Trump may be unable to end the war he started with Iran, even if he wanted to | CNN
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A war that is “won” but also “not finished yet.” An “excursion” that requires Iran’s “unconditional surrender.” President Donald Trump’s rhetorical knots fit well with his style of dictating America’s information diet, but fall flat when they hit the gritty reality of conflict.

Trump is now caught in the oldest trap of modern warfare – believing a swift, surgical military operation will yield quick, enduring political results. The Soviets did it in Afghanistan; the US in Iraq in 2003; Putin did it in Ukraine, and is still fighting. Whatever force a military fails or succeeds in applying at the start, the people it is attacking have greater commitment to defending their lands and homes.

The White House may have rushed into this, seizing the opportunity for a decapitation strike, provided by Israeli intelligence. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has very different objectives regionally, and a long US involvement against Tehran suits his desire for an Iran in rolling collapse that is no longer a threat. But the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28 has caused as many problems as it has solved.

      • T00l_shedEnglish
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        2 hours ago

        I wish I had. I recall seeing things here and there, but then they flood and distract, things get redacted or withdrawn again. Its so chaotic, likely be design.

        • SaprophyteEnglish
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          18 minutes ago

          In 2016, awoman testified that she bit Trump on the penis when she was 13, and the media dismissed it as they were sure something that egregious wouldn’t be true and would have been reported on.

          A few hours before the attack, Trump’s email with Epstein talking about being bit on the penis by the girl was released.

          • T00l_shedEnglish
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            14 minutes ago

            Thank you. I appreciate you posting this. There is so much going on.