Iran: Two victory parades, Then both cancelled

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Iran: Two victory parades, Both cancelled

OP-ED BY: GHK LALL

The controllers of Tehran call it a victory. The Washington dealmaker insists he came out ahead. Perhaps, both sides won. Skeptics can split the difference. My take is simple. Somebody got out-wheeled, left with the wrong side of that peace deal. Scratch the Persians. Hurts to say that as an American. But what other options are on the table?

First, there were bombs to beat the ayatollahs into submission. Some did bite the dust. The survivors threw more dust back at Washington and its chief bluffer. The formula was old, battle-tested. The friend of my enemy is my enemy. Neighborhood airport and assets targeted. Some screamed bloody murder behind the scenes.

Happens to those who grow soft from sweet living. Who needs nukes? Why, when there are those Achilles heels right nearby? From punishing embargoes to bunker busters, and the men in turbans still held out. I had warned that their kind of pitched battle is not CNN material. Nor the type that pleases Fox News and Friends. These people know hardship. They have weathered from Leonidas to Alexander the Great.

They are still standing. A little bruised and black-and-blue. But still standing. Fighting spirit intact. The spirit of martyrdom itching for a showdown.

Have soldiers arrayed in a ring? Bring ’em on! A ring of fire is waiting. Somehow, somebody with some sense in DC finally prevailed. This is not America’s war. This is all Netanyahu. A desperate gamble to get free land and lavish oil supplies. A couple of bombs, a few dead civilians, a loss of that feeling of invincibility is a cheap price to pay. A better Iron Dome could be built. The U.S. Congress would see that it’s funded. What, do otherwise, and risk losing being re-elected?

The champion warrior and master dealmaker found that his book was out of pages. What to do? Bring in Rawalpindi. The Swiss had reserved a conference room.

Iran took a battering, but got home safely. Money. Security. Guarantee. They wrote their own deal book. So, what did Mr. Manifest Destiny take home to the American people?

A dog with its tail between its legs. His own people are already having a fun time, kicking it from left to right.

When the kicking is done, hundreds of billions are still needed. Gone are those bad ole days of not negotiating with terrorists. Get used to the New World Order. In Guyanese: knack gah knack bak. It is not easy for a man accustomed to do the smacking to get smacked around.

Hello! What about nukes? Well, what about them? The Iranians bought time. Washington says that’s fine. Then concoct some strange lines. To justify. Pacify Netanyahu. Smooth things over at home and abroad. It’s smooth sailing in the Strait of Hormuz. Never heard of something so straightforward getting so tangled up, mined up, muddied up.

What’s next in the cauldron that’s the Middle East? Netanyahu isn’t a fellow to take his licks lying down. He is already plotting. Weighing whether to rollout his own marbles. Activating that facility buried in the desert.

Desperate men losing friends fast think the unthinkable. Attempt the desperate, the face-saving.

If there could have been Dresden and Frankfurt-in-Main in Germany almost a hundred years ago, there could be Teheran. Teach dose peeple a lesson.

Listen up, people. Get this straight. There’s a new bully in town. No 80-year-old washed up has been playing at James Cagney or Russell Crowe. If there are any people good at playing mad, there are none better than the Iranians. They hold the cards. They wear the smirk. To prove. Ceasefire shaky. Straits of Hormuz closing. Still working at figuring out which side got the better deal? Keep on figuring. Continue playing the fool. Risk being taken for a sucker, another fall guy.

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