HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

 

Operation Midnight Hammer

 

After hearing about the threat Iran poses as a possible nuclear power since 2005, the US finally  acted on it.

 Operation Midnight Hammer clearly did a lot of damage to the Iranian nuclear nuclear program.  President Trump says it is completely destroyed whilst Iran claims their nuclear program will go on.  The truth is somewhere in between.  Clearly, the FOURTEEN GBU-57 bombs did a LOT of damage so I am leaning a bit more towards Trump's claim.

The strategic legerdemain and deception was masterful and the Israeli air force's destruction of Iranian anti-aircraft assets combined to help pull off a flawless misson, How Iran will react is still up in the air.  They have lauched some more missiles at Israel, but it seems more for show than anything else.  It might be winding down or ramping up, it is hard to say.

Wars have a way going places no one expects.

I am worried that the hubris of Operation Midnight Hammer might lead to a lowering of the guard and Iran's extensive terror network might lead to attacks here in the US.  Iran might go after the Strait of Hormuz and wreak havoc on the world oil supply.  If they are smart, they will back off of this because there is a possibility of an angry populace demanding a change in leadership.  

But this is the Middle East, so rationality might no be the way to approach this. 

It is interesting that Iranian proxies, especially Hezbollah,  have been quite since Israel and Iran began flinging missiles at each other.  China and Russia have called for peace and the Arab world has said little, neither supporting or condemning either side.

With Biden's open border polices over the last four year, who knows what crept over the line from Mexico.  Nonetheless, it seems that the world has seen a determined and resolute US President act on a threat and they see this not the previous administration.

Now, we have to keep this from escalating.  

Rioting in LA...again

 

Been a minute!

 

Meanwhile there are riots in LA...again.

This time it seems to be people ("activists") trying  to keep ICE agents from deporting illegal aliens.

First of all, "illegal alien" or "'undocumented immigrant" means they committed a felony by entering the country illegally. For some reason, some people on the left seem to think resorting to violence is justified.    Enjoy the tear-gas.

The "activists" do not seem to number that many.  

LA has a history of rioting it seems.  There was Watts in 1965, Rodney King riots in 1992, and George Floyd riots in 2020. 

 And every time the Lakers win :-P 

 Trump sent in the National Guard and California governor Newsom and LA mayor Bass starting shouting disapproval.  I thought that was strange considering they have no control over the situation.

The National Guard will regain control, ICE will continue deporting people, and Democrats will continue to look in competent because they are.

Until the next LA riot.

Rinse and repeat! 

 

Happy Easter!

 

Possible truce in Russian-Ukrainian War>

 

It seems Vladimir Putin is going to call for a truce for Easter.

Maybe it is a step to an end to the war since this is the first time he has done this.

It might be wise for Ukraine to acknowledge the loss of the territory that Russia has taken.  There are those who say Zelensky wants the war to continue to so he can stay in power under a never-ending martial law declaration.  

It is time to bring this war to an end.  Russia keeps what it has gained and Ukraine stays out of NATO.  To say otherwise indicates a desire to keep the war going. The Europeans know they can keep arming Ukraine even if it is not in NATO.

European "peacekeepers" are basically going to pour gasoline on this fire.  With eroding US support, it is a dangerous path for them to trod.

All Biden had to so was promise not to let Ukraine into NATO.  Now we have this.

Time to end it before the idiot leadership in Western Europe starts something everyone loses,

 

 

Maybe we need to leave NATO?

 

I read about the German parliament wanting to ban Alternative for Deutschland, the second most popular party in Germany, British police attempting to arrest parents for criticizing schools, and both country's inability to stop Islamic terrorism.

JD Vance had given a speech about the growing restrictions on freedom of speech in Western Europe. The question he asked, was why do we defend places that don't seem to have our values?  The speech was met with silence from the Europeans, which spoke volumes.

The actions of Britain and Germany and others--Ireland comes to mind--are exactly the sort of things Europeans accuse Vladimir Putin of committing. 

Russia is not going to attack Europe.  East, west or anywhere else.  They can't knocl out Ukraine, so what makes you think they will roll west? The "rearming of Europe" is just a sham to funnel money to weapons companies.

During the Cold War, Western Europe was so free that communist parties ran in parliments.  The economy was booming and the Soviet Union did everything it could do to keep news and pictures from the West from coming in.  Dissent against a system that made people stand in line for toilet paper was punished.

Now in 2025, Western Europe's economies are moribund, dissent is met with police raids, and people are leaving.  Same story in the Soviet Republic of Canada. 

Authoritarian regimes cannot withstand sustained resistance.  This is not a call for violence, but if you simply accept such a state of affairs in your country, well, you get what you tolerate.

No reason to stay in NATO to defend authoritarian governments.  

Let the Europeans short it out for themselves.

Happy Greek Independence Day!

 

HAPPY GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!

Shouting about Russia-Ukraine sorta cease-fire tomorrow!