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Gulf countries want Trump to end Iran war — but not yet, officials say
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 5 Comments • 3 Likes • 8 months ago
“The Saudis and Emiratis fear a deal that leaves the region less stable, and they have indicated support for an escalated campaign to force...”
MEGA-QUAGMIRE President Donald Trump has transformed a regional diplomatic dispute into a global quagmire of epic proportions. The cheerleaders will view the increasing calls to "finish the job" as some sort of validation. But the growing fear that Trump will 'cut & run' has become too...
Iran war may fracture dollar dominance, trigger ‘petroyuan’ shift: Deutsche Bank
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 2 Comments • 1 Like • 8 months ago
“Conflict risks exposing cracks in the 50-year-old petrodollar system as energy flows, geopolitics and currency alliances realign”
Has President Trump accelerated a growing problem that cannot be repaired with threats?
You'll Snort-Laugh When You Learn How Much AI Actually Added to the US Economy Last Year
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 1 Comments • 1 Like • 8 months ago
“Consensus among financial analysts increasingly centers on the fact that AI hasn't contributed anything to GDP growth.”
AI has obvious flaws that require legal CYA disclaimers. But, other than that, AI is the best thing since sliced bread. Common disclaimers: AI may provide inaccurate or misleading information. Because large language models (LLMs) are probabilistic, they can "hallucinate" or present false...
Iran can't 'win' this war. But it can force a US retreat using these 4 insurgency tactics
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 1 Comments • 1 Like • 8 months ago
“As Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan show, the US can't win wars against insurgent tactics. So, Iran just has to survive longer than the US political...”
President Trump's Vietnam 4.0. "I am convinced that by seeing this struggle through now, we are greatly reducing the chances of a much larger war—perhaps a nuclear war" -- President Lyndon B. Johnson (September 29, 1967).
Here’s what travelers need to know about ICE officers in airports
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 7 Comments • 2 Likes • 8 months ago
“Agents arrive amid TSA staffing shortages and hours-long security lines.”
So, the ICE deployment to airports is NOT intended to reduce congestion and speed the security checkpoints. ICE is only there for show. And to introduce chaos, at times.
Iraqi pro-Iran militias claim US withdrawal from Baghdad airport facility
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 6 Comments • 6 Likes • 8 months ago
“American and NATO forces have completed their withdrawal from Camp Victory near Baghdad Airport.”
All NATO personnel have left Iraq and relocated to Naples, Italy. US forces have relocated to Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq. The American section in Baghdad is now a ghost town with minimal staff and security at the US embassy. Describing the move as a 'strategic...
There’s no way to redeem Trump’s dismal second presidency
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 3 Comments • 3 Likes • 8 months ago
“The Trump presidency is over.”
Yes, President Donald Trump is a lame duck. We just don't yet know how lame he is going to be after the midterm elections. And it is easy to take potshots since Trump is such a reprehensible human being with few, if any, redeeming qualities. But using Trump's obvious flaws and weaknesses to...
