Hard on the heels of news that three American servicemen were killed and many more wounded—there’s some confusion whether this was in Syria or Jordan—the usual suspects are calling for war with Iran. Nobody in the MSM or Congress (that I’m aware of) is asking the obvious question: What are our forces doing, in harms way, illegally present in Syria? Yes, we know that Syria broke the rules of the rule based order. Rule #1, do whatever Uncle Same tells you to do. So everyone is pretending that this happened in a vacuum, rather than as the latest incident in a long history of US meddling in the Middle East. But is it possible that our forces out there in the desert were simply a tripwire? If you think that the people who rule over us would never put Americans in obvious harms way in order to draw an attack to justify a war … C’mon. We all know better than that.
The most immanent event, within the next 2 weeks (+/- ) will be completion of the "genocide" of Gaza. Starvation and disease are wrapping up. Some 10+ trucks a day are getting through. Some 500 a day are needed. Yesterday. Like the siege of Leningrad, a friend reminded; out of 3 million, 800,000 survived. Perhaps that could be a ceasefire for the West Bank.
Still intensity will radiate, and losses of Americans like Israelis can elect a candidate just as Wesley Clark laid it out. There's only one left; Iran. It looks to be a landslide, an avalanche at the border of military age insurgents. Months ago it was China, but now with oil under Paris, it's strictly Hamas and Hezbollah. Shit, if I weren't so broke I'd head to TX with my Liberty belle for Woodstock. Iran stole my money.
Seems to me it will be hard for the Biden and neocon warmongers to square the circle after freeing up more money to Iran to sponsor more terror activities and now wanting to go after Iran for continuing to do what they've been doing all along: supporting terrorists. Then there is the Valerie Jarrett contingent of the Obama cabal (pallets of cash) whose mission is to appease Iran. Oh, and all the Muslims in Dearborn and around the country already po'd with Biden's support for Israel, no matter how tepid it has become.
And all of this happening in an election year with so many other fires burning: the border disaster, inflation, Bidenomics, sanctuary cities imploding, etc. Poor old Branden won't be able to keep up with all of this with his remaining 64K memory bank.
The UN Convention on Genocide lays out that, in the presence of genocide, punishment is appropriate. The Houthis see their action as consistent with this. Mike Whitney quoted the Yemeni Navy: “The Yemeni Armed Forces reiterates its dedication to conducting operations in strict adherence to international legal principles aimed at preventing genocide and punishing those responsible for it. Additionally, it underscores its commitment to facilitating unimpeded traffic flow and upholding maritime security in the Red Sea and the broader region.” They have said that they will stop their selective disruption of shipping when the genocide stops. Otherwise, they are acting legally and appropriately.
Some will say it is all down to America's support for the Shah, and it has been tit for tat ever since.
The list is long.
Khobar Towers is one of the more recent examples.
VBIEDS, shaped penetration rounds, more more recent.
My personal, close friend Peshraw Agha Dizayee, barbarically assassinated in the multiple missiles raining against his home in Erbil two weeks ago is another example.
I like the persians I've met.
I don't much like the ayatollahs.
I'm not jumping around calling for the destruction of Iran.
But, I would not shed a tear of the Bandar Abbass port was destroyed.
How 'bout I just call you an idiot? It doesn't make me feel better--I feel sorry for your loss of rational faculties. This is about root causes, and war isn't going to solve that. Your attitude is part of the problem.
Well, even if we do go to war with Iran, at least we won’t have to worry about Russia getting involved. I mean, they’ll just sit back and let us have at the Iranians, “Not our problem man!” Besides if they’re not careful Joe might start yelling at them and that’s gotta be keepin up nights.
This is just the kind of insanity that could ignite WWlll, and someone needs to put a sock in Lindsay Graham’s mouth. How many days are left in January?
This whole neocon foreign policy disaster is like a runaway train and we’re just waiting for it to reach the end of the line to see the extent of the damage. As Doug Macgregor said the other day, there is no rational thought involved, just impulse.
Had not heard of the "Tower 22" garrison in the NE corner of Jordan just a few miles from the Al Tanf base. Looks like two separate locations on Google maps complete with all the "fixins" of a good size garrison. Seems the stakes have been increased.
Zhou says we will respond at a time and location at our convenience. However, will this actually shift the advantage? No. Just prolongs the coming agony.
