How Netanyahu sold Trump on attacking Iran isn't completely known, although I suspect flattery played the main part. Trump must now restrain Netanyahu from bombing Iranian oil and gas infrastructure, to stave off Iranian retaliation against infrastructure throughout the Gulf. Trump is also scared of $5 a gallon gasoline before the midterms.
Another sector severely impacted by Trump's decisions is international travel to United States. Las Vegas and Disney parks are hurting, along with all the associated businesses and their employees. Yesterday, when I mentioned Vegas in a comment, a Trump supporter replied, yes, open the borders. The tourist industry has nothing to do with border security or boys in girl's sports, but with the world's perception of America under Trump.
A local Republican wrote on Facebook that opposition to the war is really just opposition to anything Donald Trump. Considering that the National Counterterrorism Director resigned because he felt Iran was no threat to us, perhaps it would be more accurate to say that support for the war is just support for Donald Trump. I fear the reality is even more disturbing. That the support for Donald Trump is really pure partisan politics, wanting a party to stay in power, regardless of policy.
United Gas Station, Front & Hamilton Sts. 1950
Nice spin.
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Joe Kent resigned because he said he believed that Israel was controlling U.S. foreign policy. In essence Kent said what others on the blog have said recently. The Jews through their political clout internally and through foreign policy channels are the shot callers. Kent was always a thinly veiled Jew hater.
I personally don’t buy the “I blame the Jews “ thing but it has a lot of traction.
One thing is for sure, the Sunni Arabs including the Saudis and the Gulf States are super duper enthusiastic.
You are good at pointing out everyone’s shortcomings. But, a mature debate requires the ‘offense’ to provide its own plan for improved action. Add in a complete vision of what your alternative actions will bring about and you will make for a more convincing
ReplyDeleteargument to support your incessant attacks.
Throwing stones is just not enough
Here’s what you’ve been reluctant to preview, and why, in my opinion, you are failing.
Returning full control of this nation to radical liberal/Democrat policy is NOT a good condition for most of us. Stripping out various improvements made by Trump Executive Orders (there have been many of these) will be a significant step backward.
The outcomes foisted upon American states and cities by proponents of Socialism and Communism have not been good. Evidence of this is found all across this nation already. I certainly don’t want to see those same messes spread any further.
None of us should want to see America resemble what we see going down in Great Britain, France, Germany,, Spain, Mexico, and Canada. I challenge you to promote those conditions as they will surely follow here.
Ronald S.
Of course the support for their party is evident in both parties, no matter how bad the policy.
ReplyDeleteTrump's presidency is coming to an end, his domestic policy will be on the back burner, the economy will be damaged and possibly seriously damaged. His enemies have trapped him and he let it happen. They will now destroy him and the movement.
While many want to blame Trump, yes he is to be blamed, we are just extending the foreign policy of this country that has been ongoing for over 30 years.
No one campaigned and visibly voiced a move to new polices better than Trump and yet here we are , same old same old.
All the while, the debt and deficits explode, $200 billion more for the war, $500 billion more for defense with no accountability.
Folk you all are going to pay for this one way or another.
A win by the other party will obviously not change the destruction underway.
Your last sentence is one I can support.
DeleteAmerica’s real problem with government now is not so much Trump, but our Members of Congress. There’s a body that acts as one, self-serving, underhanded, sometimes criminal, uni-party. A den of thieves no matter what political party affiliation they carry.
Correct. Improvements are not coming with the next election, regardless who occupies the presidency.
Ronald S.
Ray, you would prefer an Iran with a nuclear bomb?
Deleteanon@12:46 & S Ron@5:36: IMO, you're the spinners. I've been to Israel, I took courses there. Netanyahu has made his 30 year career against Iran, with some justification. Iran was a threat to Israel, but not the USA, and not directly against the other Arab states. He convinced Trump, and Trump's weak, unqualified advisors couldn't talk him out of it. The Gulf states only want Iran finished off now, because as wounded, it's more dangerous.
ReplyDeleteTrump had some good ideas on his first day as 47, but besides closing the border, they have been implemented poorly. The MAGA was a Trump cult that is over. Because of their failure to speak out, the Republicans will fare poorly for many election cycles. I doubt that you(s) even believe your blather
OK. You've been promoting returning control of our government back to Democrats for months now. Is that simply because you dislike Trump? Surely, there’s more.
