THE AMERICAN POSEIDON ADVENTURE

I hardly know where to begin. Today is April 1^st, April Fool’s Day, and the President is set to “address the nation” about the Bone Spurs “Excursion.” But with him, who knows even the topic is subject to change. The only certainty is this: there will be lies, layered, repeated, and wrapped around occasional fragments of reality.

Yesterday, he claimed that the destruction and death unleashed on Iran would set them back years, sparing future presidents from having to act. That raises a basic question: what, exactly, did he accomplish?

This so-called “Excursion” began with claims of imminent danger, that Iran was on the verge of a bomb. That assertion was a lie. Then came talk of “regime change,” capped by a surreal late-night appeal urging Iranian citizens to rise up against a heavily armed state that has already shown its willingness to kill civilians. It is a remarkable suggestion from a man who dodged military service through conveniently diagnosed “bone spurs” that never seemed to interfere with sports or golf.

This same “brave coward” then mocked the global shipping industry for hesitating to risk passage through the Strait of Hormuz, as though prudence in the face of danger were cowardice.

The result of this braggadocious “Excursion” has been predictable: economic instability, heightened global tension, and a more dangerous strategic environment. Iran retains its uranium. It has escalated disruption of oil transit. Its infrastructure, though damaged, can be rebuilt. And its leadership appears, if anything, more hardline.

All of this follows the termination of an agreement negotiated under Barack Obama that imposed inspections, constrained uranium development, and provided roughly a one-year warning window for any breakout toward a nuclear weapon all without war – the true ‘Art of the Deal! What remains instead is a far shorter timeline, measured in weeks, not a year with far less visibility and total regional chaos.

And so, we are left with the true costs: American lives lost, thousands of Iranian noncombatants, including innocent children, killed, and further erosion of U.S. credibility on the world stage. For what? No clear strategic gain, only the familiar malignant narcissistic pattern of impulse, escalation, destruction, and denial of responsibility.

No one can say with confidence what the President will say tonight, not even Trump himself. Like so many of his past ventures, this episode reflects a style: act first, declare victory, and leave others to deal with the consequences.

At this point even though I agree Iran is dangerous, I’ll take a TACO (trump always chickens out). If there is a path forward, it lies not in escalation but in restraint, halting the violence and allowing serious, credible leadership, sadly not by the United States, to reestablish stability and pursue negotiations grounded in reality.

On The Apprentice, he could simply say “you’re fired” and walk away. That was television. In the real world, decisions carry consequences: loss of life, economic damage, and diminished trust.

That is what makes the timing so ironic. A Trump address on April Fool’s Day feels less like coincidence and more like metaphor. April 1^st should be enshrined as the ‘Fool of Fool’s Day’ from now on.

As the fool speaks only fools will believe. The rest of us have a more consequential role to play. VOTE!!!

VOTE!!!

RESIST!!! & EDUCATE!!!