🇺🇸 🇮🇷 The people cheering for strikes on Iranian energy plants aren't the ones paying at the pump Blow up oil infrastructure in the Gulf and the bill shows up in every American driveway within weeks, and fmr. U.S. National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent says the hawks
Why now
Thesis: War hawks ignore pump-price blowback
Catalyst to watch: Actual strike on Iranian energy assets
Main risk: Opinion piece, no policy decision yet
Why it matters
Strikes on Gulf energy infrastructure would transmit to pump prices, feeding inflation and consumer strain.
Details
🇺🇸 🇮🇷 The people cheering for strikes on Iranian energy plants aren't the ones paying at the pump Blow up oil infrastructure in the Gulf and the bill shows up in every American driveway within weeks, and fmr. U.S. National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent says the hawks keep skipping that part. Voters walked away from endless foreign wars once already, and doubling down on the same policy they rejected is a strange way to win them back. November is where this lands, with gas prices on the ballot whether anyone likes it or not. @joekent16jan19
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