Think Like a Spook and the Answer is Obvious – Trump is a Genius

A couple of days ago Israeli warplanes bombed small part of Iran’s South Pars gas field, a gas field it shares with Qatar, causing significant damages to that part. Then, predictably, Iran immediately fired missiles and drones that struck Qatar’s gas production facilities causing major damage. Then, the very next day, President Trump posted a relatively long message on his “truth social” platform which stated that neither the US nor Qatar knew about Israels attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field in advance, and that he has told the Israelis not to attack it again.

As a result of this statement by President Trump there have been an avalanche of legacy media articles, talking heads in the main stream and social media, and a bevy of expert opinions, all saying that this signals a break is strategy and goals between Trump and Netanyahu. However, not only are these articles, videos and posts wrong, they are also exactly what Trump wanted to happen.

This media/social-media babble of nonsense only proves, once again, that Trump is a strategic genius. To understand this, first you need to be reminded of a few facts that you probably already knew. Then if you think like a CIA spook, all becomes clear.

Qatar is a very small but very wealthy nation who’s sole source of power, independence and safety come from its vast wealth. This wealth comes from Qatar’s vast oil and gas reserves, without which it is nothing but a........

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