We didn’t know where we were going. We didn't know what we were doing once we got there. We didn't know why we went. We didn't know how to leave. We DID know we didn’t have to go. We went without proper planning and didn’t think through the consequences. When things fell all apart, we didn’t know how to fix it. The planning for an exit began long after it was going to be very difficult to manage.
If you are going to start a war of choice where you are the aggressor, a wise person would take time to plan, consider the options, consider the possible consequences, have contingencies, know precisely what your objectives are for victory, and have an exit strategy. It shouldn’t be, let’s blow up some shit, make some demands, hope for true regime change from an unarmed populace, and leave.
For a man who wrote a book called The Art of the Deal, it seems that there isn’t much art to his deals. Now that he has once again obliterated Iran’s nuclear capability, he’s looking to “make a deal.” It would seem from all of this, that his “Art” is more Jackson Pollock’s second cousin than Rembrandt.
His latest series of deadlines and extensions are a sign of desperation from a man without a clue. He is now hoping to get out of this mess and claim, “Mission Accomplished!” Since nobody knows what the mission was in the first place, he can’t be challenged.
What can be challenged is his claim of being a winner. Trump “won” nothing. There are no “winners” in war. Russia and China benefited more from this effort than the U.S. or Israel. Gamblers and stock market investors with inside information may have seen financial rewards. Low- and middle-income Americans were big losers. We will be paying for this war for generations to come. Iranian citizens were big losers. Netanyahu got a job extension. Donald Trump is now completely out of the running for his Nobel Peace Prize.
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