Walter Russell Mead
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379 appearances
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 22 Jun
Walter Russell Mead’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Sometimes you struggle by shooting things.
Sometimes you struggle by signing things.
But really, you know, it's all the same.
And no piece of paper ever written can bind the Islamic Republic of Iran.
That is Trump, too.
He also thinks that way.
So we have two people who fundamentally don't believe in the written word or their own given word.
who have almost between them no regard for law.
I mean, the Iranians say, well, we believe in the Holy Quran and the rule of law.
But then on the other hand, they have the right to interpret it through their supreme leader, can interpret it pretty much any way he wants.
A little bit like Stalin with Marxism.
Marxism is whatever Stalin wants it to be.
So you have two negotiators, neither one of which believes a word that the other says.
or expects any rational person to believe a single word that they say, and they have signed a memorandum of understanding.
So let's not kind of overdo what's happened here.
In a sense, what's happened is that without paying one single dime to the Iranians, without giving up anything, Trump has made the price of oil go down something like 20%.
in the last few days.
At the G7, he's hailed as a great peacemaker, except by Georgia Maloney, who had other issues.
Meanwhile, the wing of the Trump coalition at home that was, you know, is very restrainer, is sort of tempted by the Tucker Carlson, so on, has now clearly seen, no, Bibi is not the master of Trump.
Trump is the boss of Bibi.
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