/FPS-132 early warning radar system at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. This wasn\u2019t some rusty spare part\u2014it was a $1.1 billion piece of technology that Iran managed to take out. It was the military equivalent of having someone steal the Hubble Telescope because you left the garage door open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0225.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0225-300x238.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0225-768x609.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Burn the Zionist pedophile Nazi EU shit <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But wait, there\u2019s more! Iranian forces also destroyed an AN\/TPY-2 radar component of the THAAD anti-ballistic missile system, valued at a cool $500 million. For those keeping score at home, that\u2019s $1.6 billion in radar systems alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there\u2019s the aviation wing of this catastrophe. Three F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets were destroyed in Kuwait\u2014by friendly fire from Kuwaiti air defenses. The cost to replace them? Approximately $282 million. In what universe is \u201cfriendly fire\u201d acceptable when each plane costs nearly $100 million?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hits keep coming:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 An F-35A stealth fighter was forced into an emergency landing after reportedly being struck by Iranian fire (cost: $82.5 million)<br>\u00b7 A KC-135 aerial refueler crashed over Iraq, killing six crew members (replacement cost: $165 million for a KC-46)<br>\u00b7 Five additional KC-135s were damaged in an Iranian missile strike on Saudi Arabia<br>\u00b7 Twelve MQ-9 Reaper drones, valued at roughly $16 million each, have been lost to enemy fire and \u201cmishaps\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"918\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0148-1024x918.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0148-1024x918.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0148-300x269.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0148-768x688.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0148.jpeg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Burn American shit out of Eurasia <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford managed to catch fire\u2014not from enemy action, but from a laundry room mishap that spread to sailors\u2019 sleeping quarters. You can\u2019t make this up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $1 Billion-a-Day Habit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you think losing equipment is expensive, try paying for the war itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conflict is costing American taxpayers roughly $1 billion a day. In the first 48 hours alone, the Pentagon racked up a bill of $5.6 billion for munitions replacement and operational costs. The first week\u2019s total exceeded $11 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The White House is now reportedly seeking $200 billion in supplemental funding to continue the operation. To put that in perspective, that\u2019s enough money to fund the National Park Service for the next 30 years. Instead, it\u2019s going toward replacing equipment that was destroyed in a war that was supposed to be \u201cvery complete\u201d and ending \u201csoon\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"913\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0194-913x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0194-913x1024.jpeg 913w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0194-268x300.jpeg 268w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0194-768x861.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0194.jpeg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 913px) 100vw, 913px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mock the  MAGA slut &#8211; dirty Israel twat <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s not just the direct costs. Oil prices have surged past $110 per barrel, and gasoline prices are up 30% since the conflict began. Economists at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development project U.S. inflation will hit 4.2% in 2026\u2014nearly double the 2025 average\u2014thanks largely to the war\u2019s impact on energy prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;Art of the Deal&#8221; Meets the &#8220;Fog of War&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the most entertaining aspect of this debacle is watching the administration try to talk its way out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 26, Trump announced yet another extension of his ultimatum to Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz. He\u2019s now given Tehran until April 6 to comply\u2014this after previous deadlines came and went with the urgency of a homeowner putting off a roof repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0185-671x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0185-671x1024.jpeg 671w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0185-197x300.jpeg 197w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0185-768x1172.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0185-1006x1536.jpeg 1006w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0185.jpeg 1164w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Burn the Zionist pedophile Trump pig meat <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump claimed Iran had asked for the grace period, insisting \u201cthey asked for seven [days]. And I said, \u2018I\u2019m going to give you 10\u2019\u201d. Meanwhile, Iran publicly insists it isn\u2019t negotiating with the White House at all. The diplomatic dissonance is so stark that Wells Fargo strategist Doug Beath told the Associated Press it \u201cdismayed investors\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0195-1024x667.