1. few people make as many extravagant lies as trump, only to not deliver (“mexico is going to pay for the wall,” “trade wars are easy to win,” “i’m going to pay off the debt”). all the while, he goes by a mantra of “promises made, promises kept.”
2. this wasn’t some one-time, off-hand claim. this was repeated and something he said he was “100% sure” about. and yet, not only has he not solved the war, he seemingly hasn’t even organized three-way talks.
3. he is the incoming president.
4. this isn’t like the typical broken legislative promise where the unstated assumption is “i can do this, if you also give me a mandate in congress,” and there just isn’t that. this is a matter of diplomacy that is firmly within the purview of the president.
5. this was a foreseeable lie. it’s not like he was blindsided by sudden development. the situation is the same as when he made the promise.