While we wait to see how the Iranian response to Israel’s attack shakes out (as well as Hezbollah’s response), we may as well indulge in a bit of speculation.
Excellent take! The Empire is playing with fire, that's for sure. With Iran saying 'no' to another Kabuki Theater-styled attack on Israel, I'm beginning to wonder if the whole sabre-rattling show is itself more Kabuki Theater.
If things really are as they appear (unlikely), Israel will either have to preempt or be destroyed. I don't believe Iran/Russia will move first. My take: uncontrolled demolition. There are too many moving parts for something NOT to go sideways.
"In order to break up the BRICS juggernaut." This took me aback. Trying to move outside of thebUS dollar were key factors in the deaths of Khadafy in Libya and Hussein in Iraq. There is significant precedent for going to war to break up the BRICS juggernaut. Although granted, that was all 20 years ago.
Great analysis. It is hard to argue with any of your facts or speculation. On top of all this, as FreeFrench notes, we are also close to having a financial crisis. It is almost as if some people want all of these cataclysmic things to happen. All leading up to the election. Presuming that we are allowed to have an election.
Just looking at morning (EDT) futures and Asian (primarily JPN) trading, today looks cloudy with a significant chance of Black Monday. Could be sooner than we think.
Astute analysis. The leadership of Russia, China and Iran seem generally more intelligent, strategic and focused on the long term than the Anglo-Zionist leadership who are on their last desperate rolls of the dice given the Ukraine war has exposed their military weakness and their fiat debt system which underpinned their economic hegemony is approaching collapse. I presume the BRICs leaders will have gamed out various scenarios prior to this latest provocation by the West. As always, the game is to manage the escalation to retain public sympathy globally and minimise catastrophic and/or unintended consequences. The real worry is the false flag. I simply can't see people in the US or UK getting fully behind a Middle East war absent some appalling incident on their own soil. Will we see another 9/11? One fervently hopes not.
I agree that US approved Israel attacks on Iran, Lebanon -- which is insane. Your analysis makes sense re Anglo-Zio aims & motivation to try and shut down Iran while they still have a window. Unfortunately.
Stunning that US/ "Biden" admin would take such desperate, reckless, and incompetent actions. Will be disastrous for USA and God knows how many people in the Middle East.
I’m still confused as to where “The One,” “The Lightbringer,” The One We’ve All Been Waiting For” fits in. Hasn’t he provided pallets full of cash in the past? And his puppet is currently sitting in the Oval Office. Is this all just destruction for the sake of destruction? “Let’s play you annd him fight?” And then the survivors can all build back better a socialist utopia? I don’t get it.
I feel a smart approach by Iran, etc would be to limit fatalities while taking out the Israeli electrical system and the port at Haifa crippling what's left of their economy. The amount of Israeli civilian casualties will influence how much the US will participate directly in any further escalation. The biggest danger being the US directly striking Iran because that will draw Russia in. I have a feeling if Russia is drawn in then the US Navy will lose a lot of ships in the Middle East.
Reasonable assumptions, one and all. There are a lot of other indicators too that this time the Anglo-Zionists are going for broke: late night pizza orders for the Pentagon are off the charts, and the gay bars in DC are empty. Warren Buffet is also selling like crazy and the stock market is wobbling. The neocons know that to defeat Russia, China and the Brics and safeguard their hegemony, they have to control three regions of the world: Eurasia, SE Asia and the Middle East. They know they've lost in the first two so the only option is the ME.
I don't think they have given up on any of the regions yet. The Republicans can't wait to switch attention to and provoke China - planning is under way already to arm other nations in the region - while the Russia-Hating contingent of the NeoCons are delusional enough to think that with time (years and cease-fires as needed) they can still weaken Russia, eventually overthrow the evil tyrant Putin, and then loot all the natural resources. The thing is, these people are not only evil by and large but also unbelievably stupid and ill-informed.
Oh, they'll never admit defeat, Diss, and will keep on trying. However, my point is that they can't succeed. As you so rightly say, they are incredibly stupid, and even if they weren't, they don't have the military or industrial means to prevail in these areas. Let's see how they screw up in the Middle East - and hope that we all survive their errors.
What the world needs now, is NOT, love . . . sweet love, anyone remember that old tune? The world is desperately in need of total and complete annihilation of the Neocon / Anglo-Zionist Imperium. De- N. A .Z. I. - fication would be a long overdue new paradigm.
I admit that I’m not paying super close attention to this, but has Israel taken credit for this attack? Are we sure they did this? Who else may have a motive to stir things up? Just asking.
Israel is the only one around with that level of technical ability for targeting, supposedly using WhatsApp. Actual bomb placement seems to have been outsourced. Israel has a history providing assignation, without the credit.
Seems like a pretty safe conclusion at this point Mark. You’ve got stupid people making stupid decisions and couple that with their adherence to a reality that is based upon fantasy, as Doug Macgregor pointed out in a post earlier, the only outcome possible most certainly will be some kind of catastrophe. For my money, the real question is just how great a catastrophe and how far reaching and how long lived. As you have pointed out many times, there are a lot of moving parts to deal with on multiple fronts and once the wheels come off in one area it can easily cascade and start affecting other parts as well. Yep, what could possibly go wrong?
Larry Johnson sounded very tired and depressed talking to Dima the other day about this situation. I agree with his main takeaway: these are truly evil people who need to be taken out. Whether that can be done before they press the big red button is another question.
Thus, forget it! I meant that this Iranian thing (their revolution) is everywhere now: "Your essay doesn't factor in that ('these') people are already here, in our cities and streets:"
Excellent take! The Empire is playing with fire, that's for sure. With Iran saying 'no' to another Kabuki Theater-styled attack on Israel, I'm beginning to wonder if the whole sabre-rattling show is itself more Kabuki Theater.
