THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ivan Eland) - Trump’s ‘Low-Key’ Economic Strategy Won’t Work
Sanctions alone rarely force capitulation or even major concessions. The post Trump’s ‘Low-Key’ Economic Strategy Won’t Work appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Trump’s ‘Low-Key’ Economic Strategy Won’t Work Sanctions alone rarely force capitulation or even major concessions. Although President Donald Trump is unable to publicly admit that “mistakes were made” in his war with Iran—as American leaders sometimes describe their own blunders—he seems to be implicitly acknowledging that the military strategy he pursued has failed. He’s moving to a new strategy of extracting concessions from Iran via economic coercion, rather than bombing. Trump has described this as a “low-key ” and longer-term approach to the conflict. He is concentrating on opening the Strait of Hormuz, downgrading the focus on negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program, which he has insisted…Open
