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Uncle Joe

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Fri Mar 13, 2026, 12:03 PM Yesterday

Economist Jeffrey Sachs: U.S.-Israeli "War of Choice," Assault on U.N. Charter Could Lead to WWIII



The global economy has been rocked by the war in the Middle East, with Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatening energy flows and sending the price of oil soaring to its highest level in years. The United Nations Security Council responded to the unprovoked U.S.-Israeli war by passing a resolution this week condemning Iran — specifically for its attacks on U.S. allies in the region — while ignoring the role of the Trump administration and the Netanyahu government in instigating the bloodshed. Economist Jeffrey Sachs joins Democracy Now! to discuss the fallout of the "war of choice" and why it also constitutes an assault on the United Nations.

"This is so out of control, without any logic, any rationality, not any humane, moral, legal justification whatsoever," says Sachs. "It will lead to world war the way we're going, because we have two malignant narcissists, Netanyahu and Trump, that are leading us to disaster."
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Economist Jeffrey Sachs: U.S.-Israeli "War of Choice," Assault on U.N. Charter Could Lead to WWIII (Original Post) Uncle Joe Yesterday OP
Could? Hell, Trump lifted sanctions on Russian oil. The result of a secretive private between him and his master. KPN Yesterday #1

KPN

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1. Could? Hell, Trump lifted sanctions on Russian oil. The result of a secretive private between him and his master.
Fri Mar 13, 2026, 12:19 PM
Yesterday

What the fuck is that all about? How does that help anything but Russia and maybe any country desperate enough to buy their oil? The fat ass thinks its going to bring gas prices down enough to save his sinking fat ass. Jesus May and Joseph!

The world is so fucking destabilized by this one fat ego-asshole occupying our White House already and his accomplices in Congress and the SCOTUS , it's hard to see a way to avoid WWIII; at least so long as he and that wimpy little shit Hegseth at the helm.

God help us all!

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