What changed
I’VE BEEN FORECASTING A DEAL (FOR A FRUSTRATINGLY LONG TIME) B/C LEVERAGE IS ONLY VALUABLE IF YOU CASH IT IN. I’M SURPRISED THAT THERE IS STILL SOME INSTITUTIONAL OPPOSITION TO THIS LOGIC W/THE REGIME, BUT IT APPARENTLY STEMS FROM THE SIMPLE DESIRE OF THE HARDLINERS TO AVOID GIVING THE PRAGMATISTS A DOMESTIC POLITICAL WIN.
“THE CLASH MAY NOT BE BETWEEN “WAR” AND “NEGOTIATION,” BUT BETWEEN THOSE WHO WANT TO USE MILITARY LEVERAGE TO EXTRACT GAINS AT THE TABLE AND THOSE WHO FEAR THAT ANY DEAL WITH