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Steenroid's avatar

It’s obvious that a lot of nations were involved. I bet Saudi Arabia wasn’t the only Middle East country on the phone with DJT.

Also I was really upset when Fox fired Tucker but in hindsight maybe they knew something we didn’t. He’s gone completely crazy.

Elizabeth Rome's avatar

Tucker is beyond certifiable now...a total raging anti-Semite

Emily Brearley's avatar

Clowns to the Left of me, Jokers to the Right here I am, stuck in the Middle again with you Batya! You’re absolutely brilliant!

Martin A. Allen's avatar

I’m impressed with your analysis. You’re one of the very few pundits displaying real moral courage and clarity.

EKB ✡️ 🕎 🇺🇸's avatar

It’s interesting how pundits leave out the China connection and the new axis of evil in their analysis.

glindarayepix's avatar

Another myth you could add is that Iran is an Islamic country. It currently has an Islamic government, but the Persian culture, one of the world’s great civilizations, has never been Islamic. And no one is more conscious and supportive of their heritage than the Iranian people. That’s the reason the mullahs have been so murderous. Just like the Mughals in India, the Turks before Vienna, and the Moors in Spain, they were alien invaders who hopefully have now been contained.

Mark A Kruger's avatar

Why are Tucker, Owens, and MTG trotted out for the exhausting “cracks in the MAGA coalition” stories? They are the entertainment, but people follow them to see the show. Only a fringe element and (apparently) dems and the legacy media take them seriously.

Allan W's avatar

Thanks for putting together how it impacts China and Japan. Maybe Trump really is playing 3-D chess

Ralph's Books's avatar

No war is illegal on stolen land!

glindarayepix's avatar

Whatever they say now, I think there was already an acceptance in Dem circles of a nuclear Iran. Newsom is only parroting the party line that we disapprove, but God forbid we should do anything about it. Maybe it’s anti-semitism, but the thinking seems to be that crazy mullahs are needed to counter crazy Jews. Except that the Jews have never used their nukes, just as they have never mown down their own citizens for refusing to wear a hijab. The mullahs could easily be envisioned doing both.

People in general and the left in particular seem utterly befuddled by a leader who actually follows through on what he says. I admit that he keeps surprising me too, even though I’m a supporter of almost everything he has done. It’s a bit unsettling to hear the truth from a politician.

Peter Greenr's avatar

I’m glad Trump is so stupid as the democrates claim as they supported an incompetent president for four years who did nothing to support US citizens. I’ll take the dummy every time.

Jim's avatar

I see a lot of wishcasting here.

ktrip's avatar
Mar 1Edited

More and more I get the feeling that Trump is attempting to right all the major wrongs that happened in his lifetime. Keep that in mind as we go forward. I worry that not enough prep has been done on the ground in Iran. I am hopeful that it has but the people there need leaders and weapons. I hope that is in the works. I am close to a number of Iranian-Americans. Close enough to have marched in the Mahsa Amini protests (which got 0 coverage even though we had thousands of people) and in support of the protests that led to today. In the 2022-23 protests the people were mixed on embracing the Crown Prince. I witnessed them push out the Communists but they were more reticent (though they welcomed Crown Princess Yasmine at the marches) about embracing a return of the Crown Prince then. Now that the Crown Prince has promised to play a transitional role, he has very widespread support and it was obvious in the last several weeks of gatherings in DC where people were in near universal support. People were largely flying three flags, the Imperial Persian flag, the US flag, the Israeli flag. And unlike at a leftist rally, the Israeli and American flags were welcome. Iran is not a third world country. It is first world country that was run by people with a third world mindset for the past 47 years. It was once one of our best friends in the region and can be again. I just pray that those on the ground in Iran are organized, armed, and well-led.

Robert A. Jones's avatar

Interesting, the Naysayers question: “Why now?!”

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Which makes me ask: IF NOT NOW, WHEN?

David Newman's avatar

Interesting! Thanks for this counterpoint to a number of common narratives.

Paul Jackson's avatar

Wow, sacrificing no American lives didn’t even last 24 hours.

Kristen's avatar

While a $1-million-per-plate fundraiser was happening at Mar-a-Lago, military action against Iran was initiated.

Let that sink in.‼️‼️🔥🔥😡😡

At the same time families across this country are watching federal agents raid homes, communities are living in fear of ICE operations, and constitutional norms are being stretched to the breaking point — another unilateral escalation unfolds.

This is not normal.‼️‼️🔥🔥😡😡

The Constitution gives Congress — not the president acting alone — the power to declare war. That separation of powers exists for a reason: to prevent one person from dragging the country into conflict without oversight.

If you are exhausted by the chaos, the overreach, the disregard for constitutional guardrails — you are not alone.‼️‼️🔥🔥😡

But anger without action changes nothing.

📞 Call your U.S. Senator.

According to the official United States Senate directory (see attached):

All Senate office numbers begin with 202-224.

To reach your Senator directly, dial:

202-224-XXXX

Replace “XXXX” with the last four digits listed next to your Senator’s name in the official Senate directory.

Tell them:

• You expect Congressional authorization for military action.

• You expect oversight — not rubber stamps.

• You expect defense of Article I war powers.

• You expect accountability when constitutional limits are ignored.

If you believe these actions rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors, say so. That is not extremism. That is civic engagement.

This moment demands seriousness.‼️‼️🔥

Democracy does not defend itself.

Institutions do not protect themselves.

We do.

Make the call.

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Barbara Ferne's avatar

Thanks for reminding me to call my Congress people to continue support for Trump , Israel, and their efforts to rid the world of this terrorist regime.

S.H. Jacobs's avatar

Thanks, voteactionbot 3000 🇺🇸💥🔥😿