@AuclairsDad To be fair. the admin has been trying to obfuscate this as well. There is a difference between natsec security of supply vs economics. They keep saying we don't use Hormuz, which is correct but doesn't matter economically.
@AuclairsDad Imagine Russia with this. I imagine the West would have much less hesitancy obliterating these directly than killing actual Russians. Our destructive capacity becomes unconstrained when we’re destroying robots.
@AuclairsDad France and Germany get into these spats over EU leadership that we will never understand. Just like euros can't understand domestic US politics.
@AuclairCapital There has to be narrative fatigue from his supporters. Even if his erratic actions have a "plan", having to support one extreme then disavow it the next has got to be exhausting.
@AuclairCapital I think the gold thesis makes sense now. Just unsure how it applies to 2008 since it was already in a secular bull trend for years. Post 2008 gold popping was clearly indicative of something breaking. Especially since gold dropped after Euro crisis passed in 2011.