• grte@lemmy.ca
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    Iran has already won the conflict. What’s holding things up at this point is Trump wants them to give him some kind of concession so that he can declare victory and, at least in his own mind, look like a winner. But why the hell would Iran do that?

    • Jessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      I can’t wait to see how he spins the outcome of his boondoggle, and more so how his base contorts themselves to call this a decisive victory.

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      They should give him some prize - get a toy ring or something, spray paint it in gold and present it to him.

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        Just do what Xi did. Make a non-binding agreement that you might possibly buy a bunch of stuff in the future with absolutely no intention of ever actually following through.