"What happens when the simple solution of obliterating your enemy is no longer available? You have to find some form of accommodation. To do that you have to understand the situation, at least a tiny bit, from their perspective."
Voilà! You've answered your own conundrum. You appear to assume that the Ziofascist psychopaths who control every Western country have a conscience. Neither do they not "understand," they don't even care. Those actually in control, the MIC, know that killing other human beings is mighty profitable, and feeds their lust for power and control.
I don't think the Iranians could ask for anything better than either to get their hands on actual Israelis, or for the Americans to attempt an invasion from bases in Iraq which the Iraqis could then attack.
"but CENTCOM sources tell me that .......the battalion ‘on its way’ is going to perform a force protection role in the interim, waiting for you know who to decide to do something stupid."
So, he is referencing the same "anonymous" sources of propaganda as everyone else and speculating, like them, that "you know who" is going to do something stupid, just as we, your "propagandized" writer and readers here, are doing. Of course, it is all rubbish but we, the commentariat, like to speculate and opine about such things, whether factual or not; it's how we get our kicks..
As for the number of ships, Dima at Military Summary, for example, has only ever mentioned two in transit.
But whether it is 2, 3 or 50 is actually irrelevant. Everyone knows that the US simply cannot amass a ground force large enough to make any difference whatsoever to the outcome of this war. Iran has over a million men under arms in what is probably the most heavily fortified country on earth.
2-3 million have dual citizenship: both Israel and Russia, or are Russian origin.
There are also many Jews in Russia (including some oligarchs). And bombing israel may result in local conflicts. So I could imagine that there is a red line indeed. From the sideline it is always easy to tell the other to bomb the place. But reality is way more complex
Complex indeed. Even in the tangled world of human affairs I can think of no phenomenon more bafflingly complicated than Jewishness. It’s a religion; it’s an ethnicity; it’s a culture; it’s objective; it’s subjective; it’s a tradition; it’s God’s will; it’s a self-co-opting elite; it’s vastly over-represented among the wealthy and powerful…
And somehow, the good and the great of the whole world stand in awe and fear of it. Why? How? Can it be simply that the Jews decided, long ago, to stand back to back and defeat the rest of the species? If so, how is that even possible? From what evidence I have seen, Jews are not even especially intelligent - less so, for instance, than the Chinese, Japanese, or Koreans. Yet they almost own all intellectual endeavours, from chess to finance.
And they were allowed - even helped and encouraged - to set up a classic colonial state precisely at the time when such colonialism had been ruled inadmissible and wrong by the whole world.
My best guess is that, having more or less isolated themselves from the host nations where they lived for centuries, the Jews evolved a form of social organisation that is highly optimised for relative material success and effective (though unobtrusive) supremacy. In a way they became parasitic on the host nations - a way of putting it that is, of course, far from original. But how else can one explain their astonishing control of the world's most powerful states?
China seems to be the exception, and as such constitutes a fine case study in "Jew-proofing". As far as I can understand it (knowing as little as I do about both Jews and Chinese) the Chinese have no problem with Jewish people as individuals but appear immune to the kind of social, financial and political hijacking that has taken place in most other countries.
In this as in so many other ways, China is emerging as the human species' best hope for the future.
Blutes between a rock and a hard place. Give Iran what it demands or start the body bags. For the second option he has the wonderful example of Afghanistan and Iraq, both of whom I'm sure wouldn't object to taking a few parting whacks at the Great Satan. Fun to see how this TACO crumbles.
My bet is if they do anything other than help Trump make more farts... noise, that they will be used to hijack/pirate ships that Iran allows to transit the straights, and deliver the ships and cargo into the loving hands of Trump Crime Family associates. Trump only gives a shit about America as a piggy bank he can rob.
What better way to highlight the need for alarm than to bring in Ray Bradbury. His fiction pales to the current reality which makes your work important. Thank you !
Trump is quite mad. What do Republicans think they can possibly achieve by sticking with him? More delicious racism? Donations from the nazi gazillionaires?
Absolutely on of your best Julian! The analysis is clear and right on the money and The Bard was the icing on the cake! Kudos!
The Bard was a suggestion from one of you guys, who wrote something like "why not Macbeth".
"What happens when the simple solution of obliterating your enemy is no longer available? You have to find some form of accommodation. To do that you have to understand the situation, at least a tiny bit, from their perspective."
Voilà! You've answered your own conundrum. You appear to assume that the Ziofascist psychopaths who control every Western country have a conscience. Neither do they not "understand," they don't even care. Those actually in control, the MIC, know that killing other human beings is mighty profitable, and feeds their lust for power and control.
Help me out here: how do these or any other ships get anywhere near Iran without first attempting to pass through the Hormuz Strait?
You read the fine article - those are AMPHIBIOUS ships. They hit the beach, and WALK inland.
LOL. The ships do a Gerry Ford. The sit out of missile range until the toilets break down and a fire starts in the laundry.
Oh it all makes sense now. But wait: do they pay their toll?
Bull Shit.
The evil is already here--and it's called fascism. Oh, and Zionism, too.
