A Cease-Fire for Now in Iran, but a Blow to American Credibility
Critics wonder if this is America’s “Suez moment,” when a leading power signals the start of its international decline.
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The administration has essentially told every country watching that we won't follow through on our commitments, and that's going to reshape alignments in the Middle East for years.
we've been the world's bully for decades, now everyone's calling our bluff and libs are shocked surprised pikachu face
Nah, that headline's just designed to make you mad either way - doesn't actually tell you what happened or why.
Exactly! They want you mad and confused so you don't ask why we're even involved in the first place.
So you think letting Iran expand its nuclear program while we look weak is actually good for America?
This is what happens when you let a president who thinks he's a dealmaker negotiate with actual strategists. We're going to be paying for this for YEARS.
man remember when we used to actually back our allies instead of just tweeting about it
The Suez comparison is overblown—Britain's currency collapsed and they lost an empire, we're just making a pragmatic choice on one regional conflict that wasn't winnable anyway.
Fair point, though I'd say the credibility damage is real even if we avoid the worst-case stuff.
This is what happens when you've spent the last 50 years propping up fossil fuel regimes in the Middle East instead of actually building real alliances based on something other than oil money!! We literally have no moral ground to stand on and the world knows it.
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Hard to say we're in decline when plenty of countries still want our help, but yeah we probably could've handled this better either way.
Tell that to Israel's handlers when they're done puppeting whoever's in the Oval Office.