Donald Trump is perhaps the epitome, the very acme, of callousness and boorishness, at least in the world of politics. But he's always trying to outdo himself, and yesterday he came close.
While looking at a ceasefire and a "deal" between Israel and Iran - or "better than a ceasefire" as he overpromises in his usual way - Trump added in the throwaway comment that "I'm not too much in the mood to negotiate".
Oh, well, that's a shame. The world is waiting on tenterhooks for the King of the World to deign to turn his attention to that little problem on the other side of the world that he could solve in a heartbeat (just like he solved the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours, as promised - remember that?)
The shamelessness of the man! This is tantamount to him saying, "Oh, I have half an hour between my last meeting and my next golf game, I can probably fit you in, if you promise to behave and not make my life difficult". It's right up there in the callousness league.
UPDATE
As for the world-shaking possibility of the USA joining Israel in its fight against Iran: "I may do it, I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do." Well, that's for sure, given that he doesn't know himself. Trump has the typical bully instinct, to keep opponents guessing whether they are going to be attacked or not, but that's not necessarily a good thing for world security.
And "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" does not sound like a subtle bargaining initiative to me. Likewise, Trump's calls for the complete evacuation of a city of 12 million, and poorly-veiled threats to take out the country's leader.
This is not a wily politician keeping his cards close to his chest. This is flying by the seat of one's pants, in the worst possible way. This is playing games with people's lives and world peace. This is chaos and disarray disguised as coolness.
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