With no political solution in sight, Gaza exists in a state of no-peace, no-war limbo.
A similar critique applies to Trump’s unhelpful interventions in the Ukraine-Russia war. He never concerned himself with root causes or Vladimir Putin’s dishonourable motives.
He favoured what he perceived to be the stronger party and tried to bully Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, into quasi-capitulation.
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When that failed, he petulantly turned his back on Kyiv – although he’s still trying, for reasons only he can explain, to appease the intransigent Putin.
Now this pattern of presidential stupidity, impatience and irresponsibility repeats again in Iran. Unable to extricate himself, Trump is flailing.
At the heart of this week’s escalation is June’s “memorandum of understanding”, which supposedly froze the conflict for 60 days pending substantive negotiations.
Trump hailed the MoU as a personal triumph, but like so many of his deals, it is fatally flawed.
Its fifth paragraph appeared to legitimise de facto Iranian control over the strait. Desperate for an off-ramp, Trump agreed to it.
Now, as the consequences become clearer, he jibs. Little wonder Tehran doesn’t trust him.
Who does?
The damage caused by Trump’s Iran fiasco appears limitless at this point. It is a spectacle of a kind the world has rarely witnessed.
Like an alcoholic who takes a drink believing that, this time, the outcome will be different, Trump has resumed daily bombing even though all previous onslaughts failed to produce the desired effect.
