Critics of Donald Trump took to social media to trash the president’s bragging about his “great deal” with Iran that no other president before him could have accomplished.
Trump announced Sunday — right before his planned UFC fights on the White House lawn that coincided with his 80th birthday — that “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!”
He’s announced a Peace Deal at least 30 times. Usually he’s manipulating the markets, but this time it was so he could announce at his Big Stupid Birthday Party® that he has negotiated “PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST!” and the crowd will go wild!!
It isn’t even in a Peace Deal, it’s a Memorandum of Understanding, which is essentially just an agreement that they’ll book an appointment to talk. That’s all, except that supposedly they agreed to open the Strait while we talk.
It isn’t even getting signed until Friday, so what are the chances that either Trump says something really stupid, or Israel sabotages it with attacks, and pisses off the Iranians? Pretty close to 100%?
It was always just about being able to make a big announcement at the Big Stupid Birthday Party®. They don’t really care if there’s a deal after that.
IF the Strait opens, it will be closed again by the end of the week, and that deal won’t get signed. Iran wants to keep this going until after the Midterms, at least.
If what’s been reported is actually in the deal, Iran doesn’t need to keep this going.
Then they’ve essentially won the war.
No more sanctions, US pays reparations, Iran gets tolls for the Strait of Hormuz, they keep their enriched Uranium, …
Keep in mind the US war goal going in was regime change.