As you sow, so shall you reap. Yes, it’s probably a misremembered quote on my part, but it’s so applicable today. It seems that Iran is a little … unhappy with Bessent. He knows it, and he has gone into hiding. Sort of. He’s a coward. But then, he has reason to be.
Bessent was/is the face of the effort of the United States to choke Tehran’s finances, and he has seemed quite gleeful to be doing so. But then, everyone in the administration seems to enjoy anything done against them. It wouldn’t have been needed if Trump and Chump Petey Boy hadn’t started this illegal war, which continues to drag on with no end in sight. It also continues to piss off Americans, as we showed them on Election Day.
It seems that there is credible information that Iran has threatened his life. Now this is no joking matter. Bessent has moved onto a military base. He should have good company since Stephen Nazi Miller is already there. Bessent is meeting ETTD. He should have known, since that’s a very common saying. But he didn’t, and now he’s paying for it, very figuratively speaking. He is very high on Iran’s list.
So actually, yes, we can understand him moving to a military base for security. He’d better pay more attention to his car and his surroundings. Just because nothing has happened *so far* does not mean he should let his guard down. If anything, he should be *more* aware. We know that things don’t happen like they are described in books or shown in the movies, but. But. You never know, and that’s part of the fear that Iran wants. At a guess, that is.
So, perhaps we shouldn’t be quite so gleeful about Bessent moving to a military base. It’s still entertaining. He’s the face of the strangulation. He should have thought about that before agreeing to it. There are a lot of civilians in that country who are getting clobbered by the shortages. Civilians, people like you and me. No, Iran is horrible, and there’s no love lost here, but the civilians are the ones taking the hit for their government, just like we are doing right now, hoping for Democratic *action*, not platitudes, not playing nice.
Who is going to run next? Is it going to be another “cabinet” member, or a member of the law who believes in what they are doing in their courtroom? That’s not completely out there. They may not have international troubles like Bessent does, but there are plenty of people who are angry about how they have been treated in court because they are paying the price for their shenanigans. Pardon the diversion.
This was one of the infamous one-trick pony stories, but there was much glee about Bessent, so it was worth the time to share. Start-up point thanks to Raw Story. Hope you enjoyed. See you in the next column.
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