The 12 D chess explanation, people still believe this? This whole thing is a debacle. Trump was manipulated by his betters into engaging a war he doesn't under

The 12 D chess explanation, people still believe this? This whole thing is a debacle. Trump was manipulated by his betters into engaging a war he doesn't understand at all [0], and while flailing he just reached for the most insane threat he could imagine. The madman theory ironically actually requires a sane and competent person to perform the bluff, [1] which is not the case here. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZFA.j6-o.Jn6giQD4mdIJ&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-wa... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madman_theory