The President, who had promised to revitalize the economy and prevent the U.S. from engaging in foreign conflicts, is now facing a war he didn't have a mandate to wage and may only be beginning the economic pain. The largest oil shock in modern history, global growth forecasts and shortages are already emerging across Europe and Asia, could cause global recession. The President has been frustrated by the situation and is looking for an off-ramp, according to two advisers and two members of Congress. He told them he wants to wind down the campaign, wary of a protracted conflict that could harm Republicans in the midterms, while also seeking a decisive success. Despite promising to ramp up the fighting and wind it down, Trump simultaneously plans to increase it down. He has vowed to use unprecedented means to unleash devastating force against Iran, but insists that he would never allow artificial intelligence to make lethal decisions, insisting that a human would always control the chain of command. However, there are few options he appears unwilling to take off the table. The risk of intensifying the military campaign may be that it will disrupt economic stability before political damage begins.