Strategic patience is hard, and it isn’t always satisfying. But time is on the side of the U.S. and its allies. Reaching no deal is fine. Reaching a bad deal isn’t.
This is a new day in the Middle East, though it isn’t one without clouds. No American president has had a better chance to build a different and more stable region. It may just take a little more time.
Coin pocket? Quondam condom?
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…and the wave of the future (if the Democrats get the power they crave)?
Taking the liberty to follow up on Neo’s California post of yesterday…
https://thenewneo.com/2026/06/03/california-dreaming/
… according to RealClear at 10:30 am ET, the governor’s race is still at 58% reporting and the LA major at 66%, about the same as this time yesterday.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/live_results/2026_june_2nd_primary_elections.html?office=Governor
Condoleezza Rice urges patience in Iran.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-the-u-s-has-accomplished-in-iran-60b21e52?st=4tqM9e
Coin pocket? Quondam condom?
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…and the wave of the future (if the Democrats get the power they crave)?
“I stood up to Zohran Mamdani’s rabid thug — and you can, too”—
https://nypost.com/2026/06/04/opinion/i-stood-up-to-zohran-mamdanis-rabid-thug-and-you-can-too/
+ Bonus (Boltin’ Bolton):
“…John Bolton set to plead guilty in classified documents case”—
https://nypost.com/2026/06/04/us-news/john-bolton-set-to-plead-guilty-in-classified-documents-case-report
37 years on, no regime change in China, no foreseeable prospect of any.