Donald Trump ends the third week of the Iran war confronting a crisis that seems to be slipping out of his hands: Global energy prices are surging, the United States stands isolated from allies and more troops are preparing to deploy despite his promise the war would be only a “short excursion.”
A defensive Trump called other NATO countries “cowards” for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and insisted the campaign was unfolding according to plan. But his declaration on Friday that the battle “was Militarily WON” clashed with the reality of a defiant Iran that is choking off Gulf oil and gas supplies while launching missile strikes across the region.
Trump, who took office promising to keep the U.S. out of “stupid” military interventions, now appears to control neither the outcome nor the messaging of a conflict he helped to initiate. The lack of a clear exit strategy carries risks both for his presidential legacy and his party’s political prospects as Republicans scramble to defend narrow majorities in Congress in the November midterm elections.
Is it to be implied that he ever intended to control it to begin with?
Oh I’m sure he intended to. Remember in the first term when he was going to get rid of Medicaid but then they looked at it and realised it wasn’t practical to do so and he gave that press conference where he said “who knew it could be so complicated?”
This is that, except this time all the adults have been fired and he is instead surrounded by morons who just say yes to everything he wants
I think he was surrounded by complete dumbasses that were telling it was going to be just like Venezuela and he’s stupid enough to believe it.
he surrounded himself with complete dumbasses
Are you implying Trump is smart? Dude, that’s overreaching to assume he’s surrounded by dumbasses who’re dumber than him.
He wants just yes-men.