Death of the Minimalist

"It is time for John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and all the other left wing globalists to shut the hell up and let President Trump fix what is broken. He will broker deals with maximum value to the United States instead of minimal security to the world. Count on it." 

Relax Baby Boomers - this has nothing to do with downsizing.

Back in the day (the Reagan years), when as a negotiator, my team and I were busier than a one armed paper hanger, we often talked about doing a prank before we all retired. In just about every negotiation, you could rest assured that the opening offer from the other side of the table would a a "low ball". The looks of anguish would then spread across my team, as we knew the road ahead to settlement would be rocky and steep.

But the prank (which unfortunately we never got to pull off) was this. As soon as the first offer came in, no matter how low and ridiculous it was, my team was going to stand up and high five each other. Then I would look at the other negotiator in the eyes, and say, "We accept!" It would be worth it, just to see the look of shock in the eyes of my opponent.

On a serious note, that kind of negotiation does have a name. It is called the "minimalist" outcome. Ergo, John Kerry's Iran deal. Minimalist to the core.

Donald Trump may be a lot of things, but he is no minimalist. Not by a long shot. Once he assumed the big chair, and could read the fine print on this deal, he asked what any negotiator worth his or her salt would ask? What was in it for me? And as we have found out, what was in it for the US was not much. What was in it for Iran was a King Midas gold mine.

Even though the MSM is convinced President Trump's abrogation of this minimalist agreement will take us to the brink of Armageddon, Bebe Netanyahu thinks Mr. Trump might have just saved the Middle East. I too, fall under that camp. It is time to call a spade a spade. Iran is not worthy of trust. Not even enough to put in a thimble. Kerry and some of his globalist brethren in the Euro Zone may have been waltzed around the maypole by the Mullahs, but not Team Trump. 

What is next? President Trump first signed back into law the sanctions against Iran we had before the agreement. And there might be more coming. He then made the offer to strike a new deal, a fair deal, with the Mullahs. In other words, he put the issue squarely in Iran's lap. He would like our NATO allies in be in with us, but if they are not, Trump is ready to do this with only Israel and maybe the Saudis.

I truly don't understand why some can't see the wolf dressed up in sheep's clothing. I can't believe some would be that naive. I have said for years now, the two biggest threats in the world are the Norks and the Mullahs. Neither are worth of one grain of trust. Both have ill intentions. Both could set the world on fire in a heartbeat. 

It is time for John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and all the other left wing globalists to shut the hell up and let President Trump fix what is broken. He will broker deals with maximum value to the United States instead of minimal security to the world. Count on it.