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[–] 33 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I don't think this is unique, it's just rare for someone to openly say it.

Especially since openly saying it runs the rather high risk of undermining the whole approach. If Trump hears this, he'll get all pissy and tank things for the sake of his fragile ego.

You can see it in most every person in Trump's circle. They all play the game of manipulating the president, all you need to do is risk your dignity and you can pretty much get him to do whatever. If they dare to serve their own ego, they fail.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Maybe the con is longer than just this deal. Or maybe this is coming from someone other than Iran that wants the war to heat up rather than end (or even just to keep the strait closed).

    Or maybe someone's head got too big and they wanted to brag about manipulating Trump when it wasn't yet strategically or tactically sound to do so.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Colud be someone bragging to someone not expecting it to work all the way out to the media.

    Or a narrative that is probably fairly described, but editorialized. E.g. if they did state the fact they had the help of psychologists in negotiating, that statement by itself doesn't necessarily insult a man that thinks only very smart people pass cognitive tests.

    So the reporting actually extrapolates into the obvious, but unstated implications of why pyschologists would be useful in this situation.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    all you need to do is risk your dignity

    How quaint of you to think those psychos have a shred of dignity

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