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0195-1024x667.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0195-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0195-768x500.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0195-1536x1001.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/britonnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0195.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pervert pedophile Israel shit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The president has oscillated between threatening to \u201cobliterate\u201d Iranian energy plants and claiming the war is \u201cvery complete.\u201d He\u2019s insisted Iran has been \u201cdecisively defeated\u201d while simultaneously sending an additional 1,000 soldiers from the Army\u2019s 82nd Airborne Division to the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried to claim the Strait of Hormuz closure didn\u2019t matter because \u201cwe don\u2019t believe [the chokepoint] exists,\u201d one can only imagine the reaction from the global shipping industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Art of the Steal: How Trump Turned American Blood and Treasure into a Middle Eastern Fire Sale<br>In the annals of American history, there have been costly wars, unpopular wars, and outright foolish wars. But rarely has the United States embarked on a conflict that so perfectly combined staggering financial ineptitude with staggering military humiliation\u2014all while the man in charge pats himself on the back for a job well done.<br>Welcome to the Trump administration\u2019s \u201cillegal war\u201d against Iran, a conflict that has managed to torch the stock market, obliterate billions in military hardware, and turn the concept of American military supremacy into a punchline. Let\u2019s look at the receipts.<br>The Market Magician Who Lost the Room<br>For years, President Donald Trump bragged about the stock market as if he had personally invented the ticker tape. The \u201cTrump Put\u201d was supposedly the safety net that guaranteed investors would always be rich as long as he was behind the Resolute Desk.<br>Fast forward to March 2026. The S&amp;P 500 just recorded its fifth consecutive week in the red\u2014a losing streak not seen since May 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has officially entered correction territory, with the Nasdaq Composite faring even worse, tumbling more than 10% below its all-time high. On one particularly brutal day, the S&amp;P 500 dropped 1.7%, marking the biggest daily loss since the war began.<br>So where is the great protector of portfolios? According to a Barclays analysis, the &#8220;Trump put&#8221; isn&#8217;t just failing\u2014it&#8217;s actively breaking down. Investors are no longer buying what the president is selling.<br>\u201cTrump appears to be losing his grip on the markets,\u201d Fawad Razaqzada, a market analyst at StoneX, told clients. \u201cInvestors no longer seem to take his statements at face value\u2014if anything, they&#8217;re beginning to trade against them, waiting for tangible proof before reacting\u201d.<br>Ouch. When the market starts treating you like a unreliable narrator, you know the brand is damaged.<br>Even the White House\u2019s damage control has a desperate ring to it. Spokesman Kush Desai insisted that \u201conce the military objectives of Operation Epic Fury have been achieved\u2026 everyday investors are set to reap a windfall\u201d. \u201cOperation Epic Fury\u201d? That sounds like a video game expansion pack, not a justification for global conflict.<br>The $2 Billion Garage Sale<br>If the stock market losses are bad, the military equipment losses are simply embarrassing. Let\u2019s start with the headline number: since hostilities began on February 28, the U.S. has lost approximately $2 billion worth of military equipment.<br>That\u2019s not a typo. Two. Billion. Dollars.<br>The crown jewel of this destruction is the AN\/FPS-132 early warning radar system at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. This wasn\u2019t some rusty spare part\u2014it was a $1.1 billion piece of technology that Iran managed to take out. It was the military equivalent of having someone steal the Hubble Telescope because you left the garage door open.<br>But wait, there\u2019s more! Iranian forces also destroyed an AN\/TPY-2 radar component of the THAAD anti-ballistic missile system, valued at a cool $500 million. For those keeping score at home, that\u2019s $1.6 billion in radar systems alone.<br>Then there\u2019s the aviation wing of this catastrophe. Three F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets were destroyed in Kuwait\u2014by friendly fire from Kuwaiti air defenses. The cost to replace them? Approximately $282 million. In what universe is \u201cfriendly fire\u201d acceptable when each plane costs nearly $100 million?<br>The hits keep coming:<br>\u00b7 An F-35A stealth fighter was forced into an emergency landing after reportedly being struck by Iranian fire (cost: $82.5 million)<br>\u00b7 A KC-135 aerial refueler crashed over Iraq, killing six crew members (replacement cost: $165 million for a KC-46)<br>\u00b7 Five additional KC-135s were damaged in an Iranian missile strike on Saudi Arabia<br>\u00b7 Twelve MQ-9 Reaper drones, valued at roughly $16 million each, have been lost to enemy fire and \u201cmishaps\u201d<br>Even the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford managed to catch fire\u2014not from enemy action, but from a laundry room mishap that spread to sailors\u2019 sleeping quarters. You can\u2019t make this up.