Originally Posted by
TURIN
Two week break from bombing an entire civilisation to death.TACO has spoken.
Been suggested Iran needs the break but didn't want a longer one as that might temp the locals into an uprising. Two weeks is sufficient to keep the population under their thumb. I would suggest you explore all the potential reasons rather than blindly attributing to Trump backing down. In the final analysis I recognize Trump could have chickened out, just the same the bombastic language could have been messaging to the decision maker(s) left alive and they decided not to test it. Trump certainly had the ability to make it happen, the leadership in Iran recognized that.
If you're comfortable with the single minded angle you're working currently, then disregard.