Trump’s negotiating strategy

While it’s hard to say what is definitively happening regarding Iran, as much of it relies on the social media feed of the narcissistic liar and adjudicated rapist known as Donald Trump, it really does appear that Trump lost here–and hugely. At best, the Iranian regime will still be in place, it will be collecting tolls for shipping traffic (and Trump has claimed there might be some kind of joint tolling with the U.S., but who the hell knows with that pathological liar), and we might have some kind of nuclear agreement,which might not be as favorable as previously negotiated (never mind the deal Obama made and Trump tore up in his first term).

Importantly, our Gulf allies, such as they are, now realize the U.S. cannot effectively deter the Iranian regime.

This must be construed as a massive strategic failure, one that was entirely of Trump’s doing. Yet my admittedly myopic (as we all are) perusal of The Mainstream Discourse suggests this is not being cast as such, especially by Democrats. A competent Democratic Party that is not Shor-pilled (but I repeat myself) would be going on the offensive about Trump’s failure. Hopefully, they’ll start to do that.