Monday, March 09, 2026

Mixed message

Breitbart: "Trump says war is nearly complete."

Actually what he said was: "I think the war is very complete, pretty much" which is all over the place.  How can you put a qualifier on "complete"?  Either it's complete or it isn't.  Adding on "pretty much" just contributes another layer of contradiction.

The military action in Iran has been a wide-ranging success so far but I wouldn't say it's near complete.  I think Trump is trying to maintain command flexibility here while also calming the financial markets.

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