General Discussion

because he knew that people would object to the attack based on getting oil that we, as a country, don't need. He could not openly admit that he wanted it for himself. So he made up a bunch of reasons at first.

There was another reason for the war that he is not talking about. It coincides with Netanyahu's M.E. plans. Trump wants a luxury resort in Gaza. So he was willing to give Netanyahu a green light to completely raze Gaza. But, since Hamas was supported by Iran and Hezbollah, Trump's Gaza resort would always be threatened by terrorism from both. Israel would always be threatened by both.

So Trump and Netanyahu teamed up to eliminate Iran and Hezbollah as threats. You are right about Trump's attitude. In his usual arrogance, Trump thought that an attack on Iran would be a cake walk.

Iran is a bad actor on the world stage, to its own people and its neighbors. But trying to take over the country the way that Trump and Hegseth are doing is insane. If they genuinely wanted to stop Iran from getting nukes, and wanted regime change for the Iranian people, they should have consulted allies and developed a coalition. They should also have consulted intel agencies and developed a. better strategy based on intel about Iran's capabilities.

But, by going it alone, Trump felt that he could have sole claim to the oil. Maybe that was a deal between him and Netanyahu. Trump would help him in return for getting the oil for himself.

Trump tried the shock and awe method, aka "Blitzkrieg" to Nazis. If warned about Hormuz getting closed by Iran, I am betting that he assumed that other nations would step into the fight in order to free up Hormuz. That's why he is so pissed off at NATO nations. They have not reacted the way he anticipated (assumed).

Two huge errors in judgment. 1. Assuming he could conquer Iran by brute force. 2. Not making the security of Hormuz a top priority because he assumed that other nations would have to join his war in order to secure Hormuz themselves.

So he comes across as a blundering fool.