I wonder how many of the “successful stalemate” alluded to in this article comes down to the “he’s just crazy enough to do it” factor? Obama’s Syria strategy m

I wonder how many of the “successful stalemate” alluded to in this article comes down to the “he’s just crazy enough to do it” factor? Obama’s Syria strategy mostly failed because when it came down to it Assad read him correctly: the “bright line” was crossed and Obama didn’t really want to intervene beyond air power. With Trump, I think Iran genuinely thought he was looking for an excuse to nuke them (especially when he had Bolton as an adviser). I think that moderated their responses and led to the stalemate we saw.