
geopolitical speedrunself own simulatorunhinged foreign policycontradiction loop
declared victory 9 times, oil still fucked, everyone's confused
> Be Trump
> Start a war of aggression for a foreign country
> Disrupt the global oil market, which was the most predictable consequence of this war
> Iranians do the most obvious thing that prevented all previous US administrations from going to war with Iran
> Declare victory 9 times in two weeks
> You win, but still can't unblock the Strait of Hormuz
> Start questioning if you even need to be there doing the thing that would stabilize the oil market because you got plenty of oil yourself
> Who cares if it affects other countries?
> Realize that it also definitely affects yours as well
> Release strategic oil reserves to try to stabilize the oil price
> Demand other countries, including China, help you to undo this dumb thing you did for a foreign country
> No dice
> Threaten NATO with dire consequences for non-compliance in your war of choice nobody but Israel and you wanted
> French send some ships, but "for defensive posture to protect their assets"
> Take your most prized aircraft carriers further away from Iran
> Oil is still above $100
> Declare that you decimated Iran again
> Winning yuuuuugely