It is now three months since the US and Israel began a war against Iran, on February 28, 2026.
Nothing positive has been achieved, and much that is negative has occurred, including:
Massive inflation in the US and worldwide
The Blocking of the Strait of Hormuz
The loss of many lives in the Middle East
The stiffening of the new leadership in Iran
The undermining of the Republican Party in the upcoming Midterm Elections of 2026
The growing incoherence and instability of Donald Trump
While the leadership of Iran was changed, there is no indication that any progress has been made to prevent development of nuclear weapons, and to stop Iranian uranium enrichment.
The budgetary cost of the war has escalated, with the minimum acknowledged as $29 Billion, but much more as this indecisive situation, with no clear resolution, continues.
Once again, sadly, the United States has been dragged into a long range quagmire, that will be very costly, and add massively to the national debt.
How aid cuts are hampering the frontline response to the Ebola crisis
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/31/nx-s1-5839197/ebola-crisis-outbreak-misinformation-democratic-republic-congo-uganda
This is the fault of Trump, Musk, etc.
The United Ststes has incurred a lot of debt in the 20 years being in Afghanistan with no positive redults, and now the current clamity in Iran.
For Iran to win this action with the United States… is simply to survive.
The Trump Administration is now asking for supplemental spending request of roughly $`200 billion for the ill thought out and executed U.S. military operations in Iran, that the Pentagon is saying they are needing just simply to continue.
Projections estimate that President Trump’s policies could add between $3.8 trillion and $5.5 trillion to the federal deficit over the decade, with the overall national debt on track to grow by over $20 trillion by 2036, pushing the total national debt past $64 trillion dollars.
This is the kind of stuff and numbers that destroys a Nation..
Macron says French navy has boarded Russia-linked oil tanker in Atlantic
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/macron-french-navy-boarded-russia-linked-oil-tanker-atlantic
Hahaha. What a joke.
Short on growth ideas, Putin hosts fifth wartime ‘Russian Davos’
https://www.reuters.com/business/short-growth-ideas-putin-hosts-fifth-wartime-russian-davos-2026-06-01/
Diplomacy in decline
“Roughly 2,000 U.S. diplomats have been laid off or forced to retire, taking with them decades of institutional knowledge, crisis response experience and highly specialized language skills.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/diplomacy-decline-rcna347563
U.S. Military Is Quietly Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/business/us-military-guides-strait-of-hormuz.html
Iran and US trade strikes, Kuwait comes under fire as diplomacy drags on
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-says-it-struck-iranian-military-sites-tehran-responds-with-air-base-attack-2026-06-01/
Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2l2yl7r8r2o
Iran’s reopened underground missile sites show limits of US bombing plan
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/31/us/iran-tunnels-reopened-us-strategy-bombing-invs
U.S. push for Lebanon ceasefire stalls as Israel eyes Beirut strikes
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/lebanon-ceasefire-rubio-beirut-attacks
Israel seizes strategic castle in deepest incursion into Lebanon in 26 years
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/31/israel-pursuing-scorced-earth-policy-says-lebanon-pm-as-more-airstrikes-hit-countrys-south
Trump’s Iran peace deal pits Republican vs. Republican
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5901912-trump-iran-peace-deal-senate-republicans/
Colombia presidential runoff pits leftist senator against pro-Trump rival
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w2xvwq8g9o
Utterly appalling.
Diabetic immigrant released from detention after 10 months experienced “excruciating pain,” attorney says
https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/05/31/diabetic-immigrant-detention-release/
Two US political commentators banned from entering UK
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/01/us-political-commentators-say-banned-entering-uk-cenk-uygur-hasan-piker
They have the right to say what they have to say, but I don’t particularly like what they have to say.
Disgraceful.
Children “held like criminals” inside ICE detention center
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/children-held-like-criminals-inside-ice-detention-center/
Exclusive: Power struggles and paralysis: Inside FEMA’s lost year as storm season approaches
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/31/politics/fema-noem-disaster-funds
Here Are the Adversaries Trump Has Threatened and Prosecuted
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-prosecutions-visual-guide-ef488d01
Horrendously bad.
One by one, U.S. civil rights agency dismantles tools to fight discrimination
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/nx-s1-5827069/trump-eeoc-discrimination-dei-data