Wednesday, April 8, 2026

no, trump's bullying did not "work".

- iran conceded nothing whatsoever. the united states is beginning with their ridiculous draft. trump caved to them, they didn't cave to him.
- but this won't last. it's extremely temporary. there remains no alternative to regime change in iran, even if trump evades responsibility for it and leaves it for the next president.
- the iranians are reportedly still bombing people, and israel is unlikely to halt what they're doing.
- the iranians cannot be trusted to live up to their agreements.

anybody with assets stranded in the gulf should get them out immediately and then avoid the area. if there's any value to this, it's to let people that got stuck in between clear out, so do do that.

this isn't an end, even if people want it to be. ends require resolutions. donald trump is not beethoven; he has to resolve. this resolves nothing.