Whatever their immediate trigger, the strikes [on Iran] fall in line with the ideology of cowboy individualism that began to take over the Republican Party in the 1980s and which, under Trump, has turned into brutal displays of dominance. The old idea of a cowboy from rural America who cuts through the government bureaucracy that threatens his livelihood by coddling racial minorities and women has curdled into the notion that a leader can do whatever it takes, including violence, to force opponents to submit to his will.
In foreign affairs, that means smashing the international alliances built after World War II. One of the crowning achievements of that international order is the United Nations, constructed to maintain international peace and security by creating organizations that could provide a forum for diplomacy and stop countries from attacking each other. The U.S. currently owes the U.N. nearly $4 billion in unpaid dues as Trump seeks to replace the organization with his own “Board of Peace” that he alone controls. This month, the U.S. holds the presidency of the U.N. Security Council, enabling it to set the agenda. Today, Trump sent First Lady Melania Trump to chair the meeting, the first time a presidential spouse has done so. source
So apparently this genius, the son of a Trump-pardoned felonious billionaire who is now serving as the U.S. ambassador to France under the totally uncorrupt regime of Donald Trump, was unable to make peace in his talks with Iran, even with the able assistance of the brilliant Steve Witkoff.
Accordingly, Jared’s father-in-law, lifetime head of the powerful Board of Peace and proud owner of someone else’s 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, had to order massive air strikes and the mass killing of civilians in Iran, as well as the assassination of its leader.
I had to look this one up just to make sure that this guy is as fucking stupid as I remember he is. Listen to his imbecilic comment about Federal stockpiles of PPE when he was the czar of the inept and deadly U.S. Covid response. Just watch the first few seconds where he speaks, incoherently, and publicly, for the first time. His powers as a natural diplomat can be observed in this great interview with Christiane Amanpour , the chyrons alone are worth the watch.
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