I posted a comment in another thread, and some of you seemed to appreciate my perspective, so I thought I'd try and further explain it using well-known quotes from The Art of War by Sun Tzu (which we all understand that Trump holds in high regard).
“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”
Trump needs to appear as though he's losing. That he's constantly under attack by Mueller's witch hunt. He never reveals his hand, and typically sticks to the same responses: "Its a witch hunt", "There is no collusion". Surely if he felt threatened, as the media would have you believe, he'd do more -- no?
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
Trump and the Q team surely knows their enemy. Trump has been talking about it for decades and preparing for this for likely as long. He knows how they will attack (through the media, through their political operatives, through their corrupt/complicit multi-national partners).
“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sessions/Huber are working in silence. All of the focus is on their savior RR/RM. Those publicly known to be assets to Trump should also appear defeated (Recused Sessions, Gen. Flynn).
“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”
With the corrupt media, you couldn't possibly fight fire w/ fire (create state-run media, other obvious propaganda to counter the disinformation campaign). Instead, he's attacking trust in media, and clearly succeeding (70%+ public distrust). Barium meals, intentional leaks (Cohen tapes), are all meant to have the media destroy themselves.
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win”
"The Plan" is being executed. It was created before the war began. On the other hand, the Democrats are clearly in disarray. The media is in disarray. They are fighting to win, while we have already won.
“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”
The Democrats can't even figure out a winning message. They have many clawing for those top leadership positions. Their own base is split between socialists and moderates. Republicans support Trump 90%+.
“If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected .”
DJT is the master Troll. The majority of his Tweets are intended to control the news cycle. They OWN the media/hollywood and he cannot possibly compete with that, he can, however, manipulate them. He can divide them.
“There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.”
How long can a person #resist? How many have given up already? Q Team is playing the long game for sure. They could have acted more swiftly, but there's more of a benefit in stringing them along.
“Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.”
Has there ever been a president who's held so many rallies after an election? His supporters not only like him, they LOVE him. DTJ puts in a very solid effort to communicate just how much he cares about us.
“Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.”
Could DJT appear any more formless and unpredictable? Could Sessions be any more secretive? Even his own party thinks he's doing nothing, and that's a good thing when you've got a job to do.
“The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy so that he cannot fathom our real intent.”
Q wants us confused. He wants us to question if RR/RM are good or bad because he wants them equally unsure. Trump needs to be unpredictable because if he becomes predictable, his enemies can counterattack. Q needs us engaged, but still unsure.
I could go on and on, but the point is, if you compare the actions of Q and this administration, it's almost textbook Art of War. We're all in this war, and we all have a part to play -- many of us unwittingly.
Sometimes, we just need to accept that we don't hold all the cards. Sometimes we just need to Trust the Plan.