Bruce Maiman

@FurkanGozukara The incoherent diplomacy of an incompetence administration that continues to outwit the administration. open.substack.com/pub/brucemaima…

Absolute humiliation for the White House. 60 Minutes confirms Iran is brilliantly bypassing the US blockade, exporting 100,000 MORE barrels of oil daily than before the war. While Trump crashes the Western economy, Tehran freely sells to China. Total strategic collapse!

@billmaher The administration keeps announcing diplomatic breakthroughs that Iran hasn’t agreed to. Keystone Cops diplomacy at its finest. New piece on the (continued) collapse of credibility open.substack.com/pub/brucemaima…

@ChrisMurphyCT Only Trump could get Iran to negotiate reopening a strait that was already open. The incoherent diplomacy of an incompetence administration continues. Full essay on the farce. open.substack.com/pub/brucemaima…

No matter what deal they do, the war has effectively given control of the Strait to Iran. What a masterclass in incompetence by Trump and his team.

@covie_93 Only Trump could get Iran to negotiate reopening a strait that was already open. This isn’t diplomacy. It’s narrative management after an expensive, bloody detour. Full essay on the farce. open.substack.com/pub/brucemaima…

@Acyn The result of incoherent diplomacy by an incompetence administration. It’s narrative management from an administration demonstrably incapable of controlling events. open.substack.com/pub/brucemaima…

Bolton: I think we're on the verge of something that ultimately history will decide was a catastrophic loss for the United States

@TheAtlantic This is the price paid when governments keep overselling 'imminent breakthroughs' that never materialize, conspiracy theories thrive. The Iran saga is exhibit A. New piece on the (continued) collapse of credibility open.substack.com/pub/brucemaima…

The U.S. is effectively checkmated in Iran—and this defeat will carry lasting consequences unlike any America has endured before, Robert Kagan argues. theatlantic.com/international/…

@krassenstein The administration keeps announcing diplomatic breakthroughs that Iran hasn’t agreed to. Keystone Cops diplomacy at its finest. open.substack.com/pub/brucemaima…

HOLY CRAP Trump actually accomplished a miracle. Here is what he got out of Iran: - Reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium by about 98% - Limit uranium enrichment to 3.67% purity (far below weapons-grade) - Cut the number of installed centrifuges by roughly two-thirds - Only enrich uranium at one declared site (Natanz) - Stop enrichment activities at Fordow and convert it into a research facility - Redesign the Arak heavy-water reactor so it could not easily produce weapons-grade plutonium - Ship out or dilute excess enriched uranium Allow extensive inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Permit continuous monitoring of nuclear facilities and supply chains - Accept “snap” inspections under expanded monitoring rules - Avoid building new heavy-water reactors for years - Stay within strict limits on uranium stockpile size and centrifuge development for set periods ranging from 10–25 years Ooops, sorry! That was the JCPOA that Obama signed with Iran, only to have him tear it up, kill 140 kids, get hundreds of Americans injured, 13 killed, and gas prices to surge 50%.

The Iran 'deal' that isn’t. Trump says breakthrough imminent. Iran says not so fast. Does this administration have even the slightest clue? #IranDeal #Trump #ForeignPolicy #JCPOA open.substack.com/pub/brucemaima…

“We move the graves of our soldiers by moving the calendar. We do not change the dead; we change the way we remember them.” Memorial Day used to be May 30th. It should remain so. This essay is about what was lost when we moved it out of convenience. brucemaiman.substack.com/p/a-day-that-s…

It's sad that Memorial Day’s modern form has been heavily shaped by commerce and a three-day weekend culture. The real question Memorial Day asks isn’t whether we remember the fallen — it’s whether we’re still worthy of what they gave. open.substack.com/pub/brucemaima…

Memorial Day was not originally “the last Monday in May.” It was May 30th. What happens to remembrance when we reorganize it for convenience? brucemaiman.substack.com/p/a-day-that-s…

@GuntherEagleman Absolutely. It's quite something to witness. This essay honors the real cost and reminds us that it's first and foremost a time of reflection. brucemaiman.substack.com/p/memorial-day…

Every Memorial Day, thousands of American flags are carefully placed beside the graves of fallen service members at Arlington. The sight is both beautiful and heartbreaking, a powerful reminder that freedom has always come at a cost paid by others.

@Brinx65 100% We say we remember. We say we support the troops. But a lot of us think more about mattress sales, barbecues, and beach traffic. This essay honors the real cost and reminds us that it's first and foremost a time of reflection. brucemaiman.substack.com/p/memorial-day…

Remembering our fallen hero’s on this Memorial Day weekend! The men and women that made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our country free and safe. God bless !! 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸

@EdGallrein It's sad that our priorities on Memorial Day turn to trivialities: barbecues, mattress sales, the "unofficial start of summer." This essay honors, I hope, what matters most on Memorial Day. brucemaiman.substack.com/p/memorial-day…

On this Memorial Day weekend, as we pay tribute to the fallen, let us be worthy of their sacrifice. We asked far more of them than we should have, and they gave far more than we asked. Accordingly, we owe them and their families a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid, only honored by genuine and sincere gestures of remembrance, and in the way we live our lives in service to their memory, for their valor and sacrifice.

@GuntherEagleman Memorial Day should trouble us. Not just because of the million+ Americans who died in our wars — but because it forces us to ask: Are we still a nation worthy of their sacrifice? brucemaiman.substack.com/p/memorial-day…

A Sobering Reminder This Memorial Day. During the Civil War, roughly 620,000 Americans died, more than all U.S. combat deaths in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan combined.

@GuntherEagleman 100% Memorial Day should trouble us. Not just because of the million+ Americans who died in our wars — but because it forces us to ask: Are we still a nation worthy of their sacrifice? Memorial Day is about reflection, not mattress sales. brucemaiman.substack.com/p/memorial-day…

🇺🇸 Just in case you forgot why you have a three-day weekend… This is it. Not the barbecues. Not the beach trips. Not the sales. This is the reason. The folded flag. The final salute. The ultimate sacrifice so the rest of us could be free. This Memorial Day, we honor the fallen. We remember their names. And we never take this freedom for granted.

@RBReich Right there with you professor. We've turned Memorial Day into something else. A different kind of Memorial Day reflection. brucemaiman.substack.com/p/memorial-day…

My friend Robbie went missing in action in Vietnam on October 12, 1972. His body has never been recovered. I think of him every Memorial Day — and what he died fighting for.

We say we remember. We say we support the troops. But we've turned Memorial Day into something else. This essay honors the real cost behind that day: the names, the families, the futures that ended. brucemaiman.substack.com/p/memorial-day…

Memorial Day should trouble us. Not just because of the million+ Americans who died in our wars — but because it forces us to ask: Are we still a nation worthy of their sacrifice? A different kind of Memorial Day reflection. open.substack.com/pub/brucemaima…

@Acyn Shameless doesn’t even cover it. Full takedown here: Trump’s 1776 Grift open.substack.com/pub/brucemaima…

Tillis: These people don't deserve restitution. Many of them deserve to be in prison. This is just stupid on stilts. Reporter: Do you think you have colleagues that share the same concerns— Tillis: They do and they need to speak up. This is beyond the pale. This is not good for my colleagues. There's not one positive thing that could be spun out of this between now and November. This is bad policy. It's bad timing, and it's bad politics