Did Iran Just Defeat The United States?

 I cannot think of anything better than being on the other side of Donald J. Trump in a negotiation. One can be sure that he will grab the glory of the show and you will walk away with the substance in your back pocket. In fact under the cover of the Trump claiming victory and his greatness, you will not be noticed dumping the real profits off at the bank.

He said Zelenskyy had no cards to play, that Putin had executed a brilliant real estate acquisition. Now, Zelenskyy has the world paying him for drone tech, and Putin's real estate is all in grave sites.

 The North Vietnamese Army did not defeat us; the Viet Cong did because they exploited our foolishness. The same with the Taliban. But we did not pay them off. We faced up to the hubris and fears that got us into Vietnam. Perhaps we will learn from Afghanistan.

Reading What’s in Trump’s reported 14-point MOU with Iran  (The Hill) all I could see is ignomny and defeat, no learning from the mistake of Trump's excursion, nothing but a spinelessness. Even Nixon's peace with honor was not this dishonorable. The one thing I cannot get away from is that this is just what we deserve for our arrogance, for letting Trump anywhere close to the Oval Office.

 

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