Few people, probably including Trump,
have a clue what he will do in the Middle East or beyond.
Does he see the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad as good news, bad news or a matter of indifference? It is hard to say.
Having taken out most of the regime’s air defences and missile production facilities, Israel’s window of temptation to strike with greater devastation is rising.
Towards the end of his first term, Trump ordered the killing of Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful military figure, in a drone strike. This was the first time since the second world war that the US had overtly assassinated a foreign official.
Trump is returning at a point when it is no longer possible to talk of a global order.
Edward Luce Financial Times 10 December 2024
https://www.ft.com/content/ca734a4d-07dc-4c10-a3f7-878107662661
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