Is this the biggest mistake of the trump era?

[kyzr]

AI Overview. Approximately 15% of total U.S. fertilizer imports originate from the Middle East and pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
You're wrong almost as much as Dotard.
Reality is that oil is a global commodity which is why gas prices in the US are up about $1 since trump started his war despite the fact that we are a net exporter of oil.

I'm not wrong dumbass, oil is not fertilizer. This is what I said:
"Reality is that the US doesn't get its oil from the Gulf of Hormuz"

15% of fertilizer isn't much. Farmers can adjust by planting different crops. Not a big deal.

 

[SaxonJackson]

Iran Nuclear Deal: Debunking the Myths​

As members of Congress closely examine the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, various assertions are being made. Some questions are based on legitimate concerns, while other claims made by opponents of the deal are based on fiction.

We are closely tracking both and offer the following responses, which will be updated regularly.

Iran Nuclear Deal: Debunking the Myths - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation​

This war and its aftermath is a self-inflicted wound inflicted by a colossal error made by trump. Not that we've seen all of the consequences yet. It may be months or years before we do. Actions have been set in motion are beyond the control of any one person or country. The outcome is unpredictable.

Perhaps the only person who is getting what they want from this war (besides the shareholders of energy companies) is the war criminal known as Bebe. He must be hoping it will help him in the upcoming elections in Israel. He couldn't care less how many people die or how much is destroyed in pursuit of that goal. It's how he rolls. It's how his fellow war criminal rolls too.

Some critics, like John Bolton and Dick Cheney, have argued that the only way to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is through the use of military action. This shortsighted and reckless approach would be counter-productive. As former director of the CIA Michael Hayden has explained, bombing Iran “will guarantee that which we are trying to prevent: an Iran that will stop at nothing to, in secret, develop a nuclear weapon.”

Taking military action, instead of implementing the current diplomatic solution, would shatter the international coalition that is applying economic pressure and force the United States to confront Iran without international support.

Even if a US bombing campaign were effective, it would need to be repeated every few years to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, resulting in a never-ending game of “nuclear program whack-a-mole.” Furthermore, we would not have the access or monitoring afforded to us under the agreement in order to detect covert facilities.

It is important to remember that implementing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action does not take the United States military option off the table. If anything, it strengthens it by improving our understanding of the status and location of Iran’s nuclear program.

The biggest mistakes of this century are Americans trusting their elected officials to keep their campaign promises. Both sides of the Swamp Party are guilty of breaking them as a matter of routine.

 

[berg80]

The game has changed.

From the moment the United States and Israel attacked Iran, the nightmare scenario for the global economy that most people talked about was the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, the most important choke point for oil on the planet.

But a different and more disturbing nightmare began to unfold with direct attacks on the backbone of the Persian Gulf region’s energy production: the prospect of millions of dollars’ worth of long-term damage to facilities that supply a critical portion of the world’s natural gas.

Now, instead of wondering if the war would last for days or weeks, officials and economists are speculating about effects that could last for months and years.

“We have moved from stopping transit, which is a temporary measure, to attacking infrastructure, which has long-term effects,” said David Goldwyn, a former U.S. diplomat and Energy Department official.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/business/economy/iran-war-oil-gas-global-economy.html

 

[d0gbreath]

Iran is in second place behind democrats.

As it should be!

 

[berg80]

I'm not wrong dumbass, oil is not fertilizer. This is what I said:
"Reality is that the US doesn't get its oil from the Gulf of Hormuz"

Did that change the fact that gasoline in the US went up by $1? Do both you and Dotard not understand a global supply disruption of oil effects the price in the US whether we are self-reliant or not?

 

[Fang]

His being reelected was the biggest mistake ever.

Trump’s election is a result of Democrats electing Joe Biden, a man in cognitive decline who at that time in his life could not manage his way out of a wet paper bag. Biden goes on to nominate a severely inept Kamala Harris solely based on her gender and race and not her qualifications. You could not possibly think Independants like myself were going to choose Kamala. Her own party doesn’t even like her.

 

[berg80]

I'm not wrong dumbass, oil is not fertilizer. This is what I said:
"Reality is that the US doesn't get its oil from the Gulf of Hormuz"

This is what Dotard said, "We don't use the Strait." He's wrong.

 

[BlindBoo]

Reality is that the US doesn't get its oil from the Gulf of Hormuz, Asia does, China, Japan, South Korea.

But we pay for oil at global prices.

 

[Mashmont]

Siding with Pooty over Russian Intervention in the 2016 Election. Begging Russia to go after HRC's emails. Calling honored U.S. KIA, "Suckers and Losers". A Convicted Felon and an adjudicated Rapist. The list is endless.

Everything you listed is a lie

 

[berg80]

My guess is most of the time being spent by the idiots running the country is focused on how to extract us from the mess the orange nut sack got us in to while trying to save face. The most recent deadline extension being made to give the dopes more time to figure out a plan.

 

[berg80]

I'm not wrong dumbass, oil is not fertilizer. This is what I said:
"Reality is that the US doesn't get its oil from the Gulf of Hormuz"

15% of fertilizer isn't much. Farmers can adjust by planting different crops. Not a big deal.

