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Jeb Bush, whose political career vanished during debates with Donald Trump in 2015-2016, is now warning that Iran has stationed a fleet of Kamikaze drones in Cuba. This development comes on the heels of a warning from Israel that Iran has hatched new plots to assassinate President Trump. Another interesting twist to all this is that yesterday, when Trump was scheduled to depart Turkey after the NATO Summit, the Secret Service had him fly home in the old Air Force One. The new Qatari-gifted Trumpcraft was deemed too penetrable to foreign attacks when compared to its predecessor. Was this decision borne of the news out of Israel? The fleet of drones in Cuba could well serve both nations’ interests. Iran, of course, has lost its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, due to Trump-sanctioned air bombardment. And Cuba is currently suffering not only an ongoing nationwide blackout, but also severe deprivation, because of Trump’s ordered sanctioning of gasoline supplies to the island nation. At an event called United Against Nuclear Iran, Bush said Cuba has 300 Shahed drones, which can be loaded with up to 110 pounds of explosives and fly 1,500 miles. Cuba, of course, is just 90 miles from

President Trump has certainly made headlines at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey. When questioned about the recent skirmishes with Iran and what effect the ongoing military standoff has on negotiations, Trump said of his Iranian counterparts, “They’re scum.” He said the memorandum of understanding (MOU) has run its course. “I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them anymore; they’re scum…. They’re led by sick people, and they’re vicious, violent people,” he told reporters. “There’s something wrong with them. They’re cuckoo. As far as I’m concerned, it’s [the ceasefire is] over.” The president’s comments come after Iran attacked three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S. retaliated. The administration has also pulled its authorization for Iran to export oil, though it will honor previously granted passage rights. As for continuing negotiations with Iran, Trump said  his team could continue the talks “if they want,” though it’s “a waste of time.” Oil prices immediately jumped after his comments and the U.S. air strikes on Iran, including on Kharg Island. The stock market also tanked. Despite all those domestic and international costs, let me say that this is the Trump I love and voted for. He

Okay, they’re not really going to call it that, but a coalition of NATO countries is looking to open a bank that can guarantee loans to defense contractors. The problem is, though NATO countries are beefing up their war readiness, manufacturers of weapons and war materiel are finding it hard to secure financing from normal banks. European laws restrict banks from dealing in pornography and tobacco (defense contractors all smoke and watch porn videos at work, evidently). Thus a loan-guaranteeing entity could ease the conscience of the banking establishment. The new entity is actually going to be called the Defense, Security and Resilience Bank, or DSRB. Already, Canada, Luxembourg and seven other countries, including Turkey and Ukraine, have announced their support for the DSRB. Contractors are under increased pressure as European nations, per Donald Trump’s mandate, are increasing defense spending, the goal being 5 percent of each year’s budget. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, a former Bank of England governor, is the impetus behind the venture, which so far has attracted only middle-level NATO countries, not the biggies like Great Britain and Germany.