1) They agreed to and were complying with the deal that BHO worked out.

2) Even before the start of this, it is being reported that they offered to return to an even more restrictive version of that thinking it would be acceptable because DT would crow about it, but the idiots (his son in law and Lutnick) didn't understand it.

He'll yell and spit about all the things he's going to do to them in two weeks and hope we've forgotten about it by then. I simply don't see him following through with anything more weighty than additional verbal tantrums.

They may be irrational but twice in the past year they have been bombed during negotiations. They would just see it as a pause before they get bombed again.

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There are four possible courses of action, IMO:

1. We continue as things are -bombing. That will achieve little to nothing, aside from further destruction. It is highly unlikely that Iran will surrender under this scenario. It will just go on until we run out of bombs. Of course, this will also crash the world economy.

2. Declare victory and withdraw. He had a reasonably credible opportunity to do this earlier on. But idiot man-child naturally passed. Doing it now will look pathetic.

3. Put boots on the ground. This looks futile as well. In this scenario it's likely that we'll end up fighting a guerilla war, or worse, end up setting the ME on fire in earnest.

4. Use nuclear weapons. This will achieve even less than continued bombing and turn most of the world against us. It will give Putin cover to use nukes in Ukraine, too. Others nuclear nations may join the party, too.

5. Remove idiot man-child from office and proceed rationally to withdraw and apologize. It's virtually impossible that Republicans will do this.

Unless Iran decides to surrender soon, I suspect #3 above is most likely. I hope to hell #4 isn't selected by idiot man-child...but he's always wanted to use one.