20 Jun 2019 11:25 am
Not only do we not have a permanent Senate confirmed Secretary of Defense to replace the departed General James Mattis, but now, the latest acting secretary, Patrick Shanahan, has withdrawn his name from consideration giving way to yet another acting secretary, Mike Esper. Now, the administration is,
"Sending an additional 1,000 American troops to the Middle East after it accused Iran of orchestrating attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week."
https://slate.com/…/trump-iran-deal-pulled-out-troops-middl…
Setting side the issue that the present situation could be another one of the administration's self-created ons that it intends to solve by doing nothing,
"As Iran has threatened to disregard uranium restrictions outlined in the 2015 nuclear deal that aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear ambitions in return for sanctions relief. After years of deriding the nuclear deal as “the worst deal in history,” President DonaldTrump withdrew the U.S. from what’s formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and reinstated sanctions on Iran."
The irony of the situation is pointed out by Slate that,
"Trump has brilliantly cornered himself where he’s now demanding Iran abide by a deal he already reneged on...The Trump administration, already suffering from a serious credibility deficit with allies, is now in the awkward position of demanding that Tehran comply with an agreement the American president has not only derided but pulled out of! “Administration officials found themselves Monday grappling with whether to press the remaining parties to the deal, including Britain, France and Germany, to demand that Iran stay in compliance,” the Associated Press reports. “They must also consider if such a stance would essentially concede that the restrictions imposed during the Obama administration, while short of ideal, are better than none.”
Stupidity, laziness, lack of interest, and incompetence, some of the hallmarks of the present administration, are making the world a very unsafe place.
"Sending an additional 1,000 American troops to the Middle East after it accused Iran of orchestrating attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week."
https://slate.com/…/trump-iran-deal-pulled-out-troops-middl…
Setting side the issue that the present situation could be another one of the administration's self-created ons that it intends to solve by doing nothing,
"As Iran has threatened to disregard uranium restrictions outlined in the 2015 nuclear deal that aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear ambitions in return for sanctions relief. After years of deriding the nuclear deal as “the worst deal in history,” President DonaldTrump withdrew the U.S. from what’s formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and reinstated sanctions on Iran."
The irony of the situation is pointed out by Slate that,
"Trump has brilliantly cornered himself where he’s now demanding Iran abide by a deal he already reneged on...The Trump administration, already suffering from a serious credibility deficit with allies, is now in the awkward position of demanding that Tehran comply with an agreement the American president has not only derided but pulled out of! “Administration officials found themselves Monday grappling with whether to press the remaining parties to the deal, including Britain, France and Germany, to demand that Iran stay in compliance,” the Associated Press reports. “They must also consider if such a stance would essentially concede that the restrictions imposed during the Obama administration, while short of ideal, are better than none.”
Stupidity, laziness, lack of interest, and incompetence, some of the hallmarks of the present administration, are making the world a very unsafe place.