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True or False: The war with Iran will end once Trump bankrupts the country (Original Post) AStern 15 hrs ago OP
Or whenever Putin says it's ok to stop. yourout 15 hrs ago #1
Which Country? canetoad 14 hrs ago #2
How can he bankrupt the US? Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #3
That will guarantee the Dan 14 hrs ago #5
No it would only guarantee Hyperinflation Fiendish Thingy 14 hrs ago #6
Hyperinflation Dan 13 hrs ago #10
False OC375 14 hrs ago #4
False ProfessorGAC 14 hrs ago #7
Bankrupting it Faux pas 14 hrs ago #8
I'm curious how Iran is staying afloat JBTaurus83 13 hrs ago #9

Fiendish Thingy

(23,021 posts)
6. No it would only guarantee Hyperinflation
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 06:44 PM
14 hrs ago

America could still pay its debts with devalued dollars, but no bankruptcy.

Dan

(5,133 posts)
10. Hyperinflation
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 07:54 PM
13 hrs ago

Sort of like Germany in the 1930s....where a wheel-barrow of money might buy a loaf of bread in the morning but not in the afternoon.

I understand what you are saying, but a part of me asks this - what is the difference?

OC375

(856 posts)
4. False
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 06:39 PM
14 hrs ago

War is profitable. Money can be printed. Opportunists can volunteer assets.

It will end when Iran is in hand, or out of the way.

ProfessorGAC

(76,575 posts)
7. False
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 06:54 PM
14 hrs ago

This war isn't going to bankrupt the country.
He's a monumental screw-up, but he can't do the impossible.

JBTaurus83

(1,286 posts)
9. I'm curious how Iran is staying afloat
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 07:45 PM
13 hrs ago

Financially. I can’t imagine the economic anxiety the poor civilians are going through.

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