Day 4 of Operation Epic Fury. The conflict radiates outward: Hormuz closure paralyzes global shipping, oil spikes 14% in a week, the MAGA coalition fractures over a war its voters were promised would never happen, AI warfare precedents crystallize as the company with ethical constraints loses its Pentagon contract, Gulf state airports burn in a conflict they lobbied to prevent, and the constitutional challenge produces a resolution that will likely fail the override threshold. Eight perspectives steelmanned. Six frameworks applied. The shockwaves are interconnected, and the interconnection is the structural finding.

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