Trump’s week of dithering over Iran makes America look weak and foolish
by Simon Tisdall from World news | The Guardian on (#4QVZN)
The president's misconceived Middle East policy has been laid bare, and few allies will rush to the rescue
They must be laughing their socks off in Tehran. The days following last weekend's attacks on Saudi oil facilities, blamed by the US on Iran, have seen an almost comical display of indecision, confusion and bluster by the leader of the world's most powerful country. As a result, Iran looks stronger " and Donald Trump looks like a clown.
If Iranian leaders intended to call Trump's bluff, they have succeeded - for now at least. The president's immediate reaction to the attacks was to declare the US "locked and loaded" for retaliatory strikes. Then he remembered he's opposed to fighting wars in the Middle East and hopes to be re-elected next year.
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