September 2, 2020.

Feckless simplicity.

In Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, we see the feckless simplicity of his world view. More than merely an “anti-Obama” agenda item, his withdrawal is a denigration of partial victory. It is a disavowal of half measures. It is a refusal to take baby steps or even acknowledge the existence of a long road.

It is a blindness to the complex l…