the french embassy askek me this week what i thought of trumps state of the union speach. t i told them its pretty expensive and we weren’t tired of winning we are tired of you pissing on our boots and telling me its raining. they asked what was happening in iran i said they will invade this weekend knowing all the boats were in place and the us embassy was telling all its people to leave. not a hard call. i say trump keep taking out dictators and leave the economy to us.
Explore, connect, thrive in
the expat community
Expat Life: Local Discoveries, Global Connections
Finance Prof
Well-known member
Do you work in the government? It was obvious we were going to invade. I wonder who is next? Cuba? 🤣
Cheap Bastard
Well-known member
Waiting 47 years for this day. Israel and Iran dancing in the streets in celebration for the same thing for foreign powers attacking them.
BarryBloomWwf
Active member
Its a shame Castro isn't still alive I would love to see President Trump go 3 for 3
earlyretirement
Moderator
Betsy Ross
Well-known member
I would guess at some time this here Cuba will finally have some big change.
But I wonder if this will backfire on him?
Seeing the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia bombed and for sure more Americans soldiers are probably going to die, I wonder if this ends up hurting him if it goes on for a long time.
Iranian drones strike U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as war widens - NewsBreak
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran expanded its targets Tuesday, striking the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as Washington began to pull many staff out
Finance Prof
Well-known member
It's easy to get in but sometimes not so easy to get out once you start.But I wonder if this will backfire on him?
Seeing the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia bombed and for sure more Americans soldiers are probably going to die, I wonder if this ends up hurting him if it goes on for a long time.
Iranian drones strike U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as war widens - NewsBreak
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran expanded its targets Tuesday, striking the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as Washington began to pull many staff outwww.newsbreak.com
Nasdaq
Well-known member
They just bombed the USA Embassy in Dubai. It's been interesting watching all the hookers and IG "models" panic that are stuck in Dubai.
If this war drags out all that cheap gas that Trump promised at the pumps is going to be anything but cheap. Price of everything will go up.
We have a bunch of things that are all happening at the same time and they aren't good.
1. The 2nd largest monthly job loss since the pandemic
2. Oil prices up +60% in 4 months to a new 2-year high
3. Gas prices up more than +20% since December 2025
4. US PPI inflation unexpectedly rising to its highest since July 2025
5. 10Y Note Yield up +20 basis points this week
6. $600B+ in expected AI investment from Magnificent 7 companies in 2026
Own assets or be left behind.
Similar threads
Engage explore adapt in your expat community.
