If you want to know why Donald Trump's White House is the way it is, start with JD Vance's choice of footwear.
The veep is one of several White House lackeys, notes Holly Baxter, recently seen stumbling around in oversized Florsheim loafers that don't fit him because his boss, Trump, insisted on buying his Oval Office groupies his favourite shoe brand. Only, seemingly, a few sizes too large.
This is a man, said Baxter, who "has managed to be against a war, for a war, silent about a war, and potentially criminally liable for discussing a war, all within the span of a few days". No wonder shady JD – a long time critic of 'forever wars' – looks a little uncomfortable.
At any minute, as he is fond of telling us, Trump could declare 'victory' in Iran. So that's alright then. But make no mistake, says Ben Judah, the chaos unfolding in the Middle East right now is what happens when you go into a war without a strategy.
All this spraying around of tariffs and mocking of allies has left the US isolated – and unheeded, when it calls for help in getting the Strait of Hormuz waterway open for business. The global economy is hurtling towards disaster, as 1,000s of ships sit stranded either side of the strait.
"The shocking, Anthony Eden-like lack of foresight Trump appears to have suffered from, admitting he hadn't expected Iran to attack America's Gulf allies, is stunning to any official who has worked on the Iran issue over the last 20-odd years."
Back in Westminster, Keir Starmer could be forgiven for grumbling about turncoat allies, too, says John Rentoul, after his former No 2, Angela Rayner, launched what amounts to a "full frontal" leadership bid. But traitors beware, Angela. History shows that "she who wields the dagger rarely wears the crown".
Perhaps. Then again, sometimes they just need the right footwear. Right, JD?
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