Whatever inspired President Donald Trump to not unleash an even more severe bombing campaign against Iran on Tuesday night — and possibly commit scores of war crimes by obliterating civilian infrastructure in the process — a two-week ceasefire is a positive, if short-term, development. But this should not be celebrated as some kind of victory for America or for the Iranian people, who remain under the yoke of a sadistic theocracy.
Over and over in recent days, Trump has pledged to bomb Iranian power plants and infrastructure as part of a mighty American military campaign.
In his zeal to project the U.S.’ “strength,” however, Trump’s actions on Tuesday have signaled something else entirely: a weak and unstable leader who has done irreparable damage to America’s reputation and the global order.
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