Iran war overshadows Takaichi’s Washington visit: Japan can’t join Hormuz escorts, seeks economic deals, peace.
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Vast number of Trump voters want him to declare victory and get out: 79% prefer exit now.
How Trump extricates from Iran quagmire: declare victory, negotiate exit. Least-bad option.
Trump wants NATO into Gulf war—Europe must resist. Public support would collapse, Russia only beneficiary.
Obama’s Iran nuclear deal worked; Trump tore it up. Now war’s $16.5B cost, Hormuz closed.
Trump’s formidable arsenal cannot summon insurrection in Iran or force ships through Hormuz,illuminating chinks in US armour and strategic myopia in Washington.
Trump can’t spin his way out: no strategy for regime change, nuclear materials, oil shock. War not amenable to spin.
Trump wages war, sons get payoff: invest in drone firms with Pentagon contracts. Conflict of interest.
Trump’s cyber strategy falls short: omits China, Iran; offense-first but capacity stretched, agencies weakened.
Trump’s ill-fated ‘mowing the grass’: war without clear end state, tactical successes ≠ strategic victory.