Of course it's a lie. Everything he says is a lie. But this wasn't because he couldn't find help. This was because the credible Iranian threat of bombing every oil field in the middle east was enough to get someone (the US oligarchs?) to tell him to back off. They know that if the oil stops flowing everything will collapse and they will loose billions. It's always about money in the US. The reaction of the stock markets is what seems to matter most. And honestly I don't care why he's turning around. If he pulled out entirely and said it's because God told him to I'd be delighted. Just stop the madness, please.

Then again, it is also possible this is just the well-worn US/Israeli tactic of "can we have a cease fire to restock our weapon supplies?"

And to my original point, there are countless reasons he's unfit for the job, and a sickening waste of a human being, but any sign of backing away from this disaster is a good thing, not something to criticize.