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Trump Demanded Iran's 'Unconditional Surrender.' He Got a Surprise Instead (nytimes.com)
18 points by duxup 49 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 6 comments



The first North Korean test was Oct 2006; he wondered today whether that was Clinton or Obama era.


>Reagan is rolling over in his grave,” Senator Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who lost a primary last month after Mr. Trump targeted him for defeat, wrote on social media.

Reagan? Of the Iran Contra Reagan?


Trump's agreement: Promise not to use how USA accidentally taught you to (successfully) fight back.


the trick is: be an oil adjacent country but not directly assailable. they mostly won by geography and yhe history of knowing and not caring about their public.

not really something any other victim can duplicate.


They won because Trump stopped bombing them. Imagine how many bombs can $300B buy.




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