As they used to sing when I  young, “I woke up this morning, you [Trump] were on my mind.”

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Actually, this morning, Trump was on my mind was the second thing I thought about. The first thing that occurred to me  when I woke up this morning was I was in my bed and not my safe room. That meant that Trump had not started a another war yet.

Here is my reaction to Trump’s deal.  I was absolutely stunned that Iran would give up blocking the Straits of Hormuz, even for two weeks. Then I thought about it a bit.  Iran is smart enough to know that all Trump really cares about is money. Trump, with Jared’s help, has  figured out  that the Arabian peninsula countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE,  are a source of lots and lots of money. Those states are desperate to have the Straits of Hormuz open, so that they can sell their oil. That, in turn, will make not only make money for Trump, it will also make millions of dollars for Jared  (read Ivanka and their children) too. The deal that Trump announced Tuesday  gives the Arabian countries  two weeks to get their oil out.

It also gives  Trump an incentive to roll over and give Iran whatever it wants in negotiations.  It is also an incentive to get Trump to close his big mouth and stop making threats. It also means that once this war is over and there is  peace, the Straits of Hormuz will remain open, but still in Iranian control.  It  also gives Trump the opportunity to say that he is a peacemaker who deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That will help Republicans in the November American elections and play to Trump’s overinflated ego. Perhaps most important and scary thing to me,  as one who lives in Israel, it gives Trump another chance to abandon Israel in favor of its enemies by allowing Iran to continue to make a nuclear bomb. Iran is playing Trump like a fiddle and this two-week hiatus will allow Iran to get whatever they want in negotiations, including control of the Straights of Hormuz.

There is a fundamental principle here.. People and countries, including Iran, in the Middle East bargain very differently  than Americans, especially, New York real estate developers, do.  Americans make offers and counter offers until they reach a deal with which both parties can live. Sometimes threats are made, as Trump has done  big time in his present negotiations with Iran.

Iran, in contrast, has made offers which it knows Trump cannot possibly accept. Iran just sits back and lets Trump bid against himself until Iran gets everything it wants.  Look at what Iran did to Barack Obama

They don’t call Trump TACO (Trump always chickens out) for nothing

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