@MattMorseTV Are you able to condemn the statement made, regardless of whether he acts on it?
Or are you going to just gaslight everyone into thinking this is something the president should say?
@benjamincowen Oh look Ben prefers that a tyrannical regime can hang its citizens for speech about freedom, repress its female populace and have a nuclear weapon
@MelMattison1 Bluster as negotiation for sure
You think this happens to be the first time anyone has taljed him into something? Because it would be. This take stinks of bias on your part
This just sniffed as a bluff to me. No great reason. Just my read. I think he’ll do something minor tonight. But doesn’t want to go over the edge.
My guess: He was high after Venezuela and let Bibi, et al. talk him into a massive mistake.
That said, at this point he realizes that. Hence, he is portraying insanity and bluffing now. Not sure about this. Maybe 10-20% chance he is a true Israeli captive.
But I think base case has to be.: This is bluster.
To me, that seems to be the consensus market perception as well. Hence we are not collapsing.
@benjamincowen Kicking the can down the road is a worse policy. We should just tell them "Don't" and send them piles of cash and then we wouldn't be here. Oh, wait...
Iran is roughly 636,000 square miles in size (slightly larger than Alaska), has 93M people & ranks 17th in size globally. You could fit over 3 Iraq’s within its borders. Let’s hope for a cease-fire & peace agreement. 💯
Historians and political scientists note that effective presidents often exhibit leadership qualities like confidence, optimism, communication skills, and the ability to unify (or at least rally a significant portion of the country). In crises (economic downturns, wars, disasters), people naturally look to the president to project stability and restore public trust. The president is the only elected official representing all Americans, which carries an expectation of being a unifying figure in theory.
Ok, there’s something going on here. This guy can’t be well. This is his Easter morning post??? “Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards” and “Praise be to Allah.” ??
If your quant who has been bullish on BTC from $126k to $60k is dunking on people because of this candle, then you need to find a new quant.
Bitcoin has *always* rallied in the first week of March in midterm years.