Just one problem… IRAN DOESN´T HAVE NUKES!!! You can´t negotiate a better nuclear agreement than the one we already had because the Obama-era Iran deal prevented Iran from having nukes in the first place!
Mr. Varvel; here are a few niggling details that you might want to be aware of:Mr. Trump left the table and the room a year or so back. There are a number of countries still at the table and in the game. Mr. Trump is not holding cards. He is Twittering his * off. The man from Iran still has all his clothes on, You left out Mr. Putin. But, you did get one detail right: Mr. Trump is pouting. So, good for you.
Mr. Varvel, could you actually explain Trump’s game plan here? And also the end goal? Other than putting up a theatrical show, what is Trump aiming for?
Oh right. The guy who went bankrupt running a casino, a business almost equivalent to printing your own money, is going to beat someone at cards. This is the funniest toon I’ve seen all week.
Stable genius Trump tore up the Iran Nuclear Deal and per usual can’t close a deal to replace it. Now Iran is rapidly moving toward developing nuclear weapons grade uranium again. Is there anything Boy Wonder can’t do?
(laughing my ass off): In the first place, the Orange Maroon backed out of the treaty that was working just fine, and then exacerbated the problems with his rhetoric. In the second place, there’s no way in the world that the Trumpsterfire plays poker at any level… since he is all about winning, and he wouldn’t.
It is true that Iran seems to be on the splitty end of the stick from all this confrontation, but that’s only if you look at it from the US point of view. From his perspective, though, Khamenei’s getting great local press, keeping his base excited and on board, and keeping the opposition down (sound familiar?). He’s also trying to push possible trade partners back to the negotiating table, because that’s the only “win” outcome for him. If he ends up with enough weapons-grade uranium to wave around and threaten with, all the better.
hwolfe22, not only did he bankrupt a casino but I read this morning that Mar-A-Lago is losing money hand over fist and is on the way down as well. Which is also very hard to fail at.
VadimUzdensky1 almost 5 years ago
Just one problem… IRAN DOESN´T HAVE NUKES!!! You can´t negotiate a better nuclear agreement than the one we already had because the Obama-era Iran deal prevented Iran from having nukes in the first place!
Patjade almost 5 years ago
Trump forfeited the game when he quit the agreement.
Ontman almost 5 years ago
Yup, Trump holds all the cards. Just go on believing that. He’s got a tell. It’s his gross stupidity.
superposition almost 5 years ago
Chaos is not a good control mechanism. Why anyone would abandon a working system because it isn’t perfect is extremely irrational.
fusilier almost 5 years ago
Hey Varvie, is it possible that the Mad Mullahs learned from Little Rocket Man?
Now that North Korea has functional nuclear weapons and functional delivery systems, Your Hair Furor is really nice to him.
fusilier
James 2:24
6.6TA almost 5 years ago
Mr. Varvel; here are a few niggling details that you might want to be aware of:Mr. Trump left the table and the room a year or so back. There are a number of countries still at the table and in the game. Mr. Trump is not holding cards. He is Twittering his * off. The man from Iran still has all his clothes on, You left out Mr. Putin. But, you did get one detail right: Mr. Trump is pouting. So, good for you.
NobodyAwesome Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Mr. Varvel, could you actually explain Trump’s game plan here? And also the end goal? Other than putting up a theatrical show, what is Trump aiming for?
Dave Ferro almost 5 years ago
“You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em…” Another great cartoon, Gary!
NeoconMan almost 5 years ago
When the hell did THIS happen in real life?
charliekane almost 5 years ago
We broke our commitment. Makes sense they would want to hold on to something they feel makes them safer.
RWalker56 almost 5 years ago
Gary, your prior Indy Star readers appreciate you still cartooning but miss your editorials.
kballweg Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Unseen player is Putin whose banking the Donald. “Destroy the US for me and I’ll give you a hotel in Moscow.”
Radish the wordsmith almost 5 years ago
Crazy Trump wanted to Nuke Iran over a drone.
Loser Trump is gambling with our lives and the fate of the world.
DrDon1 almost 5 years ago
Is Varvel anything more than just a RNC toady?
hwolfe22 almost 5 years ago
Oh right. The guy who went bankrupt running a casino, a business almost equivalent to printing your own money, is going to beat someone at cards. This is the funniest toon I’ve seen all week.
martens almost 5 years ago
I read somewhere that Varvel was going to retire. I think his brain retired before he has.
DonnyTwoScoops almost 5 years ago
Stable genius Trump tore up the Iran Nuclear Deal and per usual can’t close a deal to replace it. Now Iran is rapidly moving toward developing nuclear weapons grade uranium again. Is there anything Boy Wonder can’t do?
Nantucket Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Iran was complying , there were inspections. The U.S., particularly Trump, is the untrustworthy party here.
Varvel is just looking for people to post disputes – more clicks, more money.
Concretionist almost 5 years ago
(laughing my ass off): In the first place, the Orange Maroon backed out of the treaty that was working just fine, and then exacerbated the problems with his rhetoric. In the second place, there’s no way in the world that the Trumpsterfire plays poker at any level… since he is all about winning, and he wouldn’t.
It is true that Iran seems to be on the splitty end of the stick from all this confrontation, but that’s only if you look at it from the US point of view. From his perspective, though, Khamenei’s getting great local press, keeping his base excited and on board, and keeping the opposition down (sound familiar?). He’s also trying to push possible trade partners back to the negotiating table, because that’s the only “win” outcome for him. If he ends up with enough weapons-grade uranium to wave around and threaten with, all the better.
NeoconMan almost 5 years ago
hwolfe22, not only did he bankrupt a casino but I read this morning that Mar-A-Lago is losing money hand over fist and is on the way down as well. Which is also very hard to fail at.
cwg almost 5 years ago
Ha, succeeding where President iBowToAll failed.