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snot

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6. I don't see why or how anyone would bother negotiating with Trump,

Reply to themaguffin (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 04:29 PM

Jun 21

given his continual lying and flip-flopping. The only way to be sure what you've got with him is if you have substantial, physical leverage, such as control over the Suez Canal. And if you've got that, what do you need to negotiate for?

Trump's been burning through every source of leverage we had, and wasting most of it.

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Iran stretched out negotiations with Carter [View all] SamuelTheThird Jun 21 OP

Well, just a little history Dan Jun 21 #1

Reagan made sure the hostages would not be released until enough Jun 21 #2

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 21 #4

Bay of Pigs and the Zapata oil rigs Blue Full Moon Jun 21 #13

Seemingly the second after he was Inaugurated. All of a sudden hostages are being Bengus81 Jun 21 #5

That's true, but that leaves out the gross incompetence and ignorance of trump which is infinitely enabling this more... themaguffin Jun 21 #3

I don't see why or how anyone would bother negotiating with Trump, snot Jun 21 #6

THey're actually negotiating with Bibi orthoclad Jun 21 #7

I think in this case it's for these reasons: no_hypocrisy Jun 21 #8

About #3 orthoclad Jun 21 #10

.......Obama allowed the export of US oil....just saying Melon Jun 21 #11

I dunno - the news says reserves are nearly empty. orthoclad Jun 21 #12

On June 12 when I checked we had around 415 million barrels Melon Jun 21 #14

Different. IIRC, they hated Carter orthoclad Jun 21 #9

The ayatollah executed many of the revolutionaries. LeftInTX Monday #15

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