Even deeper

Just when you think he can't sink any deeper...

I must have written that lead dozens of times in the past few years, but the pace seems to be accelerating.

I'm talking about our convicted felon president, who displayed the wasteland of his soul Saturday immediately after learning that former FBI director Robert Mueller had died at the age of 81.

"Robert Mueller just died. Good. I'm glad he's dead. Now he can no longer hurt innocent people."

This coming from the guy who wears MAGA baseball caps to the dignified transfers of deceased military personnel who apparently gave their lives to protect a pedophile. This coming from the guy who evaded the draft in the Vietnam era by claiming bone spurs – five times. This coming from the guy who has disrespected Gold Star families and who has suggested those in the military are suckers and losers.

Mueller, of course, was the special counsel who was handpicked by Trump to investigate possible ties with Russia during the 2016 election, which Trump won. Mueller did not find any connections, but he did indicate numerous obstruction of justice violations by Trump, which in normal times would mean some jail time.

Trump, a grifter, a pedophile, a convicted felon, has yet to spend a single day in prison. I guess this moment gives him plenty of opportunity to speak ill of the dead.

So we sink deeper.

Get this. On Friday, the Treasury Department said it responded to rising oil prices as a result of Trump's illegal war with Iran (that hardly anybody in this country wanted) by temporarily lifting the years-long oil sanctions against Iran.

By doing so, Iran can refill its coffers in order to purchase (or produce) more weapons to carry on its fight against the United States. In other words, the United States is now helping Iran to finance its war against ... the United States.

Trump has also dropped oil sanctions against Russia, meaning that Russia is now refilling its coffers to help finance its war against Ukraine. 

All of this is coming from the president who ran his election on the promise of no new wars. How's that working for you?

I can't help but think that this country is about to mire itself in a quagmire. Even though the Vietnam war ended in 1975, memories are still fresh. The North Vietnamese – who never won a linear battle against the Americans – fought an asymmetrical war in which it used unconventional strategies to fight. The Americans were more linear, using strategies dating back to World War II as well as costly technology that was basically useless.

We might be looking at something similar where Iran, even with its military depleted, can still be an effective foe with asymmetrical strategies that affect the economic health of the world (think oil). Even if Trump were to stop the war today, do you think Iran will cooperate? We've bombed school children, destroyed infrastructure and killed thousands of Iranians .

We might be in too deep already.