On the brink of war: The problem with Donald Trump's Iran strategy

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Analysis: On the brink of war: The problem with Donald Trump's Iran strategy

President Donald Trump may be in short supply across nearly all those categories as he faces the prospect of an escalating conflict with Iran., the leader of Iran's paramilitary Quds Force, came at a moment in his presidency when his national security team has been depleted., Trump had spent much of his first three years in office attacking US intelligence agencies, disrupting relationships with European partners and eroding public faith with conspiracy theories and falsehoods.

So far, Trump appears to be leaning on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the longest-standing member of Trump's inner circle, having served as CIA director before moving to the State Department.Even so, the administration's initial statements about the air strike - including those made by Pompeo in a string of television appearances and calls to foreign counterparts - have at times been contradictory and greeted with skepticism.

Pompeo asserted that "the world is a safer place today" even as Americans were urged to evacuate from Iraq and as American troops were being rushed to the Middle East. US officials fear that Iran may seek to retaliate for Soleimani's death by using its networks of paramilitary proxies in Iraq and Syria, or its links to terror groups including Hezbollah. If so, coordinating the counterterrorism efforts of the CIA, FBI and other agencies could prove critical to safeguarding potential American targets.

 

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He doesn’t have one!

he gets fame in history

Donald J. Trump They attacked us, & we hit back. If they attack again, which I would strongly advise them not to do, we will hit them harder than they have ever been hit before! PS: 95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!

The problem with the strategy?: there IS no strategy. Cue Bee Gees' new song: 🎼STRATEGY, when you lose control and you got no soul; It's strategy 🎶🎶🎶

Analysis what a dock head ,go back to your comics,that’s all you are good for ,stick to reading other people’s writers,and you will always be wrong ,put that small brain 🧠 that you should have into action,and maybe you will be able to get something right.

Running the classic war distraction bit right on cue.

They can’t read him. He is unpredictable. That’s what scares US enemies. They don’t know what to do. All this while he plays golf.

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