Militia claim ignored about 4 dead U.S. airmen; Gulf Arabs’ strong second thoughts about the U.S.; Washington forced to lift Russian sanctions because of a war of choice for which there’s no price tag.
A declassified assessment says major U.S. war “unlikely” to topple government; Trump ludicrously says Iran has “surrendered” after Iranian president apologizes to Gulf states; and Trump makes sadistic threat to “groups of people” in Iran.
Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India in which Delhi is supposed to stop buying Russian oil. But India has said nothing about it, writes Betwa Sharma.
It’s certainly not diplomacy and it’s not coercion. It is war conducted by economic means, all designed to produce an economic crisis and social unrest leading to a fall of the government.
“The Hard Way” — Special Envoy Keith Kellogg’s proposed oil-price manipulations targeting Russia would actually devastate U.S. oil production and the U.S. economy.