President Donald Trump said Iran is ready to make a deal to end the war but the US wants better terms, signaling no letup in a conflict that's brought shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill and upended energy markets.
@#7 ... He fires anyone that tells him things he doesn't want to hear. ...
Yeah, I've seen that aspect.
But, then there is also this reporting ...
Trump's Humiliating War Miscalculation Exposed
www.yahoo.com
... President Donald Trump, convinced that Iran would quickly bend to any U.S. pressure, repeatedly ignored his general's warnings about Iran crippling a crucial oil shipping lane.
Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, repeatedly warned Trump that Iran would likely disrupt the Strait of Hormuz in response to a U.S. attack, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal[1].
In several briefings, Caine warned the president that Iran would send missiles and drones to the area.
Sources told the Journal that Trump acknowledged the risks but moved forward with his deadly war anyway.
Trump, 79, told his administration that he thought Iran would capitulate to the U.S. before it closed the Strait, adding that even if the Strait was threatened, the U.S. military could handle it. ...
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1 - Trump Knew the Risk of Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz. He Still Went to War. ( www.wsj.com ) [paywall]
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