Matt Pottinger: Trump Could End the War Tomorrow. I Don’t Think He Will.
Is this competence or optics?
At The Free Press, Distinguished Visiting Fellow Matt Pottinger writes that even though President Donald Trump is seemingly expressing a desire for a quick end to his war against Iran, his better instincts will likely see him continue the fight for a longer period. Citing his own time in the White House during the first Trump administration, Pottinger argues Trump views the Iranian regime differently than other habitual American foes. He says Trump genuinely believes the Islamic Republic is made up of evildoers and will have a hard time tolerating them remaining in power after this war ends. Pottinger says more fighting “has a higher chance of preventing the regime from repeating its congenital cycle of bad-faith negotiations, pursuit of nuclear weapons, and proxy warfare all over again.”
Is this competence or optics?
At The Free Press, Distinguished Visiting Fellow Matt Pottinger writes that even though President Donald Trump is seemingly expressing a desire for a quick end to his war against Iran, his better instincts will likely see him continue the fight for a longer period. Citing his own time in the White House during the first Trump administration, Pottinger argues Trump views the Iranian regime differently than other habitual American foes. He says Trump genuinely believes the Islamic Republic is made up of evildoers and will have a hard time tolerating them remaining in power after this war ends. Pottinger says more fighting “has a higher chance of preventing the regime from repeating its congenital cycle of bad-faith negotiations, pursuit of nuclear weapons, and proxy warfare all over again.”
Matt Pottinger: Trump Could End the War Tomorrow. I Don’t Think He Will.
Is this competence or optics?
At The Free Press, Distinguished Visiting Fellow Matt Pottinger writes that even though President Donald Trump is seemingly expressing a desire for a quick end to his war against Iran, his better instincts will likely see him continue the fight for a longer period. Citing his own time in the White House during the first Trump administration, Pottinger argues Trump views the Iranian regime differently than other habitual American foes. He says Trump genuinely believes the Islamic Republic is made up of evildoers and will have a hard time tolerating them remaining in power after this war ends. Pottinger says more fighting “has a higher chance of preventing the regime from repeating its congenital cycle of bad-faith negotiations, pursuit of nuclear weapons, and proxy warfare all over again.”
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