US-Iran War

Donald Trump Creating Crises With Allies, Undermining US National Security

President Donald Trump’s growing unstable behavior is creating crises with America’s allies, undermining US National Security in massive ways.

The relationship with South Korea, which the US has defended ever since the Korean War, is in crisis as Trump is now calling for cutback in joint security exercises that have protected that nation from the nuclear power next day, North Korea.

The relationship with the Gulf States in the Middle East that are allies against Iran is also being threatened, most recently the threat to attack Oman, but also the growing concern of Saudi Arabia and other nations in the area to the unstable behavior of the American President.

The relationship with Canada is at its lowest point in history, with many Canadians furious at the US attitude toward them that has developed under Donald Trump.

The NATO allies in Europe are alarmed over US belligerence and hostility toward their decision to avoid involvement in the failed Iran War. And the growing threat on oil exploration in Greenland, which is opposed by that nation and its supporter, Denmark, is worrying many about the possibility of warfare between NATO and the United States.

Other nations in Asia, such as Japan, the Philippines, along with Australia and New Zealand, are working to form their own alliances of defense, with the growing lack of trust in American support.

Latin American nations are seeing Trump revive the imperialist past behavior in the hemisphere, including threats to take over the Panama Canal.

The entire international order is being upended in a dangerous manner, with Donald Trump cozying up to authoritarian leaders, including North Korea and its threat to South Korea; China and the threat to Taiwan and other Asian allies; and Russia, in its fifth year of war with Ukraine, a danger to NATO.

Shocking, Sudden Passing Of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham!

The shocking, sudden passing of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham at the age of 71 is a reminder that all of us are living in an uncertain circumstance, never knowing what our lifespan is.

An extremely controversial member of the US Senate for 24 years, and before that for 8 years in the US House of Representatives, Graham engendered both scorn and admiration for his engagement in both domestic and foreign policy controversies under five Presidents.

Graham was a close associate of Arizona Senator John McCain and a major critic of Donald Trump, telling America the harsh truth about Trump during the Presidential Election campaign of 2016.

But then, Graham “sold his soul” to Trump, and became what was regarded by many as being Trump’s “lapdog”.

Graham first became controversial when he was one of the leaders pursuing the impeachment of President Bill Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky scandal in the late 1990s.

But Graham also promoted immigration reform until Donald Trump came along and became the worst possible nativist bigot.

So Graham leaves a very mixed and controversial record, as a supporter of Ukraine against Russia, but also a massive supporter of Israel, even during the US-Gaza War that began after the October 7, 2023 Massacre.

Graham also was a major supporter of the present Iran War, which has led to great turmoil in both domestic and international affairs.

Whatever one thought of Graham’s views and policies, everyone could agree that he was an engaging, warm personality, but he faced great criticism over bowing down to Donald Trump, which would have angered his close friend, Senator McCain, who had been constantly attacked by Donald Trump.

Republican Fury At Iran Agreement Very Evident!

There is massive Republican and conservative fury at the Iran Agreement negotiated by Donald Trump’s Administration.

To many, it is clear nothing substantive was gained by the three and a half month war, and that the future situation in the Middle East Cauldron is far from stable.

Among the critics are:

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley
Former Vice President Mike Pence
Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina
Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
Senator John Cornyn of Texas
Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas
Senator Susan Collins of Maine
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton

Even Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota expressed concerns with the agreement.

And there are a long list of others, who see the Trump agreement with Iran as no better than the one negotiated by Barack Obama in 2015.

The Three “I”s–ICE, Inflation, Iran–Key Campaign Issues For Midterm Elections Of 2026!

With six months to the Midterm Elections of 2026, it is clear that Democrats have key campaign issues to emphasize, and they all begin with the letter “I”.

The outrageous abuses of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), including the death of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, but also many other abuses, and denial of basic human rights to people of color and even legal immigrants, is an issue that will not be diminished.

Inflation, the outrageous growth of the cost of living, most notably in gasoline and food prices, but also across the board in the economy, is undermining the ability of tens of millions of Americans to cope with the stresses of daily living, and denial by Trump and Republicans, or ridiculously blaming it on Joe Biden, will not make the issue go away.

The Iran War, and the undermining of international stability by Trump, starting a war that has no real end, and which threatens the Middle East and NATO long term, is an albatross around the neck of Donald Trump and Republicans, and will cost massive economic harm long term.

