ArticlesApril 11, 20261 min read

Beleaugued and unpredictable

Sam Webb

It is never a good idea in politics to engage an opponent without any allies. Going it alone seldom works. And yet Trump, apart from Israel and a few Gulf States, has taken the country into a war against Iran with few supporters internationally, not to mention growing opposition here at home. Even his MAGA movement is riven with splits over the war. And there is no reason to think things will get better in this regard.

Moreover, while winning some tactical victories on the battlefield, the same can’t be said regarding his strategic objectives — displacing Iran’s leadership, opening up the Strait of Hormuz, expanding the war coalition — haven’t been achieved. So where are we? We are left with a beleaugued president, clearly on the defensive, but also unpredictable. And therein lies the danger of this moment.

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Sam Webb

I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago. While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut. I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.

Beleaugued and unpredictable

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