The US president’s war of choice has accomplished nothing and cost the world greatly Donald Trump claims to have mastered the Art of the Deal, but he has just given us a master class in negotiating incompetence. I would love to see an Iranian government that no longer represses its people, menaces its neighbors, or can build a nuclear weapon. Trump has set back all of these efforts. His cabinet of sycophants offered little resistance as he naively bombed first and faced reality later. Trump is reviewing and tinkering with a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) drafted by American and Iranian diplomats with the aid of Pakistan and Qatar. It would continue the current ceasefire for 60 days while a more permanent peace accord is negotiated. The precise contours of this preliminary agreement are not known, but its gist seems clear – and is a profound embarrassment for Trump. His unprovoked war of choice has accomplished all of nothing. A new approach is urgently needed. The best way to assess Trump’s quandary is by comparing it with what a less bellicose approach might have secured. Trump says he wants to deny Iran a nuclear weapon, but Tehran has repeatedly disavowed that goal.
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Talks expected to continue for rest of the week despite disruption caused by US president’s threat to bomb Iran and kidnap negotiating team High-stakes talks between the US and Iran are expected to continue for the rest of the week in…
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Talks expected to continue for rest of the week despite disruption caused by US president’s threat to bomb Iran and kidnap negotiating team High-stakes talks between the US and Iran are expected to continue for the rest…
Read original at The Guardian →G7 leaders and mediator Pakistan hailed the release of the memorandum of understanding, views that were not widely shared in Israel and among US Republicans Pakistanâs prime minister has hailed the âpeaceful…
Read original at The Guardian →The Fifa Men's World Cup is set to be the biggest betting event of all time, with more than $50bn (£37.4bn) in wagers placed globally. The tournament will see punters place bets worth around $500m per match, according…
Read original at BBC →The US president’s war of choice has accomplished nothing and cost the world greatly Donald Trump claims to have mastered the Art of the Deal, but he has just given us a master class in negotiating incompetence. I would…
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Talks expected to continue for rest of the week despite disruption caused by US president’s threat to bomb Iran and kidnap negotiating team High-stakes talks between the US and Iran are expected to continue for the rest of the week in…
View source →G7 leaders and mediator Pakistan hailed the release of the memorandum of understanding, views that were not widely shared in Israel and among US Republicans Pakistanâs prime minister has hailed the âpeaceful resolutionâ of the…
View source →The Fifa Men's World Cup is set to be the biggest betting event of all time, with more than $50bn (£37.4bn) in wagers placed globally. The tournament will see punters place bets worth around $500m per match, according to a forecast by…
View source →The US president’s war of choice has accomplished nothing and cost the world greatly Donald Trump claims to have mastered the Art of the Deal, but he has just given us a master class in negotiating incompetence. I would love to see an…
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