Trump’s Syria gamble

Published August 22, 2025 5:10am ET



President Donald Trump is a man in a hurry. Whether it’s tariffs, international trade negotiations, or immigration raids in the workplace, he can be sporadic and shifty to the point where you might think he was diagnosed with multiple-personality disorder. One day, he will post about imminent universal tariffs on a specific date, only to delay the timeline the next. 

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