NYT Gift Articles - preliminary #deal ending Trump’s 4 month #war w #Iran is #Trump made terrible #mistake starting this war. He prosecuted it recklessly in open defiance of #law. #UnitedStates is emerging weaker #militarily #diplomatically & economically will pay #strategic costs for years to come. framework suggests that Trump has won few of terms he insisted that he would. It is a humiliating comedown for him and the nation he leads. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/opinion/-trump-lost-war-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qlA.zH3V.LTkqc23VFVYk #middleeast #ayatollahAliKhamenei
Opinion | Trump Lost The War He Started In Iran

The United States is emerging weaker — militarily, diplomatically and economically — than at the start of the war.

The New York Times

#Trump's #America:

#Economy collapsing
#Epidemics (children are dying)
Non-existent medical assistance (women are dying)
Non-existent State Assistance
Paramilitaries in the streets
Non-existent infrastructure investments
#Inflation
No more Allies
Dismantling of the Military
No trade agreement
Taxes on imported goods
#Diplomatically non-existent
(REALLY) corrupt #Government
Dismantling of Institutions
#Wars (soldiers die)
Depreciation of the '#dollar'
...
but
the
'#ballroom' is important...

Monday, September 8, 2025

Ukraine hits strategically important oil infrastructure in Russia -- "This is Putin's response to calls for peace," European leaders condemn Russia's Sept. 7 devastating attack on Ukraine -- Ukraine retook 5 times more territory than it lost near Pokrovsk in August -- Russia plans to produce nearly 2,500 high-precision missiles in 2025 ... and more

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