Friday, September 6, 2019

Trump's Coming Flip Flop Moment


On Wednesday, incompetent narcissist and hurricane track expert Donald "Rump" Trump took time out from ridiculously trying to defend himself over his mistake about hurricane Dorian's track to musing that he might meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the upcoming U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York City. That comment drew an immediate and aggressive reply from Israel's right wing Likudnik Prime Minister Bibi "Bomb Bomb" Netanyahu, who was on his way to the UK for talks with their floundering Prime Minister Boris "Breaks It" Johnson:
"The Israeli leader, who earlier in the day asserted that this was not the time to hold talks with Iran, said he recognized the possibility of a Trump-Rouhani meeting, and that it was not up to him to tell Trump with whom he could meet. 'I’m sure Trump will take a much tougher position,' Netanyahu told reporters traveling with him to London, an official in the prime minister’s office later said. This was more restrained than a statement he made earlier in the day when he was on route to meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson: 'This is not the time to hold talks with Iran. This is the time to increase the pressure on Iran.'” (our emphasis)
We're sure he will "take a much tougher position," now that he's heard from you. Of course for Netanyahu, he has to face the possibility that Trump will look for that dramatic, ready for TV photo op with an adversary, as in the case with tyrant Kim Jong Un. He's delusional enough to believe that if he can get Rouhani in a room, he can work his charm on him because everything's simple and transactional to him.  Every world leader knows how to play Trump.

We'll see how Trump reacts to Netanyahu's warning, but we're betting that he'll back off from a Rouhani encounter, since Trump doesn't want his friend defeated over looking like his influence has waned.

BONUS: This comes at a time when Iran has announced it is no longer honoring the constraints placed on it by the Iran nuclear deal to limit nuclear research and development. Trump's withdrawal from the imperfect, but functioning, Iran nuclear deal is looking more and more reckless and counterproductive.