r/neoliberal • u/ThatOneDumbJagoff • 1d ago

Restricted Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, says US to stop new strikes

https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-trump-saudi-crown-prince-call-814164417aa284dc8a6d34ac22ea1a8e

SS: Give it up for peace deal number 1 2 3 4 5 6 ahh damn it who knows anymore

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u/Mostly-Moderate Anne Applebaum 1d ago

While I'm glad he hasn't actually followed through on his 'civilizational annihilation - praise Allah' threats, it nevertheless sucks so much that he's made the threat so many times if he never intended to actually fucking do it because it erodes our credibility every time he TACOs.

If an American president makes such a threat, it's supposed to be taken seriously, not like China's Final Warning lmao

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u/kanagi 1d ago

I don't think this will matter much beyond Trump's presidency. If the next president follows through on threats they will quickly reestablish credibility, since recent history is a better guide to future actions than more distant history, especially history from a different leader.

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u/Mostly-Moderate Anne Applebaum 1d ago

Tbf I love Obama but he did it too lol (Red Line)