He's cried wolf three times on his ultimatums.
He's said one thing and then in the next breath said exactly the opposite.
Now he's talking about ending an entire civilisation.
White House officials have described him as being in a 'defiant' mood.
Wars aren't generally won on moods. They're won on strategy and execution.
The gameplan for Iran has been sorely lacking.
Even Nigel Farage says Trump's gone too far with his rhetoric.
Tucker Carlson is calling on the military to disobey Trump's orders. Refuse to carry out his bombing.
The reason this is all for nothing is because Trump could blast Iran's military infrastructure 'till the cows come home and still NOT get every drone, every speed boat, every regime-loving terrorist out there.
And all it takes are a few of them to hold the world to ransom, via the strait.
So Trump ups the anti. He talks tough. He threatens to end civilisation.
And what have the Iranians done? They've cut off diplomatic talks with the US.
Which means we're now in very dangerous territory.
Remember for them to win, or claim they've won, all they have to do is survive to live another day.
Which leaves Trump either ending an entire civilisation, which he won't do because it could end the world, or backing down. Again.
Either way, not a great outcome for a strongman like him.
Ryan Bridge is a New Zealand broadcaster who has worked on many current affairs television and radio shows. He currently hosts Newstalk ZB's Early Edition - where this article was sourced.
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And what if the objective of the war is different from what it was said to be? Could it be part of America first strategy - disrupt the oil routes until the adversaries’ economy start cracking? Then all starts to make sense, isn’t it?
Some non -MSM balance required here.
No, he is no threatening the "Persian" people. He is threatening the IRGC whom the majority of Iranians loathe. He has already promised to help rebuild a democratic Iran.
China and Russia have vetoed the resolution to open the Strait of Hormuz.
Hundreds more ordinary Iranians are now being executed.
The IRGC is asking civilians to form a human chain around the power plants including children...what the ????
Why not give just up the massive supply of weaponry which is offensive, not defensive. They could have agreed weeks ago.
Notice how these MSM parrots are migrating from their declining audience based platforms to Breaking Views which publish essays that would never be tolerated on their own deceitful public opinion shaping sites.
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