Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Desperate Times

U.S. President Donald J. Trump spoke on the ongoing Israel-Lebanon situation today at the G7 summit in France. In an interesting twist, President Trump said that he suggested to Israel that they let Syria, now run by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, take care of Lebanese Hezbollah, noting that he thinks they’d do a better job.

Israel has continuously put U.S.-Iran peace negotiations at risk for the entirety of the negotiations process, as their escalation of combat operations in Southern Lebanon was the impetus for a short but high-tempo resumption of widespread reciprocal strikes in the region.
The Master Negotiator strikes again. I’m willing to accept that we don’t know what the fuck the “deal” is with Iran; or if we even have one. But any money “we” spend (or that he has a “right” to spend) is not equivalent to the money Obama returned to Iran.

Trump is only hurting himself here. The price of gas is not going to magically fall next Friday, even if the futures market does. There is the question of supply, and that won’t improve immediately. Which means the GOP’s political fortunes won’t improve soon, either. Voters don’t really care about his “deal” with Iran, but if it falters and the Strait closes again, the details won’t matter. 

Aside from the fact Trump clearly doesn’t know what his negotiators negotiated.
Because he wants to be that President, too. Maybe Congress needs to clarify our nuclear weapons policy. I’d say he was a doddering old man, but I agree with his niece: he’s always been this way. See? Dementia? Or just the same old stupid? I rest my case.
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