C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
‘With the Iran ceasefire scheduled to end this week, Vice President JD Vance has returned to Islamabad with his sidekicks Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to resume the abortive peace negotiations that have so far failed. While everyone should wish for success, we have little reason to anticipate news of anything more than an extended truce from the Pakistani capital. We must hope that if and when these talks fail, the president will refrain from his hideous plan to obliterate Iranian civilization and stand warned against such war crimes.
The outlook remains dim, however. Even if Donald Trump had actually written "The Art of the Deal" (he didn't write a word of that bestseller, his first big fraud), it would be foolish to expect that the president or his hapless envoys can deliver a viable agreement with the Iranians anytime soon. Taken together, they lack all the qualities required to achieve the complex diplomatic resolution required in this crisis — like the agreement that Trump so cavalierly discarded in 2017.
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The problem isn't only that Trump and his team of morons neglected to fashion any plan for their sudden urge to attack a faraway country with a million men under arms, a big weapons arsenal and a long history of ideological resilience. That was a historic and particularly stupid mistake, characteristic of Trump's shallow intellect — but now, after inflicting massive damage on Iran, the world and our own economy, he and his government are evidently stuck in the quagmire they created.’
What we’re seeing in essence is the failure of the non-politician ‘president.’
Politics is a profession, diplomacy is a profession – best left to professionals with decades of training, education, and experience, not a failed ‘businessman’ and real estate hustlers.
The outlook remains dim, however. Even if Donald Trump had actually written "The Art of the Deal" (he didn't write a word of that bestseller, his first big fraud), it would be foolish to expect that the president or his hapless envoys can deliver a viable agreement with the Iranians anytime soon. Taken together, they lack all the qualities required to achieve the complex diplomatic resolution required in this crisis — like the agreement that Trump so cavalierly discarded in 2017.
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The problem isn't only that Trump and his team of morons neglected to fashion any plan for their sudden urge to attack a faraway country with a million men under arms, a big weapons arsenal and a long history of ideological resilience. That was a historic and particularly stupid mistake, characteristic of Trump's shallow intellect — but now, after inflicting massive damage on Iran, the world and our own economy, he and his government are evidently stuck in the quagmire they created.’
No Deal: Why Trump's Negotiations With Iran Are So Unlikely to Succeed, by Joe Conason
With the Iran ceasefire scheduled to end this week, Vice President JD Vance has returned to Islamabad with his sidekicks Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to resume the abortive peace negotiations that have so far failed. While everyone should wish for success, we have little reason to anticipate...
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What we’re seeing in essence is the failure of the non-politician ‘president.’
Politics is a profession, diplomacy is a profession – best left to professionals with decades of training, education, and experience, not a failed ‘businessman’ and real estate hustlers.
