The New York Times reports that the question of whether to intervene in Iran is causing a rift among Trump supporters “over the meaning of the Make America Great Again movement.”
The dispute is over who is “the most fervent keeper of its flame” —
a) “Mr. Trump’s original base and the isolationism that animated it”;
or
b) “the Republicans who back whatever action he takes in the moment.”
Isn’t this an I.Q. test? If group b backs Trump no matter what he does, the only way to satisfy both groups is to go with group a — which also has the advantage of keeping his campaign promises.
(By the way, same thing with building the wall and deporting illegals.)
You cannot "speak softly and carry a big stick" without occasionally making use of the stick.
The goal is to minimize the uses of the stick, but the perfect must not be the enemy of the good.
The premise of your IQ "test" is that you know what Trump's base is seeking. I've supported Trump since 2016. I do not agree with several of the opinions of his more "liked" commentators, who appear to be your definition of his "base". Tucker Carlson, for example, is a great interviewer, but he is driven by emotions. Worse he hasn't bothered to read much history. But then again when I was his age I hadn't read enough either. For the record I am a supporter of Trump since 2016, as FEC records will a test. Having said that I do not agree with Trump 100%, but in a binary world, you have to make a choice, or you are just a spectator.
Regarding the Iran issue, you do not have to look very hard to see that Iran is ruled by religious fanatics who regard the obliteration of Israel as a duty. Ditto, by the way, their views on the fate our own country. They will be empowered to achieve these goals with the acquisition of a nuclear weapon. The fact that the CIA and Tulsi think this unlikely is of no significance to me. The CIA is a disgrace, as is the USAID. They are just an arm of the global elite that seeks to disenfranchise the electorate in those few functional democracies that still bother to elect their leaders. It is regrettable that the CIA and many other federal agencies [have] fallen so far. Employing the tools of mass deception against our own country, such as during the presidential election of 2020 or the mandated vaccines in 2021, is utterly unforgivable. The upper three levels of the CIA should be hand cuffed and marched out of the building to face the horror of the DoJ procedures employed against Senator Ted Stevens and many others.