Gary Horton | Donald Trump and Chicken in Middle of Road |
Why did the chicken cross the road?
To get to the other side.
To prove it wasn’t chicken.
Because the chicken behind it pushed it in.
Because it thought it owned the road.
There’s lots of silly answers. That’s the point.
But no one ever asks what happens when the chicken gets stuck in the middle, standing in the center divider, traffic flying by both ways, realizing it never planned for that — and is now roadkill.
And that’s exactly where we are with Donald Trump and his war with Iran.
We were told this was an “excursion.” A short step off the curb and back, a quick crossing, a demonstration of strength, and then done. Controlled. Limited. Shock and awe and all’s good.
Instead, the chicken stumbled into a super-highway.
And now it’s stuck in the center divider, cars and semi-trucks screaming past, and feathers flying.
Iran didn’t fold. Didn’t step aside. The road pushed back, hard and unpredictably. The region lit up. Neighboring countries took hits. Infrastructure burned. Costs climbed into the tens of billions, maybe more.
Then came the Strait of Hormuz. Open. Closed. Threatened. Reopened. Each swing sending tremors through global markets. Oil doesn’t like uncertainty, and this was nothing but uncertainty.........