Trump's Endgame Is Surrender

Monday, May 25, 2026

Robert Kagan: He seems to hope to slip away without Americans noticing the magnitude of this defeat.

Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 08:30 AM | 15 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry |

Trump: "only complete and total surrender" Iran: "nah" Trump: "Ok then no nukes ever! We want the nuclear dust!" Iran: "we're keeping it" Trump: "ok! We have a deal" Foxnews crowd:

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-- Adam Kinzinger (@adamkinzinger.substack.com) 9:50 PM Â· May 23, 2026

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Bottom line, according to the author? "He seems to hope to slip away without Americans noticing the magnitude of this defeat."

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-05-24 06:44 AM | Reply

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-24 07:39 AM | Reply

Endgame in this case is a euphemism for "surrender."

Posted by Doc_Sarvis

Trump the Coward showed up for Iran, just like Trump the Coward showed up for Xi.

Problem is: When Donald does these things, he always needs to compensate his ego by way of some fresh aggression.

Frustrated on the international stage, that means aggression towards us.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-24 07:52 AM | Reply

"the new normal in the Persian Gulf will be chronic instability and frequent disruptions in shipping"

The argument that Trump is incompetent and crazy was won in 2016.

If American voters won't pay attention to competence and sanity, then that says something bad about them.
some.

Something very bad.

None of us, stupid or not, will stop suffering until Donald Trump is gone.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-24 07:55 AM | Reply

Should've left Obama's agreement in place

#5 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-05-24 08:01 AM | Reply

Stopping the Killing is a good thing.

Iran Punking Israel is a a Better Thing.

Israel will Attack unilaterally and expect American Arms to Back them. They will break any Ceasefire until the War Resumes.

They Know Trump will back them no matter what they Do.

He's Screwed.

Israel has the Initiative, Not the US.

The only way for the US to Gain the Initiative is to Not Back Israel if they Violate the Ceasefire.

Which Won't Happen.

The MIC is too heavily Involved with Israel.

#6 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-05-24 10:50 AM | Reply

I seriously doubt he gets as good a deal as he blew up in '16.
And he's managed to poison relations with Israel for millions more Americans in the process.
So much winning.

#7 | Posted by morris at 2026-05-24 08:11 PM | Reply

Bine Spurs the cowardly pedophile.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-24 08:23 PM | Reply

Bine? F this phone.

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-24 08:23 PM | Reply

A man who insists he can keep Iran from ever having nukes is delusional.
There is no way to guarantee that.
There is no proof that such a thing is even possible.
There is no way to make it happen.
You can't say "forever" in matters like that.

You might slow the process down... if you stop threatening them... and stop trying to steal their oil.

While we're at it... let's run inspections in Israel... We have an agreement not to aid nations with nukes under our non-proliferation agreements... Israel may owe us a ton of money for all the years it deceived us.

#10 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2026-05-25 06:26 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Jew hater!"

#11 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-25 06:33 PM | Reply

How many billions will it take to rebuild all the military bases Iran destroyed?

#12 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-25 08:11 PM | Reply

Pedo 47 Goes Back to Bombing Iran as Deal Implodes

www.thedailybeast.com

#13 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-05-25 10:31 PM | Reply

Bomb,Bomb,Bomb,Bomb,Bomb......Iran..

McCain was years ahead of his time...

It Took Trump as Bibi's BITCH to start the Big War in Little Israel.

Missiles Coming,they Better Hide.