You can find a good roundup at Ace’s. Plus, the Iranian president says that Iran is at “full-scale war” with the US. Hasn’t that been the case for quite some time? Their approach at the moment continues to be to … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Athough I’m still just on the cellphone and therefore, at the moment, my posting capacity is quite limited, I found this old draft that was already written. So I’ve posted it while waiting for Comcast to fix the problem.] … Continue reading →
It’s been clear for quite some time that Vance has been flirting with the Tucker Carlson wing of the anti-Israel right. He’s refused to separate himself from Carlson by criticizing him, no matter how egregiously anti-Israel Tucker becomes; how many … Continue reading →
Commenter “physicsguy” asks a good question: Another conundrum trying to understand the mind of leftists. I know…an impossible task. But someone explain to me why the ones I know enthusiastically cheer every drone strike the Ukrainians make on Russia? Why … Continue reading →
Commenter “Keith” wrote: … [T]he mullahs have had the ability for some time to put a dirty bomb on the Temple Mount or Tel Aviv . Dirty bomb would actually be more worser than a true nuclear device because of … Continue reading →
I’ve long thought that Rubio has no illusions about Iran and its past or current leaders. Whether Trump actually has some illusions on those subjects I really don’t know. But he sometimes speaks and behaves as though he does, although … Continue reading →
… and that the Iranian leaders are “scum.” But note the qualifiers such as “I think”: There may be somewhat of a distinction between the people they’ve been talking to and the people in charge of decisions to attack, although … Continue reading →
There’s a new wave of US attacks on Iran, in retaliation for Iran’s recently firing on ships in the Strait: The U.S. strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. … Continue reading →
I was waiting to hear from Rubio on this. Ignore the silly clickbait title: Rubio’s attitude and the tenor of his message contrasts at least somewhat with that of Vance. Rubio seems more realistic to me in terms of what … Continue reading →
I’m not planning to write anything lengthy on the Iran talks until something definitive happens. If it ever does. For example, this sort of back-and-forth dueling narratives has happened over and over, and has happened again: The U.S.-Iran summit in … Continue reading →
I’m not going to write much about Iran today. My opinions haven’t changed substantially, and I don’t trust much of the analysis coming out. I certainly plan to say a lot more over time, but right now I just don’t … Continue reading →
I continue to be disheartened as news like this comes out. I try to wait for the actual unveiling on Friday – and even after that, to see how it plays out in reality, which is the most important thing … Continue reading →