X @Balaji

I'm going to make some obvious points.(1) Blowing up all the oil infrastructure in the Middle East is an insane idea, and may well result in a global economic crash and humanitarian crisis unrivaled in the lives of those now living. We're talking about the price of everything everywhere rising, from food to gas, at a moment when inflation was already high. All of that will be laid at the feet of the authors of this war.(2) The antebellum status quo of Feb 27, 2026 was just not that bad, but we're unlikely t ...