DeleteTell us why turning to a present day Democrat philosophy, one that leans heavily toward Socialism and Communism is better for me and my family. I don’t see what you apparently do.
Convince me and others, if you can. Be instructive, not just lob insults all over the place. That’s the easy way out.
Ronald S.
Ronald@7:22: Come May, I will be posting every weekday for 19 years. The archive is on the web version sidebar. I'm an independent, I'm not promoting Democrats, I'm saying that silent Republicans will lose in the next cycles.
ReplyDeleteYou seem to want more identity than just anonymous. May I suggest you get the google pseudonym Ronald S. to insure your individuality.
Ronald S. (see what I mean?)
MM, you offer nothing. Orange Man Bad is the only song you sing.
ReplyDeleteAgain and again and again…
Mr. Information, your looong time reader, supporter, occasional photographer and not now, or ever, any sort of Republican, MAGA or otherwise. I’m concerned about your state of mind with your all consuming vitriol towards the Real Estate Guy from Queens, who is either the biggest dummy to sit in the White House or a genius mad man posing an existential threat to Las Vegas, Disneyland and the world.
ReplyDeleteTrump is in the rear view mirror, do you have any alternative to Vance and Rubio?
Let’s suppose the Republicans get shellacked in the midterms, will the approval rating for Congress rise above 20%.
Hate Trump isn’t a policy position.
Hate Trump is a truncated personal philosophy.
Hate Trump is not a well rounded lifestyle.
Speaking only for myself I remain convinced that you have more than this to offer.
mj adams
MM, is some deranged family member forcing you to listen to NPR?
ReplyDelete"How Netanyahu sold Trump on attacking Iran isn't completely known". I could take a pretty good guess which seems obvious but is overlooked or discounted by many. Why would a guy who has never gave a dam about anybody but himself put his own secure position in jeopardy? A person who files a lawsuit at the drop of hat for the most ridiculous things such as when Bill Maher claimed (comediacally) that Trump was a result of a human and an orangutang mating? Yet this same person who files SLAP lawsuits like throwing confetti does nothing when accused by NPR of raping a 13 year old girl ? (Can you say "discovery process"?)
ReplyDeleteAnd why when Netanyahu has a private meeting with Trump, everything Netanyahu has hoped for is gifted? Does it have to do with Epstein being a fierce Zionist (who had cameras rolling thru his guest's bedrooms) and Maxwell, whose father was an Israel spy and who was moved to a country club prison after she claimed Trump was innocent of any wrong doing ?
And while the denials continue of any connection of Netanyahu holding a threat over Trump, our U.S. forces fight and die, billions of U.S. dollars are spent to do exactly what Natanyahu has hoped for.
anon@11:23: I don't blame Netanyahu for Trump's weak will, or consider him accountable for our costs in Iran. Netanyahu has been advocating for an attack for decades. I don't subscribe to your blackmail claim, or the term fierce Zionist. Place such future comments elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteMM wrote: “Iran was a threat to Israel, but not the USA, and not directly against the other Arab states.”
DeleteWhy don’t you think that through a little, instead of relying on the drivel they feed you at NPR?
If Iran gets a nuke and launches it on Israel, what do you think Israel’s response would be? Just take it and allow itself to be wiped off the map? We certainly wouldn’t do that. Or would Israel then send THEIR nukes to Iran to take out as many of the Iranians as possible?
I’d bet on the latter.
So what happens when a good portion of the Mideast is glowing from radioactivity? Probably not pretty, and that doesn’t even consider what the worldwide impact would be from the fallout from a nuclear exchange there.
Iran is a loose cannon that needed to be dealt with sooner rather than later. They could not and cannot be allowed to bring their nuclear weapon ambitions to fruition.
If we get favorable regime change out of the current conflict, that’s fine. If we have to periodically “mow the lawn” over there until they give up their nuclear ambitions, I’m fine with that as well.
anon@7:27: Now we only have to worry about Russia, China, North Korea, and Pakistan, what a relief.
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