For the 25th anniversary of 9/11, George W. Bush said this: “This decision, shortly thereafter, was to go to a mosque,” Bush said on Wednesday evening. “I did so because I was deeply concerned about stories of women in coverings … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “TJ.”] This is impressive, if true: US special forces spent four months conducting a secret mine-clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to open up the waterway, the Financial Times reported Sunday. Iran has … Continue reading →
On how much oil is getting through: The Trump administration has been saying for a while that as many as nine million barrels of oil a day are traversing the Strait of Hormuz. That claim has been “fact checked” and … Continue reading →
It is commonly accepted that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were disasters, and that the “war on terror” (whatever that means) wasn’t won. But are these things true? Here’s a discussion that might be of interest. See what you … Continue reading →
The peace deal has been limping along and supposedly has reached the point of Hamas agreeing to disarm, with a plan. I hesitate to comment or even to quote “experts” on it, because – if previous experience is any guide … Continue reading →
I don’t think anyone could have foreseen this development at the outset of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the U.S. and Ukraine plan to build a drone factory in the U.S. as part of … Continue reading →
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 →