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President Trump will deliver a speech to the nation tonight, reportedly rehashing the Big Lie that he actually won the 2020 presidential election. Actually, the speech is only nominally directed to the nation. It’s really directed only to the MAGA movement. The nation will not be tuning in, primarily because, by all available evidence, it’s already tuned Trump out. https://buff.ly/ZGbBq9o

Trump’s Speech Tonight Won’t Be About the Economy or Iran - The American Prospect It will be about what really concerns him: the 2020 election.

While his current government remains in power, Netanyahu is frantically pushing to enact as much of his domestic agenda as possible.

Come October, Israelis Will Vote on Rule by Netanyahu - The American Prospect Replacing him, however, may require having an Arab party in the government, which is anathema to many Israelis.

There is no scenario which returns shipping back to being open and free, with a nuclear deal that is in any way better or different than the Obama deal that Trump tore up, that somehow doesn’t give Iran cash or other financial incentives. Those were the terms that Trump sought before the war, and that war was lost. And since Trump won’t admit that, there’s an increasing likelihood of seeing bombs lobbed back and forth through the duration of his presidency.

Aftermath: War’s On - The American Prospect What are the implications for our new endless war in the Middle East?

The weirdest thing about Trump’s comments at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, was the random stream of consciousness. It seemed as if he was making it up as he went along and acting just to demonstrate his own power, rather than out of any coherent or strategic purpose.

“For me, I think it’s over,” he said on Wednesday, speaking about the agreement with Iran.

“I don’t want to deal with them anymore,” Trump told reporters, sitting next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. “They’re scum. They’re sick people,” Trump added. “Far as I’m concerned, it’s just a waste of time dealing with them.” https://buff.ly/a8j0Egv

Trump Blows Up His Own Iran Deal - The American Prospect He began the war on impulse; now Trump is ending the truce impulsively. The winner: Iran.