Gestern, 17:06
"Böse" Stimmen behaupten, dass die Aufforderung Trumps zu Verhandlungen über die vergangenen Wochen auch nur eine Finte gewesen sei, um so einen Nebelschleier der Ablenkung aufzubauen, während die Angriffsabsicht im Grunde schon feststand.
Schneemann
Zitat:Trump’s Two-Week Window for Diplomacy Was a Smoke Screenhttps://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...mb/683275/
Even as the president suggested that he was open to negotiations, he had already made up his mind.
President Donald Trump had insisted for months that he wanted the ultimate deal with Iran, one that would put a definitive end to the country’s ability to produce a nuclear weapon. As late as Thursday, he’d suggested that Iran’s leaders would have up to two more weeks to negotiate. But at that point, he had already made up his mind: The United States was going to bomb Iran. [...]
The president had privately communicated his decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites after a meeting with national security advisers on Wednesday, two people familiar with his decision told us. His statement on Thursday, suggesting a two-week window and “a substantial chance of negotiation” with Iran, was a feint meant to keep the Iranians off guard, four people familiar with the planning told us. (The White House did not respond to a request for comment on Saturday night.) [...]
The suggestion of a two-week reprieve Trump announced on Thursday came as the U.S. government prepared for a range of scenarios, flying U.S. citizens out of Israel, moving personnel out of American embassies in the Middle East, and dispersing ships and aircraft from bases in the region to prevent damage in any Iranian attack.
Schneemann