Nick

That is financial asymmetry.

And this kind of warfare is a big reason that Ukraine has lasted as long as it has against much bigger Russia.

Bringing us full circle, that's why we call them weapons of mass extension.

So Jack, what's the takeaway for our buddies wondering about the end of an Iran war?

What's most likely to end the Iran war?

It might be stock markets.

Now, Eddie, we have seen this before.

Stock markets dip after a brand new Trump policy.

And once stocks have fallen far enough and Trump can't tolerate it anymore, he reverses that policy.

Think of the stories we've covered together.

the phase one China deal in his first term, reversing the liberation day tariffs, the framework for a future deal on Greenland.

In each of those cases, it was Trump reversing his policy because stocks had fallen too much.

As Wall Street puts it, it's the Trump put and Wall Street now trades on it.

It's a cousin of the taco trade that Trump always chickens out.

Well, if things go badly in this war, oil could keep spiking and stocks could keep on falling.

So the Trump put, it could be the president simply pulling out of Iran and touting his killing of the Ayatollah as a victory.

The only question that remains, besties though, is reversing a war as easy as reversing a tariff.

For our second story, McDonald's newest burger is so big, their CEO is embarrassed to eat it.

He just doesn't know how to eat it.

I know, honestly, I feel bad for the guy.