Trump promised something “civilization ending” last night if Iran didn’t capitulate. In some ways, he was late to the civilization-ending party. Or maybe he was the center of it?
I’ll get to that in a second, but first I should address Iran.
Literally everyone is melting down about the (fake?) ceasefire deal that occurred. Trump blinked. Trump’s a taco. Trust the plan. Total loss. Half a victory. Trump’s an idiot. He’s a genius. Impeach Trump.
It spans the gamut.
Iran’s 10-point plan is at least a few weeks old, dressed up to look new. There is also some indication Washington got the Chinese and Pakistanis to pressure Iran to the table. I’m firmly a wait-and-see-what-happens-next kind of guy. The clock is at two weeks. Let’s see what happens, shall we?
The NYTimes rush released an excerpt of a forthcoming book that revealed the highly detailed deliberations that occurred between Trump and Israel and then Trump and his cabinet in the run up to the war.
This too has caused reactions spanning from arrest the reporters for treason to arrest members of the cabinet. Some believe it makes Trump look bad, others believe it makes him look measured.
Based on what I know about the relationship Trump has with the two reporters on the byline – which is to say he routinely talks to them – I tend to think Trump probably greenlighted the entire thing, to include specific information and quotes from specific members of the cabinet.
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