Trump’s National Defense Strategy 2026 – Twalette Water

November 2025, Trump published the National Security Strategy for the US.  In his opening statement he stated that over the course of eight months Trump personally settled eight raging conflicts including Israel and Iran.  “Bringing the nation – and the world back from the brink of catastrophe and disaster!”   Gloating that Trump has cemented his legacy as the President of Peace.

Touting his nonintervention ideology, without imposing social change and sovereign rights.  Three months later, the entire strategic annihilation of Iran, Cuba, Lebanon, and now possibly Turkey are on the table as Trump assesses the war in Iran will take upwards of 6 weeks…  When has a President accurately determined the length of any war?  At a potential cost in the Trillions!

January 2026, Trump released his National Defense Strategy for 2026.  The first sentence:  “For too long the US Government neglected – or even rejected – putting Americans and their concrete interests first”.  When striking Iran, Trump’s rhetorical comment to a press query was he didn’t care what the polls said Americans wanted. 

IRAN:  “Although Iran has suffered severe setbacks over recent months, it appears intent on reconstituting its conventional military forces.  Iran’s leaders have also left open the possibility that they will try again to obtain a nuclear weapon, including by refusing to engage in meaningful negotiations.”

NORTH KOREA:  A veiled threat emerges in the document that Trump intends to attack North Korea given they have nuclear capable weapons and are thus a threat to America. 

Essentially, the document is a Bravado autobiographical account of Trump as Genghis Khan marauding every country that does not agree to his occupation.  As though Trump himself is wearing a military uniform and slashing his enemies in a battle of historic dystopia.  Peace via War.  The concept of building a new world order under the pretext of peace via war is a world built on fear.  A world built on fear is a house built on sand.

The MacroEconomic Effect of War: 

According to Middle East Eye, Trump has already spent the equivalent of the FY 2025 Defense Budget for FY 2026 which began October 1^st.   The Golden Age – is how Trump describes his Peace efforts.  IF in fact this war lasts six weeks, without any shipping and trade thru the Strait of Hormuz, global economies will feel the pain as oil reaches $100 per barrel, natural gas potentially triples, and revenues for the Middle East countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar disappear.  The Golden Age is a hype we won’t see in our lifetimes.

TRADE.  Measured in goods and services.  Services includes tourism, transportation, finance,   All airspace in the Middle East is effectively shut down as bombs blast everywhere.  Dubai’s tourism is the third largest in the world.  Vacant.   Qatar’s airport was hit.   Yet it appears these countries support Trump’s War.  A completely counter-productive dedication of self annihilation.  Iran has declared the finale will be epic and ruins will take decades to recover.  Who will pay?  Global economies will be in ration mode.  How will America pay the interest on a $45 trillion debt when the bill comes due? 

Did anyone in the DoW or White House draft a Business Plan for how all the variables interplay along different scenario’s of time, inventory, and economy?  From the looks on the faces of Hegseth and Caine, I would guess the answer is a resounding – NO.

However, a dutiful Israeli journalist has called for all antiwar opponents to be arrested and deterred in an internment camp.  The reasoning?  America is fighting the ‘dark forces of Shia Islam’.  Whose darkness is defined as believers in Jesus and God/Allah.  Once again portraying Christians and Muslims as one and the same from the Secular Ba’al forces in Israel.  This.  Our Greatest Ally.  While the cowards of Kingdoms shred their last remaining dignity in siding with bombing of compatriot Muslims in defense of Zionists.

SHAME.

While Trump thinks his maneuvering will cause China insurmountable harm, this too has caveats:  China’s imports from the US include:  Industrial machinery, Electronics, Agriculture products and Energy – much of these imports can be replaced;  Brazil can increase exports for soy, corn and petroleum.  Canada is shifting its exports to China amidst the US RIFF.  India’s Modi doesn’t seem to care who what or where and will gladly boost exports to China.  And of course – Russia.  Still the Rare Earth Ball is in China’s court despite Trump’s frantic search for new sources.

A Big Stick – Rare Earth’s are necessary to restock the diminished inventory of American weapons as a direct result of 4 years in Ukraine.  Defense Stocks are celebrating the war with stock prices rising without acknowledging the absolute fact that their productivity could easily come to an absolute – STANDSTILL.  Due Diligence.     

READING MATERIAL:    media.defense.gov/…/2026-NATIONAL-DEFENSE-Strategy.pdf