Trump is now at a fork in the road. He still has a winding path to victory. Hang in there. It can still happen. Trump can't be expected to go it alone. It is time for partners and allies to nut up and get in the game.
Based on an assumed goal for Trump to use his second administration to M.A.G.A. and establish his place in history as a peace maker, war ender and one of the great Presidents rivaling Reagan and Lincoln, @dunnkruger had seen a path that explained his actions.
The recent incursion into Iran was assumed to be at a minimum 4 fold including 1) an attempt to cripple Iran's military such that it could not aid Russia against Ulraine, 2) cripple Iran's missile and nuclear capability such that it was not a nuclear threat to the world. 3) trigger an internal uprising that with material assistance could allow the oppressed Persians to take back their country and gain their own freedom, and 4) cut off Iran funding of terror organizations and focus all of the oil revenue on rebuilding the Iranian ...
