No Deal: Trump Finally Tapped Out After Dealing With the Iranian Regime

<![CDATA[It's no longer a question of whether Donald Trump will resume kinetic action against the remnants of the IRGC holding onto power in Iran by their fingernails. By mid-afternoon on Sunday, Washington time, the question of it moved into the realm of when and to what level of intensity.I've always understood why President Trump sought a deal, or more accurately, terms of surrender during this ceasefire period transitioning from Operation Epic Fury to Operation Epic Freedom. After a nearly flawless six weeks of intense aerial and naval bombing in coordination with the Israelis, the long list of targets to hit had been mostly checked off. Many had been rechecked for good measure in subsequent strikes. When you get to the next level of potential elements inside Iran to further weaken the regime, it adds the weight of also directly or indirectly harming the civilian population as well. And that prospect is something that gives the President pause.Even though Donald Trump is regarded by the progressive left in the U.S. as the second coming of Hitler, and in some quarters, the actual antichrist, Donald Trump still sees a future for Iran - one free of the terrorist regime at their weakest state after nearly half a century in power, and he really doesn't want to cause wholesale death and destruction against people that only yearn for freedom. But this is where the remnants of the rump regime miscalculate President Trump yet again. He does not want to act and finish the job. That's very different than whether he's willing to do so if the situation warrants it. A week ago on the Hugh Hewitt Show, Trump was asked a throwaway question at the very end of the interview about whether he prefers to go for the green in two on a par 5 if he's hit a good drive, or whether he lays up and takes the easy birdie. After talking about his golf game, something he very much enjoys, Hugh encouraged him to go for the green in two vis-à-vis Iran. Hit them hard, and quit trying to negotiate a deal by which they'll never abide. Here was Trump's response. ]]>