We’ve hit another doldrums phase of international conflicts, as Trump’s promises to end both the Ukraine and Iranian war have fallen flat, with all hope now lost.
NYT managed to get a bead on this development, noting that both the Russians and Iranians have essentially “tired” of Trump’s wiles and the US’s tricks in general, preferring to take their chances in war than continue the pointless bad-faith negotiations with a deceitful and decrepit American regime:
The authors note that virtually all Trump’s “peace” initiatives have flunked and floundered, including the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ which was just revealed as essentially being bankrupt, with not a single monetary pledge or active initiative:
More and more experts have remarked on the “limits of American power”, which have been oh-so blatantly revealed of late. But this is not simply military power, it is soft power, political influence, and even everything in between. America has simply lost its time-honored credibility because its appointed agents of persuasion—i.e. biliously bad-will billionaire bagmen—have increasingly been a most shoddy and reprehensible lot; you’re only as good as your global representatives.
Part of the reason for the collapse of global trust is the continued egregiousness with which US leadership openly lies and ignores the legitimate concerns and demands of its negotiating rivals. Everyone has grown exhausted with Trump’s daily issue of statements which are rank insults to the intelligence of any respectable observer.
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