Posted on 03/30/2026 11:35:33 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
On Monday’s CNN This Morning, the network cast President Trump less as the Commander-in-Chief than as a common street criminal.
Global affairs analyst Kim Dozier -- who was a longtime overseas reporter for CBS News -- likened Trump’s negotiating posture toward Iran to an armed robbery, suggesting the U.S. was telling Tehran: agree to Washington’s demands, “or else this is a stick-up.”
Discussing the gap between competing U.S. and Iranian proposals, Dozier brushed aside diplomacy as little more than window dressing.
“The fact of the matter is the 15-point plan that the U.S. has put forward versus Iran's five-point plan are so far apart that it would take weeks, if not months, to bring them together. It feels more like the U.S. is saying, agree to these 15 points or else this is a stick-up.”
In Dozier’s telling, Trump isn’t engaging in hard-nosed negotiation; he’s cast as an armed thug.
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If I have 15 points and your guys have 5 I only need to kill off every one of your guys’ who don’t support my plan.
This is called war, moonbats.
I only see CNN from the YouTube channel. Based solely on those videos it appears not only do they want America to lose, they are actively trying to help Iran win. I’m not sure how some of this “reporting” is even legal. Maybe they are working with Trump to fake everything otherwise how is this legal?
“I think the Marines are going into Kharg Island. But like a dog catching the bumper on the Chevy... what next?”
Sadly, I agree. And if it turns into a long term mess, forget the midterms.
“agree to these 15 points or else this is a stick-up.”
Yeah? So?
Have democrats never seen or studied the Sci Fy movie: The Chronicles of Riddick... ??
“CNN” and “analyst” are not words that belong back-to-back.
Trump is being kind of Teddy Roosevelt, “...If I must choose between righteousness and peace, I choose righteousness....” Also reminded of how TR sent a gunship to Panama when they decided to separate from Columbia and allow the USA to build a canal.
Yep. I am all for running up the scoreboard on the IRGC. I hope Dept of War starts and app for all Iranians to send targeting data.
I trust nobody expects CNN to say anything good about Trump.
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