Michael McFaul: If You’re the Iranians and the Americans ‘Already Quit,’ You’re in a Strong Negotiating Position

RUSH EXCERPT:McFAUL: "Well, there’s a good reason why they don’t think they lost the war because the secretary of state or the national security adviser, depending on which hat he was wearing at the White House a few days ago, said, epic fury is over. He declared the war over. I think we’ve forgotten that fact. But he got on stage and said it was over and it was over. Without the Trump Administration achieving any of their major military goals, without achieving an agreement to remove the enriched uranium and end their nuclear weapons program without an agreement about controlling their ballistic missile system, without an agreement to stop funding the terrorism, and without an agreement about regime change, which I think people need to remember. That’s what President Trump said was part of the reason to go to war. When he announced the launch of epic fury several weeks ago. So if you’re the Iranians and the Americans have already quit, you think you’re in a pretty strong negotiating position. Now, the whole conversation, including our conversation right now, is about negotiating and opening of the strait. That is perfect for Iran, because that is a negotiation about what was present before epic fury even started. So I think they feel like they’re in a pretty good position. And I think the Trump Administration is in a box. I think they’re in a very tough situation right now."

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Michael McFaul: If You’re the Iranians and the Americans ‘Already Quit,’ You’re in a Strong Negotiating Position‘I think they feel like they’re in a pretty good position and I think the Trump Administration is in a box’News & Politics,InternationalRUSH EXCERPT:McFAUL: "Well, there’s a good reason why they don’t think they lost the war because the secretary of state or the national security adviser, depending on which hat he was wearing at the White House a few days ago, said, epic fury is over. He declared the war over. I think we’ve forgotten that fact. But he got on stage and said it was over and it was over. Without the Trump Administration achieving any of their major military goals, without achieving an agreement to remove the enriched uranium and end their nuclear weapons program without an agreement about controlling their ballistic missile system, without an agreement to stop funding the terrorism, and without an agreement about regime change, which I think people need to remember. That’s what President Trump said was part of the reason to go to war. When he announced the launch of epic fury several weeks ago. So if you’re the Iranians and the Americans have already quit, you think you’re in a pretty strong negotiating position. Now, the whole conversation, including our conversation right now, is about negotiating and opening of the strait. That is perfect for Iran, because that is a negotiation about what was present before epic fury even started. So I think they feel like they’re in a pretty good position. And I think the Trump Administration is in a box. I think they’re in a very tough situation right now."Video filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Audio filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Recipient e-mailMessage (optional)Preview

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