On the count of three, roll your eyes. ….. ready? !,2,3 GO! He’s trying to bluff his way through this one. It’s not working very well. There are too many people who know the truth this time. We are at a disadvantage in the Iran war. Everything depends on them, except if they let ships through the Strait, our damn blockade will stop them. We are no better than Iran by doing this. You can flame me later. With gratitude to Raw Story:
President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned diplomatic mission to Pakistan involving senior envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who were scheduled to meet with Iranian representatives, outraging observers. Trump revealed the decision to a Fox News reporter, Aishah Hasnie, first, stating: “I’ve told my people a little while ago, they were getting ready to leave, and I said, ‘Nope, you’re not making an 18 hour flight to go there. We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want, but you’re not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing’.”
That’s just infuriating. The people of America want this thing over and done with, and our people in the military to be where they are stationed. This endless waiting on the ocean is ridiculous. And I’ve said all this before, so moving on, Trump does *not* have all the cards. Iran does. He’s the only one who can’t admit we lost and work something out with Iran. Well, and Petey Boy Hegseth won’t admit it, either. Ugh.
He then made a similar “all the cards” announcement on social media. The sudden reversal has drawn criticism from observers across the political spectrum. Former Obama adviser David Axelrod responded with sarcasm: “‘We have all the cards,’ said the @POTUS, whose casinos went bankrupt six times.”
Journalist Glenn Greenwald highlighted the stark contradiction in Trump’s messaging, noting a complete policy reversal within 24 hours. “From: Iran is begging for negotiations so I’m sending Jared and Witkoff to: We’re not sending anyone because we have all the cards,” Greenwald wrote, adding that Iran has repeatedly rejected negotiations with Kushner, viewing him as “an agent of Israel.”
America First conservative David Pyne raised concerns about Trump’s stated commitment to ending the conflict, saying: “Many Trump supporters believe him when he says his Iran war is over, but his decision to continue the US naval blockade and cancel all peace talks with Iran while surging half the US Navy and USAF along with over 10,000 ground troops strongly suggest otherwise.”
Gee, ya THINK??!! Pulling people *out* is what he should do if the war with Iran is over. Instead, he’s bringing *more* in, including ground troops? (And would that be a debacle if he did. A ground attack is insane.) It concerns me to have that much of our military clumped together in one place. We have more enemies than Iran. This must be a joy to them. The more that come in, the more we should worry. I’m quite serious.
Ex-prosecutor Joyce Vance captured the shifting messaging with a common comparison: “This is a lot like the weather in Portland, Oregon. If you don’t like it, wait 15 minutes and it will change.” Far-right influencer Myron Gaines chimed in, “For the r—– Fox news viewers talking about the canceled Pakistan talks. Trump didn’t cancel the negotiations. Iran did. Trump is just trying to save face. This ceasefire benefits the US/Israel WAY MORE than Iran. Trump has no cards militarily and he knows it. Any half brain geopolitical commentator knows Iran has escalation dominance right now.”
BOOM. There ya go. It’s Iran in the catbird seat. It‘s Iran holding all the cards. It’s Iran saying, “We won’t work with Kushner, so send someone else,” and until the day Trump actually *does* so, peace talks will go nowhere. And in the meantime, we have one hell of a mess at home. The war is only making it worse. Is there even going to be a country left when Trump is out of office?
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