The president said on social media that the two sides were “very far along”, adding that they just needed two weeks for the agreement to be finalised and consummated. But of course, that never happened.
And yet, in the weeks and months since, the president has continued to insist that a deal is right around the corner—again and again. In fact, he’s now made that claim 38 times, a fact seized on by Iran.
Through social media posts, public remarks and interviews, he keeps saying an agreement is imminent or that Iran is eager to strike one. And there’s little indication that those claims are any more accurate than they were back in early April.
So, what’s he doing?
He could be trying to calm the financial markets. He could believe that repeating the claim might actually help bring it to life. Or, more likely, he’s simply misread the entire situation.
I was listening to Heather this morning, and more and more analysts—from both sides of politics—are starting to doubt his credibility and publicly voice concerns that he has locked the United States into a forever war.
And increasingly, people are saying that the US never fully understood that Iran’s real weapons of mass destruction were gifted by geography: its oil, and its ability to close the Strait of Hormuz using little more than speedboats with bazookas. That he never fully grasped the potential effect on the global economy.
You know, there’s a thing called TDS—and it appears the real derangement syndrome here is the belief that the president has this under control.
Andrew Dickens is a broadcaster with Newstalk ZB. - where this article was sourced.
5 comments:
America loves forever war. Presidents don’t usually run on not starting wars though, so the current situation is different in that regard.
You obviously wrote this before yesterday’s announcement of a potential breakthrough peace agreement - something that the President has been working towards ever since the war began which, up until now, have been repeatedly frustrated by fruitless negotiations.
Also an interesting answer to your question.from
Trump himself when asked what he wanted for his 80th birthday in a few days.
“ A world at peace” was his reply
That is in sharp contrast to the suggested objectives outlined in this and other contributions to this publication.
The Middle East has been in state of war for 3000 years - what's new are the weapons.
I congratulate this local MSM talkback host’s insightful analysis of world events. How come he has been overlooked by foreign policy strategists seeking international advice? Dickens is absolutely wasted stimulating public debate on local council issues and the price of public transport.
Trump seems to be calling the (deranged) tune - but who (or what) is running Trump?
This chaos cannot be laid at the feet of one megalomaniac. There must be a host of driving factors involved in anarchy on a scale such as we are witnessing. Trump is clearly a scapegoat for what is really going on. Meanwhile humans are fast developing their own nemesis - AI.
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