Donald Trump ends the third week of the Iran war confronting a crisis that seems to be slipping out of his hands: Global energy prices are surging, the United States stands isolated from allies and more ​troops are preparing to deploy despite his promise the war would be only a “short excursion.”

A defensive Trump called other NATO countries “cowards” for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and insisted the campaign was ‌unfolding according to plan. But his declaration on Friday that the battle “was Militarily WON” clashed with the reality of a defiant Iran that is choking off Gulf oil and gas supplies while launching missile strikes across the region.

Trump, who took office promising to keep the U.S. out of “stupid” military interventions, now appears to control neither the outcome nor the messaging of a conflict he helped to initiate. The lack of a clear exit strategy carries risks both for his presidential legacy and his party’s political prospects as Republicans scramble to defend narrow majorities in Congress in the November midterm elections.

  • amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world
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    Yup between the two she was definitely not the one to go for. I mean who could live 4 years with such an unpopular person. Much better this way! And that laugh omg! Shrugs

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      Yes, cover for the democratic establishment to run another doomed to fail candidate. Hell of a job you are doing here. I won’t further cover your argument as it doesn’t dignify a response to those of us in reality.

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        So what you’re saying is that the country collectively decided Trump was more promising than Harris?

        And you’ve found it’s someone else’s fault, so now you don’t have to do anything but sit in the mess?

        Good for you.

        Now, pardon us as we try to do something about it.

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          We knew harris could not win, and we fielded her anyway. I knew that, and I’m the asshole here? Seriously, fuck all the way off, you are the problem, and you deserve everything.

          Your username does check out though!