Watching the Middle East

 

It looks like the long-awaited Israeli attack into Gaza has begun.

It is not going to the be a huge all-out attack over in a couple of days.  There are tunnels and built up areas, not to mention hostages to complicate the situation.  It looks like a 21st century Stalingrad is about to occur.  It will be nasty and bloody.

And a long campaign

 And there seems to be the possibility of a second front on the Israeli-Lebanon border as Hezbollah is launching raids and missiles..

I don't think Iran will be directly involved.

Iran has only 500 some odd missiles and the attack profile is not promising for any inbound Iranian missiles.  And I don't see Iranian armor or infantry showing up in Lebanon in any great numbers.  Armored formations would be seen crossing Iraq or Syria.

The course of events seems obvious, so I can't help but think there is something else in the works.  

I keep looking at the undefended US southern border and hope something has not come across.

Time will tell.

Second Yom Kippur War?

 

If you don't learn from history, it will repeat!

On Yom Kippur 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack that caught Israel off guard.

In 2023, fifty years later, Hamas and the Palestinian Authority caught Israel off guard with a surprise attack.

 Everyone knows that extremists operate around anniversary.  I would think that the fiftieth anniversary  of the 1973 attack that saw the Arab nations fight the Israelis to a standstill would warrant some extra attention from the vaunted Israeli intelligence agencies.  The CIA missed it too, but when US intel agencies are busy spying on their own citizens, some things will slide by...

Nearly 5000 missiles (maybe 7500) slammed into Israel from Gaza, killing hundreds.  How did they miss this?

There have been attacks on civilians and war crimes.  Any call for a cease-fire are going to fall on deaf ears.  This has been described as an Israeli 9/11 or Pearl Harbor and the Israelis always hit back and hit back hard.

The question now is if Gaza turns into a Middle Eastern Stalingrad.  I don't think the Israelis are going to hit some targets and move on.  Too much blood has been shed and the reserves are called up.

This is going to be a major war.

Clearly, Hamas has some help in pulling this off, definitely from Iran and with shelling coming from Hezbollah in Lebanon over Israel's northern border, this war might spread.  Middle Eastern wars have a way of escalating fairly quickly.

I am not sure what Hamas goal here is.  They know the Israelis are going to hit with everything they have.  There must be more in store other than house to house fighting that might, from a Hamas view, might end in a draw.

Are other nations going to get involved?

Watch that northern border and watch what happens in Egypt.

Egypt's government might need an opponent to unify the country.  Usually that can mean an attack against someone from the outside. Spreading your opponent out over multiple fronts is usually a good strategy.

It is about to get interesting.

Canada honors Nazis

 

Justin Trudeau has turned Canada into a joke

First it as dressing blackface--a no no to anyone in this century

The it was the draconian Covid measures that came straight out of Nazi Germany

Now it is a standing ovation for actual Nazis in Parliament. 

A government that threatens to hunt down supporters of the Freedom Convoy cannot do basic research on a visiting dignitary.  The phrase "fought against the Russians in 1943" should have been the first give away.  And serving in the "First Ukrainian Division" should have been another give away. Anyone with a basic knowledge of the Second World War should have known it was an SS unit.

Zelensky should have known more than anyone else!

That level of ignorance is legendary and it starts at the top.

Speaker of Parliament Anthony Rota resigned, but it is time for the head of the government, Justin Trudeau, to go too.

Naturally, he ran and hid so the press cannot question him.

And you wonder why his wife left him.

Now, Canada and India have a diplomatic row after Trudeau, clearly trying to pull attention to someplace else. Justin accused India of killing an Canadian Sikh activist (India says "separatist")in Vancouver.  No evidence naturally.

The two countries have expelled diplomats and revoked visas from the other country.

If Canada has any self-respect, it needs both parties to work together to get rid of Trudeau.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

 

Michelle and I got married on September 27, 2008.  Also the anniversary of the Steelers first win in 1933 when they were know as the Pirates. It was a victory at Forbes Field over the then Chicago Cardinals!

Moron of the Year

 

The governor (yes, I refuse to capitalize it) of New Mexico attempted to unilaterally the Second Amendment through an executive order (refusing to capitalize that too).  Understandably upset at a rash of shooting, Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an executive order banning the open carrying of guns.

It was immediately panned as unconstitutional and stupid as was blocked by a federal judge, who, ironically was appointed by Biden. Even gun control David Hogg came out against this policy.

Apparently she never even consulted with New Mexico's Attorney General, who said he would toss it out of court if any charges came from it, or with the Sheriff of Bernillo County, who flat out said he would not enforce it.

In typical liberal-fascist fashion, she immediately attacked her AG, tweeting about his high dismissal rate (a liberal policy) and told the sheriff she did not need a lecture on the US Constituion.

He told her that she did. 

Anyway, it is not going anywhere and, like I said, the courts shot it down.

She tried to call it a "temporary public health order" lasting 30 days....

Where have we heard that before?

She got a taste of that covid power and did not want to led it go.  Well, the yanked it out of her hands.

Then this fool went on to say the no rights were "absolute" and neither was her oath to "uphold and protect the Constitution"  That was so out of bounds that her own party condemned here and there is some movement on an impeachment.

I say remove her.

This is America and we have a Constitution in place because of people like you.  If you don't like it, leave. Last I checked, a lot of people were trying to get into this country.

Grisham, do the world a favor and goose-step your way into the dustbin of history, you wannbe tyrant.

Happy Labor Day!

 

HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!

Ohiovanyia Trip

 

Michelle and I have been cruising around in Pennsylvania and Ohio, driving from the hallowed Gettysburg to Pittsburgh and to Cleveland down to Cincy.  Yes, we paid homage to Acrisure Stadium and hung around in some of my old haunts.  We ventured westward...skirting well north of East Palestine, getting closer to it than the Grand Pooba Biden every has, and went to Cleveland.  After laughing at the Browns home stadium, we dove to Cincinatti.  After hanging out is Southern Ohio, it was across West Virginia and back home.

It was a fun trip and I have always enjoyed our Mongol speed trips to huge thousand mile circles!

We might make a bolt straight for the Mississippi River next!