I might be overoptimistic, but it does appear as if Trump has just lost it:
1. His war of choice against Iran is an obvious disaster.
2. Trump does not know how to get out of this war, so he is stupidly escalating without chance of victory.
3. Trump has alienated all countries in the world with the exception of Israel.
4. Trump has blown up NATO & other US alliances & even with Saudi Arabia.
5. By prompting Iran to block the Strait of Hormuz, Trump has caused tremendous damage to the global economy.
6. Trump has nothing to offer the US, just cutting benefits. We are waiting for the recession caused by his war on iran.
7. He has started sacking his most loyal appointees because they are also the most incompetent. This is likely to continue.
8. Trump has put the US army in an Iranian quagmire that is likely to get much worse as competent generals protest and resign.
Trump = an incompetent & despicable US alone.— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) Apr 4, 2026
The post I might be overoptimistic, but it does appear as if Trump has just lost it: 1. His war of choice against Iran is an obvious disaster. 2. Trump does not know how to get out of this war, so he is stupidly escalating without chance of victory. 3. Trump has alienated all countries in the world with the exception of Israel. 4. Trump has blown up NATO & other US alliances & even with Saudi Arabia. 5. By prompting Iran to block the Strait of Hormuz, Trump has caused tremendous damage to the global economy. 6. Trump has nothing to offer the US, just cutting benefits. We are waiting for the recession caused by his war on iran. 7. He has started sacking his most loyal appointees because they are also first appeared on October Surprise 2016 – octobersurprise2016.org.
