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Trump Is Down to Four Bad Options

March 23, 2026 Buck Banks

“Mr Trump’s defenders insist that his rhetorical gymnastics are part of the plan: the president is keeping his options open, and keeping Iran on its toes. To almost everyone else it is clear that America entered this war with a flawed strategy, starting with its failure to anticipate that Iran would close the strait. … With the fighting entering a fourth week, Mr Trump has four options for how to proceed. He can talk, leave, continue or escalate. If he has not yet chosen one, it is because none of them are good.”

And here we thought the Iran War was happening way over there,
In the Middle East, half a world away, so … nothing to fear.
Then the State Department had to blurt
A terrifying Worldwide Caution Alert,
Because, as it turns out, Americans aren’t safe on earth anywhere.

Most Americans Believe Trump Will Send Troops to War in Iran

March 21, 2026 Buck Banks

65%

“Some ?65% of Americans believe President Donald Trump will order troops into a large-scale ground war in Iran and ?just 7% support that idea, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Strait of Newt

March 20, 2026 Buck Banks

Need a way around the Strait of Hormuz? Just ask Newt Gingrich.
We assume he didn’t know his repost was satire, which is rich.
He suggested dropping a few megatons,
And BOOM! Hormuz problem be gone!
Then you’d have a deep, wide and only slightly radioactive ditch.

Most Say Trump’s Economy Is Getting Worse

March 20, 2026 Buck Banks

59%

A new Economist/YouGov Poll finds 59% of Americans say the economy is getting worse.

Destroy and Deal Doctrine

March 14, 2026 Buck Banks

As Trump & Co. press their war on Iran with relentless zeal,
Trump finds Marco Rubio’s “power free of principle” has appeal.
Rubio is taking his brand of neoconservatism,
And merging it with Trump’s transactionalism,
Creating regime compliance — not change — a “doctrine of destroy and deal.”

U.S. Sets $10 Million Bounty of Iran Leaders

March 14, 2026 Buck Banks

$10 million

“The United States said it was offering up to $10 million, and the potential opportunity to relocate, for information on the whereabouts of 10 senior Islamic Republic leaders,” CBS News reports.

Ossoff: Trump’s Handling of the Iran War Is a ‘Disgrace’

March 14, 2026 Buck Banks

“When American service members killed in action are returning to the United States in flagged-draped coffins, and even more Americans have lost limbs or suffered terrible brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this White House treats war like a game, and it’s a disgrace.”

— Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), on X.

Russia Is Cashing in on Trump’s War

March 13, 2026 Buck Banks

$150 million

“Russia is earning as much as $150 million a day in extra budget revenues from its oil sales, making it the biggest winner from the conflict in the Middle East,” the Financial Times reports.

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Trump Is Down to Four Bad Options

— The Economist

Here, There, Everywhere

Most Americans Believe Trump Will Send Troops to War in Iran

65%

“Some ?65% of Americans believe President Donald Trump will order troops into a large-scale ground war in Iran and ?just 7% support that idea, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Strait of Newt

Most Say Trump’s Economy Is Getting Worse

59%

A new Economist/YouGov Poll finds 59% of Americans say the economy is getting worse.

Destroy and Deal Doctrine

U.S. Sets $10 Million Bounty of Iran Leaders

$10 million

“The United States said it was offering up to $10 million, and the potential opportunity to relocate, for information on the whereabouts of 10 senior Islamic Republic leaders,” CBS News reports.

Ossoff: Trump’s Handling of the Iran War Is a ‘Disgrace’

“When American service members killed in action are returning to the United States in flagged-draped coffins, and even more Americans have lost limbs or suffered terrible brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this White House treats war like a game, and it’s a disgrace.”

— Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), on X.

Russia Is Cashing in on Trump’s War

$150 million

“Russia is earning as much as $150 million a day in extra budget revenues from its oil sales, making it the biggest winner from the conflict in the Middle East,” the Financial Times reports.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”

— The Economist

65%

“Some ?65% of Americans believe President Donald Trump will order troops into a large-scale ground war in Iran and ?just 7% support that idea, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

“We’re over here just grinding away on banger memes, dude. There’s an entertainment factor to what we do. But ultimately, it boils down to the fact that no one has ever attempted to communicate with the American public this way before.”

— A senior White House official, quoted by Politico, on producing TikTok-style videos to promote the Iran war.

59%

A new Economist/YouGov Poll finds 59% of Americans say the economy is getting worse.

$10 million

“The United States said it was offering up to $10 million, and the potential opportunity to relocate, for information on the whereabouts of 10 senior Islamic Republic leaders,” CBS News reports.

“When American service members killed in action are returning to the United States in flagged-draped coffins, and even more Americans have lost limbs or suffered terrible brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this White House treats war like a game, and it’s a disgrace.”

— Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), on X.

$150 million

“Russia is earning as much as $150 million a day in extra budget revenues from its oil sales, making it the biggest winner from the conflict in the Middle East,” the Financial Times reports.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%