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Author: Goofyhoofy ✸🐝🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Speaking of Whiplash…
Date: 03/12/26 9:09 AM
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“Trump's Iran war whiplash clouds U.S. endgame”

“After a video call with G7 leaders Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron declared publicly what others had said privately: no one can tell what Donald Trump wants from this war.
Why it matters: Nearly two weeks in, Trump continues to send conflicting signals about how and when the fighting ends. The confusion has left both allies and adversaries struggling to plan for what comes next.”

“Two sources with knowledge of the G7 call said Trump was "ambiguous and noncommittal" — some participants left thinking he wants to end the war, others felt the complete opposite.
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Axios
https://apple.news/A9Dm3af8uRfOKz0L7qz7A2Q

If this is 4D chess, maybe it would be good to slip your own allies a note so they have an idea of what’s going on? Otherwise you’re just asking them to support *you* instead of a policy which they might be able to explain to their own voters.

Crazy concept to some people, I guess.
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Author: Steve203 ⎊🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Speaking of Whiplash…
Date: 03/12/26 12:52 PM
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“Trump's Iran war whiplash clouds U.S. endgame”

Trump the Perfect will know what the objective is, when "Bibi" tells him.

The interview with analyst Ian Bremmer, that I saw on the DW News yesterday, is now on YT.

Interesting question around the 4:45 mark, about what Trump the Magnificent's objective is. The answer, around the 5:20 mark gets around to "Bibi's" objective, ending in civil war in Iran, and "lots and lots of Iranians get killed", which the Israelis would be fine with. About what I have been saying: a failed state of perpetually warring factions.

Bremmer, later in the interview, comments on how surprisingly complacent oil markets are, in the face of the reality on the ground.

Ian Bremmer: Trump sends conflicting messages on Iran war | DW News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPyR9ezOh1k

Steve
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Author: SuisseBear ✶🐝🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Speaking of Whiplash…
Date: 03/13/26 4:47 AM
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Insights into recent executive decision making. Guess it’s most relevant how it will play with the base:

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Energy Secretary Chris Wright have been key players throughout the planning and execution stages of the conflict, the sources acknowledged. But Trump’s preference of leaning on a tight circle of close advisers in his national security decision making had the effect of sidelining interagency debate over the potential economic fallout if Iran were to respond to US-Israeli strikes by closing the strait. … The president, meanwhile, has continued to downplay the tumult in energy markets. …

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/12/politics/hormuz...
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