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Curbing the Kurds

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Buck Banks

After a short week of bombing — BOOM! — Iran Problem solved!
Then Iran attacked everybody, now it’s too big to be resolved.
But Trump wants to keep the Kurds in Iraq,
To prevent a strategic flank attack.
Said Trump: “This war’s complicated enough without getting the Kurds involved.”

Creating a ‘Toxic Problem’ for the Midterms

March 9, 2026 Buck Banks

“If you combine an economy that people don’t like with a prolonged war that you know nobody in his base believes they voted for, that’s a toxic problem.”

— A Trump ally, quoted by Politico.

Oil Prices May Set New High

March 9, 2026 Buck Banks

$100

“U.S. oil futures have followed their biggest weekly rise ever by surging as much as 20% in Sunday evening trading, vaulting above $100 a barrel for the first time since war in Europe rattled energy markets in 2022,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Most Americans Disapprove of Trump’s War with Iran

March 6, 2026 Buck Banks

56%

G. Elliot Morris: “According to a simple average of new high-quality surveys, 38% of Americans approve and 49% disapprove of U.S. military action in Iran. … When ignoring ‘don’t know’ respondents, 56% disapprove.”

It’s Not Just the Iran War, It’s the Economic Crisis

March 6, 2026 Buck Banks

“In its war against Iran, the White House has already failed: to offer evidence that the country posed a direct threat to Americans; to provide a consistent justification for the attack; or to explain under what terms the conflict might end. … Now the evidence is piling up that this rather unjustified and thoroughly unexplained war could very likely lead to an energy crisis, just as the US economy is showing new signs of weakness …. Surely, one thing the US economy doesn’t need right now is a war of choice shutting down a major trade route, blowing up oil markets, and driving up the cost of energy for Americans, just as the labor market seizes up.”

— Derek Thompson

The Soulless Defense Secretary

March 6, 2026 Buck Banks

“The defense secretary [Pete Hegseth] appears unable to approach matters of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.”

— Peter Wehner

Mission Inexplicable

March 5, 2026March 11, 2026 Buck Banks

About Donald Trump’s War on Iran, there’s something amiss,
The administration’s explanations and objectives defy analysis.
And on the topic of American casualties,
Trump commented, most callously:
“There will likely be more before it ends. That’s the way it is.”

Majority Oppose Trump’s Handling of Iran War

March 5, 2026 Buck Banks

54% to 41%

A majority of voters disapproves of how President Trump is handling the situation in Iran and believes the U.S. should not have taken military action against the country, 54% to 41%, according to a new NBC News poll. Republican pollster Bill McInturff: “This is a lower level of support than in most of the major military action that we’ve seen.”

Trump Still Trying to Spin Worst Decision Ever

March 4, 2026 Buck Banks

“If we don’t stop them or if we didn’t stop them or if we didn’t start, you would have had a nuclear war and they would have taken out many countries because you know what? They’re sick people. They’re angry, they’re sick.”

— President Trump, speaking to reporters about his decision to attack Iran.

‘America First’ Folks Don’t Like War, But They Like Winners

March 4, 2026 Buck Banks

“We understand some will reflexively oppose this, people don’t love the idea of war. But people like winners. They are drawn to it. If we do this quickly, I think it will be seen as what it is: successful.”

Tag: Trump’s War on Iran

Curbing the Kurds

Creating a ‘Toxic Problem’ for the Midterms

“If you combine an economy that people don’t like with a prolonged war that you know nobody in his base believes they voted for, that’s a toxic problem.”

— A Trump ally, quoted by Politico.

Oil Prices May Set New High

$100

“U.S. oil futures have followed their biggest weekly rise ever by surging as much as 20% in Sunday evening trading, vaulting above $100 a barrel for the first time since war in Europe rattled energy markets in 2022,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Most Americans Disapprove of Trump’s War with Iran

56%

G. Elliot Morris: “According to a simple average of new high-quality surveys, 38% of Americans approve and 49% disapprove of U.S. military action in Iran. … When ignoring ‘don’t know’ respondents, 56% disapprove.”

It’s Not Just the Iran War, It’s the Economic Crisis

— Derek Thompson

The Soulless Defense Secretary

“The defense secretary [Pete Hegseth] appears unable to approach matters of life and death with even the slightest bit of reverence or humility.”

— Peter Wehner

Mission Inexplicable

Majority Oppose Trump’s Handling of Iran War

54% to 41%

Trump Still Trying to Spin Worst Decision Ever

“If we don’t stop them or if we didn’t stop them or if we didn’t start, you would have had a nuclear war and they would have taken out many countries because you know what? They’re sick people. They’re angry, they’re sick.”

— President Trump, speaking to reporters about his decision to attack Iran.

‘America First’ Folks Don’t Like War, But They Like Winners

“We understand some will reflexively oppose this, people don’t love the idea of war. But people like winners. They are drawn to it. If we do this quickly, I think it will be seen as what it is: successful.”

— A Trump adviser, quoted by NBC News, dismissing the anger of the president’s America First base over attacking Iran.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), quoted by CNBC, on the reported settlement proposal the Justice Department has with President Trump for his lawsuit against the IRS.

“Thank you for everything you’ve done for the country. To the folks at CBS, in the words of the great Ed Murrow: Good night, and good luck, motherf**kers.”

— David Letterman, quoted by CNN, speaking to Stephen Colbert as “The Late Show” ends its 33-year run on CBS.

“They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, single payer healthcare is forever.”

— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), speaking at the University of Chicago.

Numerati

3.8%

56%

352,000

“About 352,000 Russian soldiers had died in the war against Ukraine through the end of 2025, according to a new estimate, underscoring the high cost that President Vladimir V. Putin is willing to bear to pursue his battlefield aims,” the New York Times reports.

115,000

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