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Old Crank

(7,281 posts)
Fri May 22, 2026, 10:42 AM 23 hrs ago

Declare victory and walk away.

Seems that Trump is going to surrender. Why the sudden interest in Cuba again.

From the Atlantic.
The outlines of President Trump’s endgame in the Iran war are now emerging. In a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, Trump reportedly explained that the United States was negotiating a “letter of intent” with Iran that would “formally end the war and launch a 30-day period of negotiations” on Iran’s nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The purpose and effect of such an agreement should be clear: The United States is walking away from the crisis. Trump may launch another limited strike to look tough and satisfy the demands of the war’s supporters, but it would be a performative gesture. Endgame in this case is a euphemism for “surrender.”

Trump has blinked many times in the confrontation with Iran—ever since March 18, when Israel attacked the Pars gas field and Iran retaliated with a strike against Qatar’s most important natural-gas-production facility. Trump then called for a halt on U.S. and Israeli targeting of Iran’s energy infrastructure, and the war effectively ended.

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/05/trump-surrender-iran-endgame/687252/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3z7P5ziNahM4p4Y6XS3ozvg&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&fbclid=IwY2xjawR9SYhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEefwkLuNCyoGYVLMRka3JgSgQGycesKhTP0EHDpGFse9t04Rqh4LylPDdlPyI_aem_NzYE7UmX-Hg1Ut0X0VHDkA

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Declare victory and walk away. (Original Post) Old Crank 23 hrs ago OP
[Redacted] is one of those barroom bullies... -misanthroptimist 22 hrs ago #1
I'm surprised he has not already done so. MineralMan 22 hrs ago #2
Just walk away Bayard 21 hrs ago #3
No, he accomplished two things Dave says 21 hrs ago #4

-misanthroptimist

(1,836 posts)
1. [Redacted] is one of those barroom bullies...
Fri May 22, 2026, 11:13 AM
22 hrs ago

...who picks a fight with a smaller guy, proceeds to get hit, and suddenly loses interest in the fight. "What, you can't take a joke/" or something similar gets said and the fight is over.

Bayard

(30,313 posts)
3. Just walk away
Fri May 22, 2026, 12:24 PM
21 hrs ago

This little ego-booster cost billions of dollars and thousands of lives. He accomplished exactly noting other than to look like an incompetent fool. Again.

Dave says

(5,472 posts)
4. No, he accomplished two things
Fri May 22, 2026, 12:30 PM
21 hrs ago

1. The end of free passage through the strait of Hormuz.

2. The final end to the nuclear safeguards put in place during the Obama Administration.

Great job, Brownie…no, uh, Trump. Everything Trump touches…

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