Thank you for saying so eloquently what I’ve been thinking. This is a sad day for America, for Israel, for the Iranian people who want freedom, and for anyone who prefers western civilization over Islamic repression. All that time, treasure, hard work and genius of our American and Israeli militaries and pilots…for what?? I’m heartbroken.
The problem, unfortunately, is that the "Democrats", who constantly think they have the right to criticize Trump, are the very ones who, with their windbags Obama and Clinton, brought Iran to the position of strength it still holds today.
At least something is happening through Trump, but nobody really knows what. He probably doesn't even know himself.
He is extremely contradictory, because, for example, one wonders why he didn't threaten and attack Putin in the same way, but instead tried to "blame" Ukraine while courting Putin.
Where is Russia supposed to be inferior to Iran in terms of totalitarianism and contempt for human rights?
If Ukraine was to be an "obstacle to peace", then he would have to say the same about Israel: that would be untrue just the same, but at least "logical" or "consistent".
Trump is behaving like an idiot; there's hardly any other way to describe it.
However, most, if not almost all, of those in the "West" who "criticize" Trump are just as unserious and similarly idiotic and contradictory.
Including the "Arab" Gulf states, which seem to have seriously believed that Iran, as "brotherly states", would not attack them.
Iran's advantage lies in the idiocy and internal contradictions of its adversaries.
Well said as always. I was looking forward to reading your take.
To ask the quite part out loud: how long will Israeli's continue to choose to live in Israel? The reality of those living in the North seems to be spreading to Central Israel. At what point will Israel choose the protection of her citizens above the concerns of her masters?
That’s a great question. Before October 7th and our reaction to it I would say that it would take an event on that scale to finally wake Israel up. But as even a catastrophe of that scale didn’t do it, I honestly don’t think anything else would.
It would take a cultural shift and a fundamental change in government and military establishment which unfortunately seems very far.
Thank you for saying so eloquently what I’ve been thinking. This is a sad day for America, for Israel, for the Iranian people who want freedom, and for anyone who prefers western civilization over Islamic repression. All that time, treasure, hard work and genius of our American and Israeli militaries and pilots…for what?? I’m heartbroken.
So, so depressing.
I’m sorry, I hope the next essay will be more inspiring
The problem, unfortunately, is that the "Democrats", who constantly think they have the right to criticize Trump, are the very ones who, with their windbags Obama and Clinton, brought Iran to the position of strength it still holds today.
At least something is happening through Trump, but nobody really knows what. He probably doesn't even know himself.
He is extremely contradictory, because, for example, one wonders why he didn't threaten and attack Putin in the same way, but instead tried to "blame" Ukraine while courting Putin.
Where is Russia supposed to be inferior to Iran in terms of totalitarianism and contempt for human rights?
If Ukraine was to be an "obstacle to peace", then he would have to say the same about Israel: that would be untrue just the same, but at least "logical" or "consistent".
Trump is behaving like an idiot; there's hardly any other way to describe it.
However, most, if not almost all, of those in the "West" who "criticize" Trump are just as unserious and similarly idiotic and contradictory.
Including the "Arab" Gulf states, which seem to have seriously believed that Iran, as "brotherly states", would not attack them.
Iran's advantage lies in the idiocy and internal contradictions of its adversaries.
Well said as always. I was looking forward to reading your take.
To ask the quite part out loud: how long will Israeli's continue to choose to live in Israel? The reality of those living in the North seems to be spreading to Central Israel. At what point will Israel choose the protection of her citizens above the concerns of her masters?
Thank you Jeffrey!
That’s a great question. Before October 7th and our reaction to it I would say that it would take an event on that scale to finally wake Israel up. But as even a catastrophe of that scale didn’t do it, I honestly don’t think anything else would.
It would take a cultural shift and a fundamental change in government and military establishment which unfortunately seems very far.
Great read.
Astute evaluation of the predicament we are in.
You might want to checkout Andrew Fox's excellent analysis:
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#trash/FMfcgzQgLFrClvRSRHPcqqhfQDXFkjfq
Great piece
do you lefties really think Trump is done?!