The Iran War (was Nuclear Program) thread

[kluurs]

Word is that Putin told Trump he's really, really impressed with what we've done in Iran. Put that in the "win" column.

[Renauda]

@kluurs said:

Word is that Putin told Trump he's really, really impressed with what we've done in Iran.

That has got to be worth 30 pieces of silver to Trump.

[Mik]

That’s when you know you have royally fucked up.

“Never stop your enemy when he’s making a mistake “

[Renauda]

…. It’s bad manners”.

~ Rod Steiger as Napoleon in the film Waterloo snickers as he watches Wellington position his army in the field the morning of the battle.

Napoleon probably said no such thing at the time.

[jon-nyc]

Paywalled piece in the Economist summarizing Trump’s 4 options, but the tweet summarizes them nicely.

[bachophile]

I AM PLEASE TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE IN DEPTH, DETAILED, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS, WITCH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR TO POSTPONE ANY AND ALL MILITARY STRIKES AGAINST IRANIAN POWER PLANTS AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A FIVE DAY PERIOD, SUBJECT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE ONGOING MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

[jon-nyc]

Wow.

[bachophile]

witch (sic)

[jon-nyc]

Was Israel at the table or on the menu?

It’s easier to imagine them promising whatever they need to in order to get the bombs to stop than to actually give up their proxies and their ballistic missile program. Or even “civilian” nuclear. But we’ll see.

[bachophile]

all too fresh to digest....we shall see

[bachophile]

wonder what the market does today

[bachophile]

[jon-nyc]

[bachophile]

maybe should be expected but Iran just denied that there is any discussion and the struggle will continue until the satan is defeated (or so says some member of the iranian parliament)

[89th]

1. Is it universally agreed now that Trump "art of the deal" is the worst deal maker in history?
2. It is not a surprise that a vague Trump tweet is his plan to get out of this war with minimal egg on his face

[bachophile]

iran doubling down, “Trump, out of fear of Iran’s response, backed down from his 48-hour ultimatum,” the state broadcaster, IRIB, said.

[jon-nyc]

It could be a head fake to get Saturday’s ultimatum off the news cycle.

eta: posted this before seeing bach’s last

[bachophile]

oil creeping up again...

[bachophile]

im telling you, the news cycle is measured in minutes

[89th]

I'm watching various KC-135 stratotankers flying from Tel Aviv over to the gulf and back, I see at least 5 in the air right now. It's interesting to see how their routes just barely stays south of the Iraqi border (aka stays in saudi arabian airspace until it gets to the gulf).