Strait jacket: DJT went into this war of choice alone. He didn't consult anyone but Israel. Didn't run it by Congress or by us. STILL hasn't clearly identified the actual reason, goal or objective (no WMDs, no trying to stop a terror-supporting regime, no consistent rationale) even though the motive is obvious.

Thirteen (13) American heroes have been killed and another 200 injured. But more than 2,000 Iranians have died, making Netty VERY happy. 100 billion gallons of oil are also now stuck in the Persian Gulf.

DJT, who's somehow proud that he doesn't know history, has walked right into the timeworn escalation trap by goin' all Putin on Ukraine. We're in it for a purpose that hasn't been clearly defined. The Iranians, meanwhile, are in it for their lives -- for them, it's a holy war.

That leaves us stuck there for Allah knows how long while exposing us and the allies we have left to rapidly increasing -- and wholly unnecessary-- danger at home and around the world.

Not fake news. Fact.

In front of other people, he actually asked the Joint Chiefs chairman why they couldn't just reopen the strait.

Not fake news. He's that stupid.

The strait dope called NATO "obsolete, sloppy and fat" during a decade of insulting its countries. Now he's "demanding" that these same countries "come in and protect their own territory."

Or else what? You're gonna rename it The Strait of Trump?

Germany, China, France, Italy, Australia, Japan, the UK and South Korea essentially told him to GFH. Iran's prime minister openly mocked him.

Not fake news. Fact.

The guy has actually UNITED these other nations behind a clearly defined purpose of their own: to give him the high hat. He deserves a prize.

Without a supportive coalition, and no allies beyond Israel, we're on our own. How far you think that's gonna go?

He and his band of chimps say it'll be over quick-- we just have to ride it out. That's not what the oil industry is saying. It's a global market. American oil isn't gonna lower prices cause we're suffering, not when the cost worldwide is three feet high and risin'.

We're headed into Spring Break. Kids and parents are gonna be on the road. Talk about timing.

That's not fake news.

"You could make the case that maybe we shouldn't have been there at all because we don't need it. We have a lot of oil. You could say we did it out of habit, which is not a good thing to do."

Wait. What?

Huh?

Not fake news. He said it in camera on AF1.

This was an unnecessary, illegal, reckless move. Yes: Illegal. You can choose from any number of DJT or Hegseth quotes that admit it. We had no business bring there in the first place.

Both men said there isn't enough emphasis on us bombing the shit of Iran. Hegseth said the headline should read: "Iran Increasingly Desperate."

EXACTLY!!

So here goes:

Extra! Extra! We bombed the shit out of Iran. Its people are becoming increasingly desperate!

This has left Iran with three options:

1. Control the energy: Close the strait.
2. Terrorism.
3. Cyber attack.

Are we prepared to deal with any (or all) of that?

Not fake news, folks. Just common sense and a touch of historical experience.

The Iranian people suffered dearly under an oppressive regime. Now theyre getting the shit bombed out of them. Meanwhile, DJT is urging them to rise up and take back their country (you can look it up). With what? Rocks? Sticks?

We can't send thousands of commandos into the country to their deaths. We have no control over who has control there. You can't stop an ABM or suicide boat from destroying a tanker.in that part of the world. Clearly no one thought this through.

What have we gained for America? And when will people finally draw the f*ckin' line?

Remember: He promised no new wars. He promised to always keep America first. He said he'd reduce gas and grocery prices pronto and make America prosperous again.

He also told reporters that Iran bombed its own girls school because "they have no accuracy whatsever."

That actually IS fake news.

His.

At the same time he wants to censor the news media.

When is this shit gonna end?

"When I feel it in my bones."

THAT's your plan??.

Meantime, he says, the ship captains should just nut up and head toward their likely deaths.

Jesus. He says all this shit out loud.

Half-cocked, half-assed, half-baked .... all of which leaves us where, exactly?

Veteran journalist Jerry DeMarco is the founder and editor of Independent Online News.