3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (801+ words) Good thing the war will be over right after the mid-terms! I mean, who could have predicted that a protracted conflict in the Middle East would affect oil prices? And yet, CNBC reports: Brent crude oil tops $101 to close at…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (64+ words) Damn straight! The commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces, the sole decider on the unleashing of the world’s foremost nuclear arsenal, sent this out on his personal media account earlier today: 2 responses to “TRUMP STRAIT???” Makes Gen. Jack Ripper…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (864+ words) Who are you gonna believe: President Trump or your lying eyes? The President of the United States posted this on his personal social media platform at 10:18 Eastern last evening: Thus far, there has been no confirmation from the lamestream media....

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (276+ words) The pipe dream is over. New Yorker (“New Maps Show How Israel Has Thwarted Hopes for a Palestinian State“): I would argue that question, too, amounts to musing about an alternative history. There is no conceivable Israeli government that would…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1532+ words) A roundup of reflections on the half-year anniversary. Steven Erlanger, NYT (“Six Months In, Iran’s Regime Stands, U.S. Goals Remain Unmet“): It was supposed to be quick. Still, six months after the U.S. and Israel launched massive airstrikes…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (800+ words) What strange words (plus thoughts on wasteful spending). As we watch the slow-motion train wreck that is the Iran war effort, one is reminded that qualifications and expertise actually matter. To add to James Joyner’s post on the conditions on…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (505+ words) Vance on war aims. Via NBC News: Low oil prices now ‘goal No. 1’ in Iran war, Vance says, as U.S. threatens new economic pressure. Keeping gas prices low is now the United States’ “goal No. 1” in the Iran war,…...