Whatever you think of tariffs, it’s clear that now is the worst possible time for the United States to participate in a military strike on Iran. We can’t afford it. Thousands of Americans would die. Anyone advocating for conflict with Iran is not an ally of the United States, but an enemy.

Latest tweet by former Fox News reporter Tucker Carlson. His Dad just recently died too.

Tucker can be based sometimes

This timing feels way too familiar.

Back in 1987, we had another “Black Monday” the market dropped 22% in a single day. What most people missed was that U.S. warships shelled Iranian oil platforms on the exact same day:
https://apnews.com/article/27c55d1bcf4e4eb48b47b536ff25a3d7

That military aggression barely made a dent in the news cycle because the economic panic dominated the headlines.

Now, fast forward to 2025:
We’re in a full-blown trade war again:
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/04/nx-s1-5351324/tariffs-higher-grocery-prices-trump

Markets are sliding—some are already calling it “Black Monday 2.0”

The U.S. is posturing toward Iran again, reportedly in response to Israeli pressure:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/03/iran-israel-us-bombers-escalation

And just like before, we’re being asked to look at the economic chaos while something bigger brews in the background.

So the question is:
Is the collapse distracting from the war?
Or is the war distracting from the collapse?

Or… is it all part of the same playbook?