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Trump has capitulated, to the chagrin of Iran hawks and the Israeli right. And there's no imagining it or wishcasting it away. How did Trump get elected? By telling people what they wanted to hear. What did he do after the election? Stab them in the back.
It's time for him to give the GOP caucus the typical "JC" lecture: "I know things you don't know", "I understand things you don't understand", without explaining what those "things" are.
Senate Republicans in somber, pessimistic mood over Trump deal with Iran
Trump's most vocal MAGA allies on Capitol Hill are defending the agreement as a potential breakthrough that could finally end Iran's nuclear enrichment program.
But many more GOP senators are skeptical about reaching any real agreement with Iran, arguing that the United States doesn't seem to have any real leverage in the talks.
"I think there is a high level of dismay in that room," said a Republican senator, who requested anonymity to discuss what GOP colleagues were thinking about Trump's Iran deal as they gathered for a lunch meeting in the Capitol on Thursday.
A second Republican senator who requested anonymity to discuss the deflated mood among GOP colleagues described the Senate Republican reaction to the deal as "somber."
"It was a somber mood, people are a little shell-shocked. All the money in this deal for Iran is going to be a real problem," the senator said.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Thursday blasted the deal "as completely out of step with the president's goals" of neutralizing the threat Iran poses to U.S. national security interests.yahoo.com - Senate republicans somber pessimistic moodNotice how out of step the Pols are, with "We The People". They want war.
What do "We The People" want? from the net sifter:
A majority of Americans (52% to 60%) oppose U.S. military action in Iran, with 66% to 68% preferring to end the war as quickly as possible, even at the cost of failing to achieve all goals. This marks an historically unpopular conflict, with public disapproval largely driven by rising gas prices, economic stress, and fears of escalation.
Approval Ratings: Only about 25% to 33% of the public believes the U.S. decision to take military action in Iran has been worth it, while the majority disapproves of how the conflict is being handled
Republicans: Roughly half to two-thirds of Republicans generally support the military action and the president's handling of the conflict
Democrats: Over 70% to 89% of Democrats oppose the war and the president's handling of it, frequently stating in hindsight that the war was a wrong decision
Independents: Independents heavily lean against the conflict, often siding with Democrats in opposing U.S. military involvementWithout independents, the GOP, in much of the country, would be frelled this November, if the war was still going.
Steve