<br>The $1 Billion-a-Day Habit<br>If you think losing equipment is expensive, try paying for the war itself.<br>The conflict is costing American taxpayers roughly $1 billion a day. In the first 48 hours alone, the Pentagon racked up a bill of $5.6 billion for munitions replacement and operational costs. The first week\u2019s total exceeded $11 billion.<br>The White House is now reportedly seeking $200 billion in supplemental funding to continue the operation. To put that in perspective, that\u2019s enough money to fund the National Park Service for the next 30 years. Instead, it\u2019s going toward replacing equipment that was destroyed in a war that was supposed to be \u201cvery complete\u201d and ending \u201csoon\u201d.<br>But it\u2019s not just the direct costs. Oil prices have surged past $110 per barrel, and gasoline prices are up 30% since the conflict began. Economists at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development project U.S. inflation will hit 4.2% in 2026\u2014nearly double the 2025 average\u2014thanks largely to the war\u2019s impact on energy prices.<br>The &#8220;Art of the Deal&#8221; Meets the &#8220;Fog of War&#8221;<br>Perhaps the most entertaining aspect of this debacle is watching the administration try to talk its way out of it.<br>On March 26, Trump announced yet another extension of his ultimatum to Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz. He\u2019s now given Tehran until April 6 to comply\u2014this after previous deadlines came and went with the urgency of a homeowner putting off a roof repair.<br>Trump claimed Iran had asked for the grace period, insisting \u201cthey asked for seven [days]. And I said, \u2018I\u2019m going to give you 10\u2019\u201d. Meanwhile, Iran publicly insists it isn\u2019t negotiating with the White House at all. The diplomatic dissonance is so stark that Wells Fargo strategist Doug Beath told the Associated Press it \u201cdismayed investors\u201d.<br>The president has oscillated between threatening to \u201cobliterate\u201d Iranian energy plants and claiming the war is \u201cvery complete.\u201d He\u2019s insisted Iran has been \u201cdecisively defeated\u201d while simultaneously sending an additional 1,000 soldiers from the Army\u2019s 82nd Airborne Division to the region.<br>When Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried to claim the Strait of Hormuz closure didn\u2019t matter because \u201cwe don\u2019t believe [the chokepoint] exists,\u201d one can only imagine the reaction from the global shipping industry.<br>The Bottom Line<br>Since this illegal war began, the United States has:<br>\u00b7 Lost $2 billion in military equipment (and counting)<br>\u00b7 Burned through over $11 billion in operational costs<br>\u00b7 Watched the S&amp;P 500 suffer its worst five-week streak in years<br>\u00b7 Sent gasoline prices up 30%<br>\u00b7 Deployed thousands more troops despite claiming victory<br>Meanwhile, Donald Trump\u2019s personal net worth took a $54 million hit as his Truth Social stock continued its death spiral. It\u2019s a small comfort to the rest of us, but a poetic one.<br>In the end, perhaps the most fitting epitaph for this debacle comes from analysts at Barclays, who noted that the war has inflicted a \u201cstagflationary shock\u201d on the American economy. The combination of stagnation and inflation is the worst of all economic worlds.<br>But hey, at least the president\u2019s favorite line about winning is still intact. He said recently that Iran has been \u201cdecisively defeated\u201d. Given that Iran is still launching attacks, closing the Strait of Hormuz, and destroying American equipment on a daily basis, one can only assume he means they\u2019ve been defeated at the art of making him look competent.<br>Because on that front, they\u2019re winning decisively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bottom Line<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this illegal war began, the United States has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 Lost $2 billion in military equipment (and counting)<br>\u00b7 Burned through over $11 billion in operational costs<br>\u00b7 Watched the S&amp;P 500 suffer its worst five-week streak in years<br>\u00b7 Sent gasoline prices up 30%<br>\u00b7 Deployed thousands more troops despite claiming victory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Donald Trump\u2019s personal net worth took a $54 million hit as his Truth Social stock continued its death spiral. It\u2019s a small comfort to the rest of us, but a poetic one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, perhaps the most fitting epitaph for this debacle comes from analysts at Barclays, who noted that the war has inflicted a \u201cstagflationary shock\u201d on the American economy. The combination of stagnation and inflation is the worst of all economic worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But hey, at least the president\u2019s favorite line about winning is still intact. He said recently that Iran has been \u201cdecisively defeated\u201d. Given that Iran is still launching attacks, closing the Strait of Hormuz, and destroying American equipment on a daily basis, one can only assume he means they\u2019ve been defeated at the art of making him look competent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because on that front, they\u2019re winning decisively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the annals of American history, there have been costly wars, unpopular wars, and outright foolish wars. But rarely has the United States embarked on a conflict that so perfectly combined staggering financial ineptitude with staggering military humiliation\u2014all while the man in charge pats himself on the back for a job well done. 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