TACOs and War Porn: Trump’s Iran Pivot Exposed
TL;DR
William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Mark Hertling argue that Trump’s Iran posture blends hawkish rhetoric with retreat, a dynamic they call ‘TACO’—Trump Always Chickens Out—and suggest the markets reacted to his ambiguous signals. They critique the administration’s ‘war porn’—slick videos and slogans that glamorize conflict—warning that war is not entertainment and that transparency and disciplined military objectives are essential in a democracy.
- TACOs With a Side of War Porn The Bulwark
- Businesses Ask the TACO Question About Iran The New York Times
- The thing that everyone expected to happen has happened Financial Times
- Why the US stock market may have been right about Iran all along CNN
- Iran War: The White House Is Still Flirting With Financial Chaos Bloomberg
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