The man who is sadly our president has just pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. Hard to fathom.
First, it does no good. The deal struck by the U.S. and it's European allies got something and gave something in order to strike the deal. It got very comprehensive and detailed inspections into Iran's nuclear programs. It gave the release of Iranian monies in return. So, Iran got what it wanted already. For the U.S. to pull out of the deal is to have given Iran what it wanted and said that Iran no longer needs to give us what we want. Hard to imagine dumber deal making. "The Art of the Deal"? How about the art of giving away everything and walking away from the return?
It is easy to know that Trump didn't know much about what was in the deal. He is remorselessly ignorant of almost everything to do with the U.S. government, and his supporters like that about him the most, it appears to me.
Why did he do it? Primarily to do the only thing that he cares about - undoing everything that Obama did. Whatever Obama did - environment, education, health care, foreign policy - he undoes. Because he has no other ideas of what to do.
Why did he do it? Because Netanyahu told him to and he thinks Netanyahu is tough and Donald wants to be tough like Netanyahu.
Why did he do it? Because the Saudi royal family praised him mightily and had a very manly sword dance in his honor, and the Saudis are tough and he wants to be tough like the Saudis.
Why did he do it? Because the Saudis have convinced him that the two warring factions - the Saudi Sunnis and Iranian Shiites - have good guys (the Saudi Sunnis) and bad guys (the Iranian Shiites). So he does what the Saudis tell him to do.
Why did he do it? To pull away from Europe, which pleases his xenophobic base who look down upon Europe as a bunch of softie socialists.
Why did he do it? Because his National Security Advisor John Bolton wants him to, and John Bolton is a tough guy and Donald wants to be be tough like John Bolton.
Why did he do it? Because he promised he would on the campaign and the crowds cheered and applauded, and he can't live without thunderous applause.
Why did he do it? Because it grabs the headlines for a day, and distracts from the many headlines of him and his people in the Russian conspiracy investigation.
Why did he do it? Because he has taken sides with the Saudis and is waging war against Iran.
Why
did he do it? Because - I hope I am wrong -John Bolton and Mike Pompeo
and the Saudis and the Israelis want the U.S. to wage a shooting war against
Iran. They will hold our coats while we go fight and die....
Why did he do it? Because the only person Trump every cares about or even thinks about is Donald Trump and Donald Trump thinks this is good for Donald Trump.
