Peter Thiel publicly states that the Iran war was a mistake
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During a private lecture in Nashville on October 12, Peter Thiel stated that the U.S. was wrong to launch the Iran war, citing numerous missteps. He argued that the U.S. may lack the hard power needed to complete the war and could also lose the soft power war. The audio of this lecture leaked 12 days before the midterm elections on November 3. Thiel also described the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant threat as a Sword of Damocles hanging over the Trump administration, yet he stated he would continue to support Trump. His criticism was directed at neoconservatives and Middle East wars, not at Trump himself.
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- ZeroHedgePeter Thiel breaks with Trump over Iran war, warns US may lack 'hard power'
Peter Thiel said at a private lecture in Nashville on October 12 that the US waging war on Iran was a mistake, citing numerous blunders, and that the US may lack the hard power needed to finish the war, and could also lose the soft power war. He also called the ICC arrest warrant threat a Sword of Damocles hanging over the Trump administration, while stating he would continue to support Trump, with the criticism aimed at neoconservatives and Middle East wars, not Trump himself.
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