Fascinating,

QuoteThe current occupant of the White House, for his part, rushes very publicly towards an exit strategy devoid of any strategy, which will almost certainly lead to an unfinished end of war, and a declaration of total victory by Trump.  Everyone else having to face the court of history, like George W. Bush after his premature staging of the "mission accomplished," simply does not fit into the calculations of this type of political creature.

That from 10 days ago, and it looks to be how things will work out.  Teflon Don slides again.

Israely's Core Thesis:

QuoteTrump is a man without shame. It's not simply that he says up is down, black is white, defeat is victory. Trump knows we know he doesn't believe it. And by repeating it, again and again, he exercises a new form of power that operates in its own truth regime.

Known to me as the way of the bully.

Threaten annihilation --> pivot to talks --> declare victory --> deliver nothing.

The reality TV star defines reality.  You have nothing to say about it.

What was Trump up to.  Maybe looking at what he did before gives the answer.




It was a page out of the Trump playbook.  A Trump knee-jerk reaction on how he gets his way.  And as much as some people talk about how dumb Trump is I have to point out.  Trump just played America and the entire American Media with files of archives and people familiar with Trump's past said nothing.

It appears America's social amnesia is now terminal.

QuoteNow North Korea's reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles threatens the entire world with unthinkable loss of human life, -- The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea. Rocket Man is on a suicide mission for himself.

After threatening "total destruction," Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to meet a North Korean leader. The joint declaration was heavy on symbolism and light on substance! Regardless we paid taxes that year.  But for Trump, who paid no taxes that year it was a historic photo op with claims of a diplomatic breakthrough.  In the end North Korea gained legitimacy on the world stage without giving up any nuclear weapons.

Trump's genius is not intelligence. It's only his instinctive reptilian repetition of what works, Trump counts on everyone else having the attention span of a goldfish.  Trump makes the same move, over and over, until his pattern becomes invisible and familiar, even comfortable. That's Trump's trick.

Quote from: K-Dog on Apr 07, 2026, 07:57 PMTrump has a way of making failure look like success.  He does it all the time, and he just did it again.  Because Trump is accepting the IRAN peace plan.

Hard to see how it's a success when Iran gets pretty much everything they want.

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Trump has a way of making failure look like success.  He does it all the time, and he just did it again.  Because Trump is accepting the IRAN peace plan.





The US will not agree with the 10 points.  Trump buys time so he never has to say why the Tripoli had to get out of range.







It is bluster, and very expensive.

Trump said he was holding off on his threatened attacks on Iranian bridges, power plants and other civilian targets, subject to Tehran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil is shipped during peacetime. He also said Iran has proposed a "workable" 10-point peace plan that could help end the war launched by the U.S. and Israel in February.


Well this should take the pressure off for a bit.  I wonder how long the Israelis can go without killing anybody?

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But the cat came back the very next day.
The cat came back, and would not stay away.
Hello kitty.

VP Vance goes to Hungary to help Orbán win his election.


Showing love to Orbán in the middle of a military conflict.  Is this America first?

If Trump follows through on his threats, the Gulf States are who will suffer.  If someone has a coupon we sure need to use it.  Trump will see the Gulf States burn.  The trapped animal must be stopped. 


Please.