How about Nazi Zionism or Nazionism for short?
"The US has always financed it wars by getting investors around the world to buy its treasuries"
Trump will be putting his name on all new US bills (for real!). The jokes write themselves.
Really. Trump should be Saturday Night Live as a regular. He is wasting his talents as President.
I don't think the Iranians could ask for anything better than either to get their hands on actual Israelis, or for the Americans to attempt an invasion from bases in Iraq which the Iraqis could then attack.
It would be a gift from God.
Read Ken Klippenstein........this is ALL rubbish............you are propagandized.
Thanks for the tip but I think "propagandized" is a bit harsh.
NO. The one person on substack who looks up facts is Ken.............not difficult to see if warships have moved?
A rather sweeping statement!
However, to quote Klipperstein,
"but CENTCOM sources tell me that .......the battalion ‘on its way’ is going to perform a force protection role in the interim, waiting for you know who to decide to do something stupid."
So, he is referencing the same "anonymous" sources of propaganda as everyone else and speculating, like them, that "you know who" is going to do something stupid, just as we, your "propagandized" writer and readers here, are doing. Of course, it is all rubbish but we, the commentariat, like to speculate and opine about such things, whether factual or not; it's how we get our kicks..
As for the number of ships, Dima at Military Summary, for example, has only ever mentioned two in transit.
But whether it is 2, 3 or 50 is actually irrelevant. Everyone knows that the US simply cannot amass a ground force large enough to make any difference whatsoever to the outcome of this war. Iran has over a million men under arms in what is probably the most heavily fortified country on earth.
Russia could raise the stakes by offering 5 to 10 Oreshniks as a bargaining chip to get Israel to raise the white flag before its final demise.
I think Russia has an actual red line against deliberately hurting any Jews.
2-3 million have dual citizenship: both Israel and Russia, or are Russian origin.
There are also many Jews in Russia (including some oligarchs). And bombing israel may result in local conflicts. So I could imagine that there is a red line indeed. From the sideline it is always easy to tell the other to bomb the place. But reality is way more complex
Complex indeed. Even in the tangled world of human affairs I can think of no phenomenon more bafflingly complicated than Jewishness. It’s a religion; it’s an ethnicity; it’s a culture; it’s objective; it’s subjective; it’s a tradition; it’s God’s will; it’s a self-co-opting elite; it’s vastly over-represented among the wealthy and powerful…
And somehow, the good and the great of the whole world stand in awe and fear of it. Why? How? Can it be simply that the Jews decided, long ago, to stand back to back and defeat the rest of the species? If so, how is that even possible? From what evidence I have seen, Jews are not even especially intelligent - less so, for instance, than the Chinese, Japanese, or Koreans. Yet they almost own all intellectual endeavours, from chess to finance.
And they were allowed - even helped and encouraged - to set up a classic colonial state precisely at the time when such colonialism had been ruled inadmissible and wrong by the whole world.
Fascinating point of view.
Food for thought.
Probably their drive is different or maybe their intelligence is different, that sets them apart?
My best guess is that, having more or less isolated themselves from the host nations where they lived for centuries, the Jews evolved a form of social organisation that is highly optimised for relative material success and effective (though unobtrusive) supremacy. In a way they became parasitic on the host nations - a way of putting it that is, of course, far from original. But how else can one explain their astonishing control of the world's most powerful states?
China seems to be the exception, and as such constitutes a fine case study in "Jew-proofing". As far as I can understand it (knowing as little as I do about both Jews and Chinese) the Chinese have no problem with Jewish people as individuals but appear immune to the kind of social, financial and political hijacking that has taken place in most other countries.
In this as in so many other ways, China is emerging as the human species' best hope for the future.
Thanks! Saying the exact same thing: China being the (best) hope for the future. I am even willing to go that far to say: the only hope.
Blutes between a rock and a hard place. Give Iran what it demands or start the body bags. For the second option he has the wonderful example of Afghanistan and Iraq, both of whom I'm sure wouldn't object to taking a few parting whacks at the Great Satan. Fun to see how this TACO crumbles.
Where were you in Dien Bien Phu?
My bet is if they do anything other than help Trump make more farts... noise, that they will be used to hijack/pirate ships that Iran allows to transit the straights, and deliver the ships and cargo into the loving hands of Trump Crime Family associates. Trump only gives a shit about America as a piggy bank he can rob.
I don't know why but this tune from Kurt Weill (words by Bertold Brecht) keeps playing n my head:
"Let's all go barmy,
Let's join the army
See a world we never saw
And when we're feeling down
We'll wander into town
And chop 'em to bits
Because we like our Hamburgers raw!
"Get 10,000 coffins ready"
The Iranian with no name
What better way to highlight the need for alarm than to bring in Ray Bradbury. His fiction pales to the current reality which makes your work important. Thank you !
Macbeth! You quoted Macbeth! 🍵
Yes, was it you who suggested that?
Yes, for “murder most foul,” which is actually Hamlet.
Trump is quite mad. What do Republicans think they can possibly achieve by sticking with him? More delicious racism? Donations from the nazi gazillionaires?