During the decades preceding Trump's election, both Israeli and U.S. leaders swore that their greatest wish was to ensure Iran did not obtain nuclear weapons. There was an argument between the two countries about the best way to do this, with U.S. presidents Bush and Obama refusing to use military force; while Israel argued incessantly that the only way to … [Read more...]
Soleimani Assassination: Sowing the Wind, Reaping the Whirlwind
Our president is not a religious man. But it's suitable to quote a verse from what his Christian allies call "the Scriptures:" For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind... I will send a fire upon his cities, And it will devour their castles. --Hosea Pres. Trump has made the single most catastrophic decision in a presidency full of … [Read more...]
Pompeo: Israel’s Errand Boy
It's difficult to plumb the pure hypocrisy of this tweet (see below) from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. He's bitching about Iran breaking the JCPOA agreement limits on enriching uranium. This is an agreement which he and his boss themselves broke when they abandoned it earlier in his presidency saying it was one of the worst deals ever negotiated by a U.S. … [Read more...]
As Israel Opens New Anti-Iran Front in Iraq, U.S. Issues Warning
It is one of the worst kept secrets of the current hostilities between Israel and Iran, that the former has begun targeting Iranian and Iraqi Shia military bases in Iraq. It has attacked multiple sites using its new F-35 warplanes supplied by the U.S., and long-distance drones flown from Israel. In the most recent attack last Sunday, Israeli drones attacked … [Read more...]
