^^^ Life is SO unfair to poor Dozy Donny.
I suppose capitulating falls under the category of ending. In fact, Trump lost a war that he started. SO MUCH LOSING!
A gift article from The Atlantic by Tom Nichols, a former professor at the US Naval War College...
Trump Celebrates While America Capitulates
The peace deal with Tehran is an Iranian victory.
Trump and his team, in record time, just lost a war to a militarily mediocreâbut nonetheless extremely dangerousâadversary.
The details of the agreement remain unconfirmed, but the president, of course, is eager to spin the outcome as a victory. (Trump was in a hurry to sign the deal on his birthday; the Iranians, who now seem to be in charge of this whole business, instead said they will send someone to a meeting in Switzerland on Friday.) But even before we have the details, it is clear that Trump has failed to achieve every one of the goals he put forward for this war of choice, and now he is determined to sign, seal, and deliver Americaâs capitulation as quickly as possible.
If defeat seems a strong word, consider what we do know about how this war will end. Iran has suffered significant damage from U.S. and Israeli military action. But as I and others warned at the outset, killing people and bombing things do not by themselves produce victory. The reality is that the war will close with the regime in Tehran intact and in the grip of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; the Strait of Hormuz will remain under the threat of Iranian attacks; Iran will continue to possess significant drone and missile stocks; the regime will maintain the capability to be a state sponsor of terror; and many sanctions will be lifted and billions of dollars in unfrozen assets will flow to Iran. In other words, the Iranians have achieved their key strategic aimsâregime survival above allâwhile the Americans have achieved none of their own.
Indeed, the United States has perhaps done worse than gaining nothing. Iran, while temporarily weakened, is now an even more powerful political actor: The regime in Tehran stood up to a massive U.S. onslaught, survived, and then inflicted pain on various states in the Gulf as punishment for going along with Trumpâs war.
The Israelis, for their part, have been left out in the cold. It is difficult to shed any tears for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who unwisely encouraged Trump to attack Iran, but he, too, is feeling the sting of humiliation.
The Iranian rĂŠgime is also getting a ton of money thanks to Trump.
Meanwhileâand again, these are the terms that so far have been leaked to the press, mostly from the IraniansâIran claims that it will not only get some $12 billion up front, but get another $12 billion within 60 days. Down the line, the Iranians are claiming that they will get a $300 billion fund for reconstruction. (U.S. officials have insisted to reporters that any release of funds will be performance-based, a fuzzy condition that raises more questions and could invite the Iranians to dig in and haggle if the Americans balk at delivering the money.) The war leaves Iran battered, but more powerful and with more cash at its disposal, while it leaves America weaker, with important stocks of weapons depleted, and with its consumers paying the price for the war at the gas pump.
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Had Trump toppled the regime in Tehran, he would have had the thanks of most of the worldâand congratulations from even his most dedicated critics. Instead, the United States has been defeated, and this evening found Trump out on the lawn waiting for the rain to clear so he could begin his party.
Yep, Sunday was Trump's birthday but it was Iran which had more to celebrate. Trump is helping to make Iran great again.
Oh, don't expect gasoline prices to completely return to their pre-war level until late this year or early 2027. Thanks to Trump, American consumers have lost as well.