Additionally, the totally unhinged behavior of Donald Trump, his authoritarian attack on American democracy and the rule of law, and his outrageous attention to glorifying his own name and legacy, is an alarm bell in the night, and demands ability of a Democratic Congress to rein in his dictatorial bent.

Trump’s Public Opinion Ratings Sinking, Now 33 Percent, And Losing Major Voting Groups!

Donald Trump’s public opinion ratings are sinking, presently at 33 percent.

Major voting blocs are abandoning him, including Latinos, Asian Americans, and voters without a college degree.

Already, women voters have soured on him, and young voters of both genders are also disillusioned with him.

The rising gas prices, along with the Iran War, are causing a collapse, just as occurred 46 years ago for President Jimmy Carter, with the Iran Hostage Seizure and rising gas prices.

There could not be two Presidents more different than Carter and Trump, but they share this commonality.

More specifically, Trump has 32 percent support on Iran; 30 percent on the economy; and 23 percent on the cost of living, and 40 percent on his immigration policy.

Only in eight states does Trump have majority support—Wyoming, North Dakota, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Idaho, Tennessee, Arkansas, and South Dakota. He is underwater in all of the “Swing States”, a troubling sign for the future, as he won all of those states.

And Trump has now reached a new low in public opinion ratings, lower than right after the US Capitol Insurrection on January 6, 2021, as he was about to leave office at the end of his first term, when he had a rating of 34 percent!

Donald Trump Public Opinion Rating In Wartime Collapsing

Donald Trump’s Iran War is causing a collapse in his popularity, which already was under water.

His lack of strategy, and his reckless incitement for war, when Iran was not a direct threat anytime soon on America, is an indication of how dangerous a wartime leader he is.

Trump is attacking NATO nations for refusal to engage in a war that was not essential, and the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz is causing a massive oil and gasoline crisis, with motorists now paying one dollar more per gallon, compared to three weeks ago, when the war began.

The overall cost of living is skyrocketing, and that is bad news for Republicans in the upcoming Midterm Elections of 2026, the reason why Donald Trump is trying to interfere with the right to vote, and trying to destroy the Voting Rights Act of 1965, to fix the elections for Republicans.

Traditionally, the midterm elections always see a decline in the number of seats controlled by the President’s party, and a real landslide for Democrats looks likely, assuming Trump cannot succeed in his mission to limit the right to vote, through the proposed SAVE America Act.

The history of Presidents seeing popularity drop during wartime is stark:

Harry Truman had reached a high of 69 percent in 1949, but during the Korean War in 1952, his rating dropped to 22 percent, minus 47 points.

Lyndon B. Johnson had reached a high of 78 percent in 1963, after he succeeded the assassinated John F. Kennedy, but during the Vietnam War, his rating in 1968 dropped to 35 percent, minus 43 points.

Jimmy Carter had reached a high of 58 percent in January 1980, but in the next five months of the Iranian hostage crisis, his rating dropped to 27 percent, minus 31 points.

George W. Bush had reached a high of 90 percent after September 11, 2001, but in the midst of the Iraqi Civil War intervention in 2007, his rating dropped to 29 percent, minus 61 points.

And Joe Biden had reached a high of 56 percent in June 2021, but after the Afghanistan withdrawal in August 2021, his rating dropped to 43 percent, minus 13 points.

Trump has reached a low of 36 percent at this time, and is likely to go lower.

Lowest Public Opinion Support Of Iran War Of Any War After One Week Of Conflict!

Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran has led to the lowest public opinion rating of support for any war since World War II.

Statistics show the following, according to a NY Times survey:

World War II 1941–97 percent
Afghanistan War 2001–92 percent
Persian Gulf War 1991–82 percent
Panama Intervention 1989–80 percent
Iraq War 2003–76 percent
Korean War 1950–75 percent
Vietnam War Escalation 1965-60 percent
Kosovo Intervention 1999–58 percent
Grenada Intervention 1983–53 percent
Libya Intervention 2011–47 percent
Iran War 2026–41 percent

With no plan, no clearcut understanding why diplomacy was abandoned by Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and Marco Rubio, America is now in a crisis of rising oil and gasoline prices, and lack of support from usual allies in wartime.

And Iran is now blockading the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of all oil worldwide is transported, a major crisis!