The documents show the fallout for the US in Bahrain, Indonesia and Azerbaijan as it struggles to catch up with pro-Iran messaging.
The Iran war is risking America’s global security ties and damaging its reputation, especially among the world’s Muslims, according to a set of State Department cables obtained by POLITICO.
The cables, dated Wednesday, described the fallout of the war for America’s standing in three countries in different parts of the world: Bahrain, Azerbaijan and Indonesia.
U.S. diplomats at embassies in the countries’ capitals painted damning portraits of an America under siege in multiple media spheres by pro-Iranian actors that are exceptionally agile in the digital space.
Are they though? Stocks are up at the moment, and Trump tends to chicken out of policies that hurt the stock market numbers. But, in the long term a lot of this chaos will probably hurt rich people. For example, the best students are now choosing not to study at schools in the US because of the ICE crackdowns, when they graduate they’re much less likely to work for an American company. And then there’s the long-term economic damage due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. That will probably result in years of higher prices and inflation that will hurt businesses.
Rich people tend to mostly like stability. It allows them to make long-term investments knowing that the rules won’t change before those investments pay off. Trump’s administration is anything but stable. Backing off of terrible policies when the markets react isn’t as good as not risking those stupid policies in the first place.
Yes, they’re getting some temporary wins, because Trump has gutted parts of the government that oversee or enforce rules. But, if I were a rich person I’d be very worried about the long-term damage he’s doing.