'Trump has not only cooled off, but he has positively signalled that he hasn’t the guts for war with Iran – which is making Bolton’s sabre rattling even more of a problem.' Opinion | MartinRJay
Has the US blinked in its standoff with Iran, handing a major victory over to the country’s firebrand military hardliner who had warned all of Tehran’s proxies to prepare themselves in the region for a conflict with US forces?
Clearly, there is a dichotomy of views on Iran given the events of the past few weeks since the announcement of the troop plan was trumped by the US president, downgraded to just 1,500 and it became apparent that the Iranians have done the very thing which no one in the White House believed possible: they called Trump’s bluff.
Even in the event of a conflict going horribly wrong, by allowing the dogs of war – Pompeo and Bolton – to take the lead, Trump had always cleverly covered himself, which is why he repeatedly went on the record and made sure his “I don’t want war” comments were well documented. If it blows up in his face, he fires Bolton and attributes blame.
The panic on markets – and a spike in crude oil prices to somewhere around 200 dollars a barrel – would do immense damage to markets , not to mention a potential collapse of the ruling elite’s power in Saudi Arabia.
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