Not sure if you guys ever heard of Richard Nixon's "Madman Theory" of foreign policy- the idea that keeping adversaries deeply uncertain about a president’s sanity and limits can yield diplomatic leverage- but this Guardian article acknowledges that Trump's extremely confusing, often contradictory, and erratic rhetoric about the war and its objective may actually be "genius" (albeit perhaps unwitting genius):
Erratic rhetoric, shifting goals and mixed signals leave allies, foes and voters unsure what the president wants from war
www.theguardian.com
"the president has delivered a dizzying churn of social media declarations, off-the-cuff remarks and
wildly shifting objectives. The whirlwind may prove disorienting for the enemy and make it easier for the president to declare victory at a time of his choosing.
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Such ambiguity carries a potential upside for Trump: a lack of defined objectives provides him with a built-in escape hatch. Since he never established a concrete benchmark for success, he can declare victory and withdraw at any moment he chooses.
Matthew Hoh, an Iraq war combat veteran and senior fellow with the Eisenhower Media Network, said: “We can be glib and we can say, well, maybe there’s a genius in that because if you don’t set any clear goals no one can hold you to them. Donald Trump could be typing up a Truth Social message right now saying the war is over.”