If things really are as they appear (unlikely), Israel will either have to preempt or be destroyed. I don't believe Iran/Russia will move first. My take: uncontrolled demolition. There are too many moving parts for something NOT to go sideways.
"In order to break up the BRICS juggernaut." This took me aback. Trying to move outside of thebUS dollar were key factors in the deaths of Khadafy in Libya and Hussein in Iraq. There is significant precedent for going to war to break up the BRICS juggernaut. Although granted, that was all 20 years ago.
Great analysis. It is hard to argue with any of your facts or speculation. On top of all this, as FreeFrench notes, we are also close to having a financial crisis. It is almost as if some people want all of these cataclysmic things to happen. All leading up to the election. Presuming that we are allowed to have an election.
Just looking at morning (EDT) futures and Asian (primarily JPN) trading, today looks cloudy with a significant chance of Black Monday. Could be sooner than we think.
You called it!
Astute analysis. The leadership of Russia, China and Iran seem generally more intelligent, strategic and focused on the long term than the Anglo-Zionist leadership who are on their last desperate rolls of the dice given the Ukraine war has exposed their military weakness and their fiat debt system which underpinned their economic hegemony is approaching collapse. I presume the BRICs leaders will have gamed out various scenarios prior to this latest provocation by the West. As always, the game is to manage the escalation to retain public sympathy globally and minimise catastrophic and/or unintended consequences. The real worry is the false flag. I simply can't see people in the US or UK getting fully behind a Middle East war absent some appalling incident on their own soil. Will we see another 9/11? One fervently hopes not.
I agree that US approved Israel attacks on Iran, Lebanon -- which is insane. Your analysis makes sense re Anglo-Zio aims & motivation to try and shut down Iran while they still have a window. Unfortunately.
Stunning that US/ "Biden" admin would take such desperate, reckless, and incompetent actions. Will be disastrous for USA and God knows how many people in the Middle East.
I’m still confused as to where “The One,” “The Lightbringer,” The One We’ve All Been Waiting For” fits in. Hasn’t he provided pallets full of cash in the past? And his puppet is currently sitting in the Oval Office. Is this all just destruction for the sake of destruction? “Let’s play you annd him fight?” And then the survivors can all build back better a socialist utopia? I don’t get it.
I feel a smart approach by Iran, etc would be to limit fatalities while taking out the Israeli electrical system and the port at Haifa crippling what's left of their economy. The amount of Israeli civilian casualties will influence how much the US will participate directly in any further escalation. The biggest danger being the US directly striking Iran because that will draw Russia in. I have a feeling if Russia is drawn in then the US Navy will lose a lot of ships in the Middle East.
Agree. And all the Israeli airbases / planes.
Reasonable assumptions, one and all. There are a lot of other indicators too that this time the Anglo-Zionists are going for broke: late night pizza orders for the Pentagon are off the charts, and the gay bars in DC are empty. Warren Buffet is also selling like crazy and the stock market is wobbling. The neocons know that to defeat Russia, China and the Brics and safeguard their hegemony, they have to control three regions of the world: Eurasia, SE Asia and the Middle East. They know they've lost in the first two so the only option is the ME.
I don't think they have given up on any of the regions yet. The Republicans can't wait to switch attention to and provoke China - planning is under way already to arm other nations in the region - while the Russia-Hating contingent of the NeoCons are delusional enough to think that with time (years and cease-fires as needed) they can still weaken Russia, eventually overthrow the evil tyrant Putin, and then loot all the natural resources. The thing is, these people are not only evil by and large but also unbelievably stupid and ill-informed.
Oh, they'll never admit defeat, Diss, and will keep on trying. However, my point is that they can't succeed. As you so rightly say, they are incredibly stupid, and even if they weren't, they don't have the military or industrial means to prevail in these areas. Let's see how they screw up in the Middle East - and hope that we all survive their errors.
What the world needs now, is NOT, love . . . sweet love, anyone remember that old tune? The world is desperately in need of total and complete annihilation of the Neocon / Anglo-Zionist Imperium. De- N. A .Z. I. - fication would be a long overdue new paradigm.
I admit that I’m not paying super close attention to this, but has Israel taken credit for this attack? Are we sure they did this? Who else may have a motive to stir things up? Just asking.
I get the feeling it wasn't Austria or Burkina Faso this time, Steve :)
Israel is the only one around with that level of technical ability for targeting, supposedly using WhatsApp. Actual bomb placement seems to have been outsourced. Israel has a history providing assignation, without the credit.
Seems like a pretty safe conclusion at this point Mark. You’ve got stupid people making stupid decisions and couple that with their adherence to a reality that is based upon fantasy, as Doug Macgregor pointed out in a post earlier, the only outcome possible most certainly will be some kind of catastrophe. For my money, the real question is just how great a catastrophe and how far reaching and how long lived. As you have pointed out many times, there are a lot of moving parts to deal with on multiple fronts and once the wheels come off in one area it can easily cascade and start affecting other parts as well. Yep, what could possibly go wrong?
Larry Johnson sounded very tired and depressed talking to Dima the other day about this situation. I agree with his main takeaway: these are truly evil people who need to be taken out. Whether that can be done before they press the big red button is another question.
Hard to see any light at the end of the tunnel that’s for sure.
Your essay doesn't factor in that the people are already here, in our cities and streets:
https://x.com/ThevoiceAlexa/status/1820099458677215339?cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&refsrc=email
I haven't the slightest idea what you're factoring in.
Thus, forget it! I meant that this Iranian thing (their revolution) is everywhere now: "Your essay doesn't factor in that ('these') people are already here, in our cities and streets:"
Maybe the typo confused you?
I get it.
GREAT!
Neocon troll free zone.