Explanations I’ve seen:

• to drive up oil / gas prices (the problem is that the prices are too high, which accelerates the global green energy revolution and the end of the fossil fuel industry while destabilizing western “society”; successfully seizing Iran’s oil would have presumably lowered prices too);

• Trump’s ego, bolstered by Maduro’s kidnapping and the seemingly successful counter-revolution in Venezuela; the imperial ruling class thought they were invincible because they haven’t suffered a really palpable defeat since Vietnam (I guess Afghanistan / Yemen doesn’t count…);

• to protect the Zionist entity and the Gulf Monarchies and also to shore up American influence in the region;

• to slow China’s rise (Iran supplies lots of China’s fossil fuels);

• a distraction from the Epstein files;

• lots of powerful ghouls have been itching to do this since 1979;

• to stop Iran’s nonexistent nuclear weapons program;

• to game the stock market.

Did I miss anything? What are the most plausible / implausible explanations? Are they all valid? I’m not sure, I’m asking because I want comments / critiques. Also, are we headed to a permanent nationwide blackout in the USA (as predicted by The Simpsons) and the Mad Max-ification of all but the top 10% or will things “go back to normal”? Or will this just become another Ukraine War?

Bonus Q: how are the libs and chuds you know reacting to the war? My spouse thinks that Iran is currently winning but the USA will eventually prevail 🥴