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"An hour before Trump said he’d cause the death of a “whole civilization” if
Iran didn’t open the strait of Hormuz, an Iranian official said the shipping
channel would be reopened for two weeks if the United States stopped bombing
Iran. The US has now stopped bombing Iran.
So we’re back to the status quo
before Trump began his war. Only now, Iran
can credibly threaten to close the strait if it doesn’t get what it wants from
Trump – thereby causing havoc to the US and world economies. Trump’s only
remaining bargaining chip is his threat of committing war crimes.
In other words, Tuesday’s showdown was a clear victory for Iran and a clear
defeat for Trump (although he’ll frame it as a victory).
The Iran fiasco is only the latest in a host of examples revealing how to
defeat Trump.
In addition to Iran, similar strategies have been used by China, Russia,
Canada, Mexico and Greenland.
Inside the United States, the people of Minneapolis have used them, as have
Harvard University, comedian Jimmy Kimmel, writer E Jean Carroll and the law
firms Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, Susman Godfrey, and WilmerHale.
What’s the strategy that connects them all? All refused to cave to Trump,
despite his superior military or economic power."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
