If there ever was a strategy behind Donald Trump’s decision to blow up the Middle East, it is lying in tatters as the second week of the Iran war draws to a close.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260314053257/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-14/united-states-iran-war-donald-trump-middle-east-strategy/106436200
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And here I thought “never start a land war in Asia” was the perfectly-fitting quote.
OP, I know you’re the sole moderator here, but you should know that ABC News works differently from most outlets: their opinion articles are tagged “analysis”, which you can see by looking at their category “Analysis & Opinion” (that’s just a name for them; they’re all marked “analysis”). Thus, the post needs an ‘[Opinion]’ prefix per the guidelines, as ABC dressing it up under a different name doesn’t change its nature.
Thanks for the information. Looks like they do differenciate between opinion and analysis per https://www.abc.net.au/edpols/differentiating-between-factual-reporting-analysis-and-opinion/13644726.
Based on those definitions this article wouldn’t fall under opinion. It was posted by ABC editor and ABC is claiming responsibility for that content.
Understandable to take them at their word, and I wouldn’t begrudge you for keeping the title as-is given that page, but the page is complete BS – at least for their website.
If you again look at “Analysis & Opinion”, you’ll see there’s not a single article labeled “Opinion”, articles marked “Analysis” like “Are we outsourcing our souls to artificial intelligence?” are blatantly opinions, the sidebar on ABC’s website lacks any “Opinion” section, and even within this article, “X has the upper hand in this conflict” is an opinionated stance.
Saying “they differentiate between analysis and opinion” is untrue because they literally don’t have material marked as “Opinion”.
I haven’t checked all their content but at least going through the latest articles all of them are either by ABC editors or paid freelancers. From what I can see they don’t do guest op-eds where they shirk any responsibility for the content.
Saying “they differentiate between analysis and opinion” is untrue because they literally don’t have material marked as “Opinion”.
It’s possible they used to do them, but no longer does.
The motivation behind
[]prefix is to avoid accrediting content to publications that they don’t explicitly endorse. In this case it looks like they do.That said, I don’t disagree that the whole approach is confusing.
The motivation behind
[]prefix is to avoid accrediting content to publications that they don’t explicitly endorse. In this case it looks like they do.That makes a lot of sense, and I appreciate the rationale. Thanks!
I have an idea that may help exponent involved. We tell Trump a new McDonalds in Bam wants him and his administration to be there for thier grand opening.
US wins by getting rid of this corrupt administration, Iran wins by reciveing the US war criminals, and Mc Donald’s win for its help of ending a war and keeping its goal of killing people who consume its food regularly.
Putin told him to. That’s it.
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devilPutin Made Me Do It
