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Category Archives: Israel
America Bombs Three Iranian Nuclear Sites
Iran’s primary protest against Israeli and American attacks is that they violate international law. This shows weakness. If Iran had something more powerful to say, it would say it. If someone had sex with your wife or punched you in … Continue reading
Israel vs Iran Day 3 (6-15-25)
01:00 Israel is achieving everything it wants, Iran achieving almost nothing but survival.03:00 FT: Iran’s authoritarian friends, Russia and China, are unlikely to prop up the regime if it does start to wobble. Russia did so in Syria in 2015 … Continue reading
Iran Looks Like A Paper Tiger
ChatGPT says: “An open war between Israel and Iran wouldn’t just redraw borders—it would redefine the regional order. This isn’t just about military capabilities; it’s about proxy networks, energy corridors, and the collapse of strategic ambiguity. The real battleground is … Continue reading
What are the odds there will still be an independent Jewish state of Israel in the Middle East in 30 years?
What are the most likely threats to end Israel? Grok says: Israel’s track record suggests durability. Since its founding in 1948, it has weathered multiple wars (1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, 2006), intifadas, and ongoing conflicts with Hamas, Hezbollah, and … Continue reading
What does it mean that Israel has a tactical air force but not a strategic air force?
According to Grok: The distinction between a tactical air force and a strategic air force lies in their primary missions, capabilities, and operational focus. When people say Israel has a tactical air force but not a strategic one, they’re referring … Continue reading
Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East
This 2023 book is a great read. * Johnson agreed to sell additional F – 4 Phantom fighter jets, demanding only that Israel present a peace plan in return. Eshkol even persuaded Johnson to speed up production so that the … Continue reading
Zionist antisemitism
Wikipedia has a great long essay: Zionist antisemitism or antisemitic Zionism refers to a phenomenon in which antisemites express support for Zionism and the State of Israel. In some cases, this support may be promoted for explicitly antisemitic reasons. Historically, … Continue reading
Decoding the Role of the Body in the Body Politic (10-13-24)
01:00 The Embodied Expression Of The Elite Attitude, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15762811:50 Why VP Debate Moderators Were So Terrible, and Serving Elites Over Viewers, with Fifth Column Hosts, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmRUNGmd53812:40 Kip joins 1:00:00 Kip’s anti-Israel analysis1:07:30 The magical 1:11:00 The Extended Mind: The Power … Continue reading