The impact of Trump’s Iran war on US politics and economy
With none of his goals achieved after 100 days, there is widespread admission within the United States that President Donald Trump's decision to attack Iran was the wrong decision.
Well, I think it's ridiculous, and the US looks about as bad as we can look. I mean, we're the aggressor.
It's a chosen war; we didn't have to do it, but we did.
I don't own a car, so I can't vouch for gas prices, but I understand it's, you know, is this more money that people have to pay that they can't put in their savings account.
Member of Public 01
What began as the mass assassination of Iranian leadership and the assumption of a weekend conflict has turned into the end of the longstanding assumption of US and Israeli military supremacy, which has changed not only southwest Asia and the future of the Zionist occupation of Palestine, but the entire world.
I think it's gone as that expected it was going to happen, of like no results, like really haven't gotten any real concessions out of it.
It's like the Trump administration is still trying to reach back to that original JCPOA agreement without really reaching any real results.
It's been 100 days, could have gotten free health care.
Member of Public 02
Consider just some of the major effects of losing the war: losing control of the Strait of Hormuz, the highest bond yield since 2007, a 40% surge in oil prices, inflation leaping 50% in the US from 2.4% at the end of February to 3.8% at the end of April.
The new red line of no more Israeli mass murder in Lebanon, and the undeniable strengthening at home and abroad of the system voted into power by the popular Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979.
All the problems are happening right now in the states, and all the prices are crazy right now, Trump said that everything will be lower, like with all the things that he said, and everything has been lies, like everything is being conflicts, everything is being like crazy things that are happening in the states that are damaging the states, like many persons cannot pay groceries now, cannot pay gas. [sic]
Member of Public 03
The impact on Trump himself has been seismic; since he began the war, his approval rating has plunged 10 points, or 25% overall.
His erratic daily bluster now has even less credibility. His so-called America First agenda has been proven to be just like that of his predecessors, Israel First.
The public has so turned against Trump that the recently discredited Democrats are now polling to control both houses of Congress, which would gut Trump's chances to enact his domestic agenda.
I can't think of a single reason why we would be in this conflict for other than for the interest of the state of Israel, and they're trying to expand their influence outside of Israel and the greater Israel project, so I mean, for Americans it's like this is ridiculous.
Member of Public 04
While a losing war is rarely popular, polls continue to show that the war on Iran is the most unpopular war in modern American history, probably because it is widely perceived as not serving the needs of the average American.
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