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 | 22 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 | Newsworthy 2

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.

From the Atomic Tide.

Dying World of Radiation..Victims of, Man's Frustration.

Evil Souls Fall to Hell, Burning Cursed Infernal Cells....

WWWAAWWWAAAWWAAWWWAWAA WWA WAA WAA.

GUITAR Riff.........

#14 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-05-26 01:44 AM | Reply

Cost to American taxpayer for attacking Iran on behalf of Israel

We will reach $100 billion just in time for Memorial Day weekend.

Thanks, AIPAC and Bibi!

I trust world class universal healthcare is working out well for you and your fellow countrymen in Israel.

#15 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-05-26 03:05 AM | Reply

The Iranian navy, which has been destroyed eight times, closed the Strait of Hormuz again, because the United States for the seventh time won the war that wasn't a war, so the United States can open the Strait of Hormuz that was open before the not war.

The not war that started to get the uranium that was completely obliterated, so that the Iranians can't build the nuclear bomb that they weren't building for the not war that the United States started.

Then the United States which has nuclear weapons threatening to use nuclear weapons to prevent Iran from having nuclear weapons because having nuclear weapons is dangerous.

If the United States saw what the United States is doing in the United States, the United States would invade the United States to liberate the United States from the tyranny of the United States.

#16 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2026-05-26 08:47 AM | Reply | Funny: 3

NW and FF flags, lee.

The US has become a caricature.

#17 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-26 09:17 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Whenever some idiot says we cannot afford medicare for all or raises for teachers just remind the colossal waste of money the department of surrender is.

#18 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-05-26 09:24 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Should've left Obama's agreement in place

#5 | POSTED BY HAMBURGLAR

Trumpy refused to support the president of the United States when Obama and Biden were president but he expects unconditional support when he is president.

Except life does not work that way.

#19 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-26 11:52 AM | Reply

You need oil?

Then go get it yourselves

Trump tells Europe "Go get your own oil!"

Then Iran hits an oil tanker off the coast of Dubai

March 31, 2026

#20 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-26 01:05 PM | Reply

just remind the colossal waste of money the department of surrender is.

#18 | POSTED BY NIXON

But but we the people will get a nice ballroom (that we the people will never have a ball in) and nice Arch (I have no idea how to use an arch ... you just go under it?) ) and a swimming pool we cannot swim in.

#21 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-05-26 01:08 PM | Reply

Yes, this huge mess just because Trump was jealous of Obama. Said he was going to get a much better deal and it turned out to be the good old "Paris can be nuked in five minutes".

#22 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-05-26 01:46 PM | Reply