I wonder what it would take to get Iran to give up on the idea of annihilating Israel, short of an Iranian regime change. At the very least, the events of the past few days should have convinced them that … Continue reading →
There were many many signs that this was going to happen, and soon. Last night Israel struck Iran, hard: Not only did Israel hit over a dozen nuclear sites in Iran, but they targeted the country’s top military leadership as … Continue reading →
But what? It seems to concern Iran. Reports and speculation here and here.
Continue reading →I think that basically the Trump administration is doing some very good things, but that doesn’t mean I approve of everything it’s doing. Nor do I completely understand what’s behind everything it’s doing; sometimes there’s a hidden agenda that’s good, … Continue reading →
Iran would dearly love to stall: Trump rightly would rather Tehran verifiably dropped its nuke quest than act militarily to end the nuke threat, but the regime needs to move a lot faster in offering detailed hard commitments to a … Continue reading →
I’ll start with RIP, as well as the observation that I voted for him twice. And yet I think he did a lot of harm as president. The harm was not driven by animus towards America, however; it was just … Continue reading →
Commenter “Dax” and others have pointed out this piece in Tablet by David Samuels entitled “Rapid-Onset Political Enlightenment: How Barack Obama built an omnipotent thought-machine, and how it was destroyed.” It’s very long, and quite a few bloggers are writing … Continue reading →
We certainly don’t know who the ultimate winner in Syria will be. But I think we can safely say a couple of things. The first is that the situation is fraught with peril. The second is that Iran looks like … Continue reading →
I think Trump’s new administration will represent a big change in US policy towards Iran, and that Trump means business. Look, for example, at the primacy he gave to appointments to the UN, Israel, State, and Defense. Hardliners all, and … Continue reading →
Israel continues to do some very impressive things: Reports are that somewhere between one-third and one-half of the IAF took to the skies on Friday night — a remarkable feat in itself if you know anything about what it takes … Continue reading →
[NOTE: We can’t totally discount the possibility that these aren’t Israel’s real plans. If Israel were smart – and I think Israel is usually smart, although it certainly wasn’t smart about 10/7 – then Israel would never share its true … Continue reading →
A drone fired from southern Lebanon by Hezbollah has caused many casualties in Israel: Launched from southern Lebanon, a drone was able to penetrate Israeli air defenses undetected and hit the Golani Brigade’s base some 40 miles into Israel from … Continue reading →