Opinion | Brett Bruen: Even if Iran attacked Saudi Arabia's oil field, Trump's responsible for the fallout. - NBCNewsTHINK
For much of Trump’s time in office, there were few consequences or counterattacks resulting from his crude, careless and critical comments about others. Many nations were conflict averse or generally pursued an avoidance strategy when it came to these adversarial tactics. Some, like the Saudis, tried flattery and flat out bribes to buy his affinity.
Backed into a corner, with no credible course forward, Iran has chosen to lash out. The attacks on the Saudi oil facilities, downing of American drones and breaching the limits the deal imposed on its enrichment of uranium. Yes, their actions are wrong and reckless. They were also quite predictable and preventable.
Just as on North Korea, Afghanistan and pretty much every other international issue, the president seems to have badly misjudged his foreign counterparts.
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