The most immanent event, within the next 2 weeks (+/- ) will be completion of the "genocide" of Gaza. Starvation and disease are wrapping up. Some 10+ trucks a day are getting through. Some 500 a day are needed. Yesterday. Like the siege of Leningrad, a friend reminded; out of 3 million, 800,000 survived. Perhaps that could be a ceasefire for the West Bank.
Still intensity will radiate, and losses of Americans like Israelis can elect a candidate just as Wesley Clark laid it out. There's only one left; Iran. It looks to be a landslide, an avalanche at the border of military age insurgents. Months ago it was China, but now with oil under Paris, it's strictly Hamas and Hezbollah. Shit, if I weren't so broke I'd head to TX with my Liberty belle for Woodstock. Iran stole my money.
Seems to me it will be hard for the Biden and neocon warmongers to square the circle after freeing up more money to Iran to sponsor more terror activities and now wanting to go after Iran for continuing to do what they've been doing all along: supporting terrorists. Then there is the Valerie Jarrett contingent of the Obama cabal (pallets of cash) whose mission is to appease Iran. Oh, and all the Muslims in Dearborn and around the country already po'd with Biden's support for Israel, no matter how tepid it has become.
And all of this happening in an election year with so many other fires burning: the border disaster, inflation, Bidenomics, sanctuary cities imploding, etc. Poor old Branden won't be able to keep up with all of this with his remaining 64K memory bank.
Don’t forget the huge Muslim population in Minnesota, a state that is certifiably bat shite crazy.
The UN Convention on Genocide lays out that, in the presence of genocide, punishment is appropriate. The Houthis see their action as consistent with this. Mike Whitney quoted the Yemeni Navy: “The Yemeni Armed Forces reiterates its dedication to conducting operations in strict adherence to international legal principles aimed at preventing genocide and punishing those responsible for it. Additionally, it underscores its commitment to facilitating unimpeded traffic flow and upholding maritime security in the Red Sea and the broader region.” They have said that they will stop their selective disruption of shipping when the genocide stops. Otherwise, they are acting legally and appropriately.
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/are-the-houthis-being-punished-for-doing-the-right-thing/
The persians have a lot to answer for.
The ayatollahs are bad actors.
Some will say it is all down to America's support for the Shah, and it has been tit for tat ever since.
The list is long.
Khobar Towers is one of the more recent examples.
VBIEDS, shaped penetration rounds, more more recent.
My personal, close friend Peshraw Agha Dizayee, barbarically assassinated in the multiple missiles raining against his home in Erbil two weeks ago is another example.
I like the persians I've met.
I don't much like the ayatollahs.
I'm not jumping around calling for the destruction of Iran.
But, I would not shed a tear of the Bandar Abbass port was destroyed.
Call me a war monger if it helps.
How 'bout I just call you an idiot? It doesn't make me feel better--I feel sorry for your loss of rational faculties. This is about root causes, and war isn't going to solve that. Your attitude is part of the problem.
Parents, pastor, teachers - they all said 'I can't' is really 'T won't'. So we have our Gulf of Tonkin incident?
Well, even if we do go to war with Iran, at least we won’t have to worry about Russia getting involved. I mean, they’ll just sit back and let us have at the Iranians, “Not our problem man!” Besides if they’re not careful Joe might start yelling at them and that’s gotta be keepin up nights.
This is just the kind of insanity that could ignite WWlll, and someone needs to put a sock in Lindsay Graham’s mouth. How many days are left in January?
This whole neocon foreign policy disaster is like a runaway train and we’re just waiting for it to reach the end of the line to see the extent of the damage. As Doug Macgregor said the other day, there is no rational thought involved, just impulse.
The US is lucky that the Russians are not supporting Venezuela against Guyana. They could cause trouble for the US in many hotspots. The Iranians too.
Had not heard of the "Tower 22" garrison in the NE corner of Jordan just a few miles from the Al Tanf base. Looks like two separate locations on Google maps complete with all the "fixins" of a good size garrison. Seems the stakes have been increased.
Zhou says we will respond at a time and location at our convenience. However, will this actually shift the advantage? No. Just prolongs the coming agony.
Could the Israelis have done a land version of the U.S.S. Liberty incident?
I’m sure they have access to captured missiles / drones from Gaza.