University of Chicago political science professor John Mearsheimer said in an interview that the problem is not just that the United States is mired in this war, but that Trump has missed multiple opportunities to end it. He pointed out that Trump could have reached a deal during the first major ceasefire on April 8, but instead chose to impose a blockade on April 13 and continued his hardline stance against Iran. It was not until June 17 that he signed a memorandum, only to be the first to violate it in early July. He stressed that while the United States has now ended its tit-for-tat reprisals and is trying to return to negotiations, the longer the war drags on, the worse Washington's bargaining position will be. #GoodPoint