"Trump's badly planned war against Iran might be seen as a turning point, a waystation of decline, as Suez was for the United Kingdom."

"Trump has given the impression that he is making it up as he goes along. He follows gut instincts, not the pages of intelligence and strategic advice that other presidents have ploughed through."

Piece from Jeremy Bowen, as perceptive as always.

#Trump #Iran #USPol

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y969pnxgvo.

In conversation today I described a problem as "more of a hiccough than a glitch" (ie less of a problem).

I got to wondering if there were other phrases/words that could be added to the scale and where they would fit.

Any suggestions?

#problems #words #writing

Even the most cautious historians are describing what's happening in the US as fascism.

Thoughtful and careful analysis from Rutger Bregman.

It's only 15min long and I encourage you to watch all of it.

#Trump #fascism #USPol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDf25rNyT1A.