Global Food Supply Faces a Dangerous Bottleneck as Iran War Persists​

One of the biggest economic casualties of the U.S.-led war in Iran has been the global fertilizer supply.

Shipments of it have piled up on the wrong side of the Strait of Hormuz. In India, Algeria and Slovakia, fertilizer plants have shut down or slowed their output because of rising natural gas prices. China has restricted fertilizer exports. Australian wheat farmers are planting less, and corn and soy farmers in the United States are begging President Trump for relief.

Much of the concern about economic disruptions stemming from the Iran conflict has centered on the higher price of oil and natural gas. But the cascading effects of the conflict on fertilizer supplies are growing worse by the day, raising prices for farmers globally and threatening to lead to food insecurity in some parts of the world.

Most fertilizer is made using natural gas. As a result, the Middle East is a key global producer of the commodity, second only to Russia. Nearly a third of the world’s fertilizer is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, and many other countries that produce their own fertilizer, like Egypt and Thailand, often do so using natural gas from the Middle East.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/business/economy/fertilizer-food-supply-iran-war.html

Like trump, you're a stable genius.

 

[berg80]

Is this the biggest mistake of the trump era?

Trump has made so many catastrophic mistakes it’s impossible to determine which is the worst.

That is a fair point. Although they are less immediately tangible I think the policy decisions regarding climate change may be the worst.

 

[berg80]

15% of fertilizer isn't much. Farmers can adjust by planting different crops. Not a big deal.

AI Overview

As of April 2026, U.S. farmers are facing a severe fertilizer affordability and availability crisis, with 70% of farmers reporting they cannot afford needed fertilizer due to price surges driven by the conflict in Iran and subsequent disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz. The crisis is driving up costs for spring planting, threatening lower crop yields and increased food prices. [1, 2, 3]

trump has screwed over farmers time and time again. First with tariffs and now this.

 

[berg80]

The biggest mistakes of this century are Americans trusting their elected officials to keep their campaign promises. Both sides of the Swamp Party are guilty of breaking them as a matter of routine.

As you may know I find the "they all do it" argument not to be substantiated by the facts. The difference with trump is not only has he broken campaign promises some of the promises he made were never remotely possible in the first place. Like ending inflation and lowering prices. Even if he hadn't imposed tariffs, which cause inflation, no prez has the power to just end an inflationary cycle by fiat.

 

[SaxonJackson]

As you may know I find the "they all do it" argument not to be substantiated by the facts. The difference with trump is not only has he broken campaign promises some of the promises he made were never remotely possible in the first place. Like ending inflation and lowering prices. Even if he hadn't imposed tariffs, which cause inflation, no prez has the power to just end an inflationary cycle by fiat.

The national debt has continued to climb no matter which side of the Swamp Aisle is in charge of D.C. Both sides misuse taxpayer funds and spend irresponsibly on their pet projects. Both sides send $Billions to foreign beggars as a matter of routine while America crumbles from within.

Trump is as guilty as sin but so was Biden, Obama, Bush, Bush, Clinton (although I'll give Clinton more credit than the others). Even Reagan spent money like a drunken sailor.

 

[Mashmont]

That is a fair point. Although they are less immediately tangible I think the policy decisions regarding climate change may be the worst.

That's comical, you atheists buying into climate change, the biggest sky fairy of all.

 

[berg80]

The national debt has continued to climb no matter which side of the Swamp Aisle is in charge of D.C. Both sides misuse taxpayer funds and spend irresponsibly on their pet projects. Both sides send $Billions to foreign beggars as a matter of routine while America crumbles from within.

Trump is as guilty as sin but so was Biden, Obama, Bush, Bush, Clinton (although I'll give Clinton more credit than the others). Even Reagan spent money like a drunken sailor.

I'm not saying there are not instances when both parties share roughly equivalent blame on specific issues. I just recoil when trump is compared to any former prez in terms of equivalence. It's like saying because all politicians tell lies trump is no worse than any other when the volume of his lies is exponentially higher than any other prez.

 

[berg80]

That's comical, you atheists buying into climate change, the biggest sky fairy of all.

The difference here is there is both physical and scientifically verifiable evidence of climate change when belief in the cloud fairy is totally based on faith.

 

[Mashmont]

The difference here is there is both physical and scientifically verifiable evidence of climate change when belief in the cloud fairy is totally based on faith.

The fact that you people had to change the name from global warming to the nebulous "climate change" means it's a bunch of hokum. If the earth has warmed, there is no evidence that man caused it, and there is no way to predict it will continue in the future.

 

[SaxonJackson]

I'm not saying there are not instances when both parties share roughly equivalent blame on specific issues. I just recoil when trump is compared to any former prez in terms of equivalence. It's like saying because all politicians tell lies trump is no worse than any other when the volume of his lies is exponentially higher than any other prez.

If I had to rate the worst Presidents in US history, Trump would be in the top spot or perhaps the 2nd place spot. From my perspective, it's a toss up between Biden and Trump. Trump certainly wins the top spot in most boastful, soulless, and narcissistic.