Trump’s Iranian Strategy Goes to Congress

Letter to Romans: Any doubt the Islamic Republic will never give up its nuclear ambition, despite Saturday night's news a "draft framework for end-of-war talks is near completion"? It’s endless rope-a-dope “deal” strategy after Trump bombed it to hell says so. So, too, it goes with Trump’s ongoing war with Congress. Endless fights over policies & personalities says so.

Consider the president’s latest unforced “Battle of the Bulge” with Congress over his proposed “Anti-Weaponization Fund” that carries a $1.776 Billion price tag. The money arguably could come from a long-standing Victims Compensation Fund so it’s not clear whether new Congressional authorization is needed, yet the effort to compensation Jan. 6 “victims” was announced just when both parties in Congress were wrangling over a key reconciliation bill that would fund the nation’s national security agencies; even some GOP Senators are balking at the substance as well as timing of the announcement … & adjourned rather than risk a defeatist vote. Think, too, Trump ‘s suddenly asking for millions to build a much needed secure ball room for the White House complex, but it put his congressional allies on the defensive after promising it wouldn’t cost taxpayers anything. Not to be missed is the message GOP House leaders sent when they pulled a Iran war powers vote when it appeared Trump would lose.

There are other examples of Trump’s governing by such strategic chaos. It has its advantages as NATO, Venezuela, China, Russia & surely Iran now know. Yet, as the WSJ editors suggested in “Trump Has Lost the Governing Plot,” No. 47 at some point would be wise to shift from confrontational politics & consensus build when it comes to Congress; otherwise, “if he wants to accomplish more legislatively, he has only a few months to do it” before the constant internal warring costs GOP control of Congress & “impeachment 3.0” hamstrings the presidency again.

Davd Soul