When Trump took office Iran was not a nuclear threat to the U.S. or its allies thanks to the nuclear agreement between that country, the U.S. and several U.S. allies. In fact our intelligence community reported Iran in full compliance with the agreement. The agreement also allowed for the first time a transparent look into Iran's nuclear capabilities. Iran was not attacking oil tankers or firing missiles at our drones.
That all changed when Trump took office and reneged on the agreement, withdrew and started to implement sanctions for no good reason other than to provoke Iran. And all of a sudden, Trump said Iran was a threat to the U.S. Of course every one knows militarily Iran is a flea compared to the U.S. and we even have thousands of troops in close striking distance. According to a report in the Times Picayune of 6/23 the U.S. has 5100 troops in Iraq, 15,000 in Kuwait, 10,000 in Qatar, 5,000 in UAE, 200 in Oman and 1500 in Jordan. In other words we have Iran surrounded and it has been that way for many of years. Iran knows that and will not directly attack the U.S. with a first strike.
After Iran shot down a U.S. drone, Trump said he ordered a strike on Iran and than cancelled it. Trump then received a good hearted laugh from Iran's leaders when he said they should meet to work out a new nuclear agreement. Trump's failure in foreign policy mirrors his failure to act on immigration and the problems at the southern border, which are much worse since he took office. Both situations are an albatross around Trump's neck of his own making. His rhetoric will become louder because that is all he has. And he still shows his cowardly streak by blaming President Obama for all the failures taking place on his own watch. That is part of Traitor Trump's corrupted persona.
Note: It was reported by Axios that President Obama deported more illegal migrants in his first few years in office than Trump has so far and by a large number. So much for tough talk. Of course now he announces ICE will be having a huge roundup of illegals for deportation and it just so happens while he is in his campaign mode.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
