Like poker players, national strategists sometimes over or under play their plans.
Overplayed
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/world/asia/pakistan-imran-khan-parliament.html
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-francis-apologizes-for-abuse-of-indigenous-canadian-children-at-catholic-run-schools-11648815430 "We are sorry, but we will keep the spoils, thank you".
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https://www.arabnews.com/node/2094871
https://www.heritage.org/staff/luke-coffey
https://thehill.com/news/administration/3509900-biden-lays-groundwork-for-risky-meeting-with-saudis/
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Underplayed
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Iran-Prepares-To-Ramp-Up-Oil-Production-To-4-Million-Bpd.html Very unlikely Iran will be able to increase production dramatically unless the West needs to build that country up a bit more for its delusional replays of WWs 1&2.
Unclear Agendas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQbVyHVmmKs
Overstated Understatements
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/opinion/interest-rates-inflation-federal-reserve.html
China Extremely Underplayed
A necessary new category.
UK Overplayed
Also necessary.