The more I learn the less I know. People I consider credible, whose exact names I cannot recall (I think Col. McGregor, former Marine Scott Ritter, maybe Prof. John Mearsheimer, some Greek analysts) have generally said that "much of Iran's nuclear program is buried deeply underground, and is extremely difficult to impossible to be taken …
The more I learn the less I know. People I consider credible, whose exact names I cannot recall (I think Col. McGregor, former Marine Scott Ritter, maybe Prof. John Mearsheimer, some Greek analysts) have generally said that "much of Iran's nuclear program is buried deeply underground, and is extremely difficult to impossible to be taken out". Maybe they all "piggyback" off each other. But they make sense to me, in the same context that the book "The Long Emergency" made sense. Some one posited that Israel could use nukes and then blame the radioactivity on the "destroyed nuclear facilities". I would not be surprised.
Trump (and ALL his predecessors) and Congress are all beholden to AIPAC. That is your reason why they look the other way at Israel's nuclear program and allow Israel to flout US "non-proliferation" laws.
And Trump adeptly took out the ONE INDEPENDENT THINKING Congressman, Thomas Massie, R-KY, by proposing he be Secretary of Agriculture. The only Congressman not under AIPAC's spell (BTW, his wife died unexpectedly early this year). Since AIPAC couldn't get him voted out, they had him "promoted" out.
The thing is, if/when the US/Israel attacks Iran's nuclear program, we do not know how Russia and China may react, but I don't think they can just sit and watch and shrug their shoulders.
This is a very fraught time. Unlike WW1, when bi-planes dropped the equivalent of grenades and the Germans' Big Bertha cannon had a 50-mile range, both the destructive power and the speed of events move much faster now. And warfare itself is evolving rapidly, as AI and microprocessors are enabling inexpensive, effective drones. I just read a fascinating book about the war between Azerbaijan (winner) an Armenia (loser) in 2020. THAT war presaged techniques used by Israel (no surprise since Israel, with Turkey, armed Azerbaijan) against the Palestinians and Hezbollah, by Hezbollah and Iran against Israel, and by Russia and Ukraine against each other. Warfare has evolved--and the US may find it is not ready for the war it is going to unleash in the Middle East, using million-dollar missiles to defend against thousand-dollar drones or missiles (hitting a cheap Iranian bullet with a very expensive US/Israeli bullet). At the same time, the West in general, and the US in particular, as technologically advanced societies, have many soft points at home... electricity, plastic money, running water, potentially violent alien populations, just-in-time inventory control. I'm sure several CFNers here can add to my list of soft spots or weak points. Lots could happen....
And no matter how one packages the facts, at the end of the day, the reality is the Israelis have abused the Palestinians for decades, are trying to eliminate them now, in the process committing numerous crimes, and having failed to remove them from Gaza, are escalating in the hope of dominating the Middle East together with the US, and also to take the spotlight off of Gaza and the West Bank.
War is attrition, of weapons and more, soldiers. The side that runs out of either loses. The world changes to the mode of the winner. That is the Fourth Turning and the history of Man.
What happens when AI, drones and robots do the fighting?
Maybe perpetual war? Like Afghanistan, Middle East and Ukraine?
Story today says that Germany is talking to Russia directly, halting the impasse.
2. Can you provide a source, even an internet source, stating Rhonda Massie died of cancer? I do not recall her dying of cancer, and the two-three links that came up on Google stated that "Rep Massie did not give her cause of death".
I would add the links said that Rep Massie did not see "conspiracy" behind her "sudden death". I simply note the correlation between one of the few Congressmen not to vote in favor of Israeli aid 100% (that is not the same as 0%, mind you), and his wife's sudden passing.
1. Some times, the more I learn, the more I see there is more to the story, that I do not know.
"7 Seconds to Die" by John Antal. Good read, interesting analysis of the interesting "analysis of the second Nagorno-Karabakh War". Some commenter on some blog (maybe here?) mentioned it, I scratched it on a post it note and read it.
The more I learn the less I know. People I consider credible, whose exact names I cannot recall (I think Col. McGregor, former Marine Scott Ritter, maybe Prof. John Mearsheimer, some Greek analysts) have generally said that "much of Iran's nuclear program is buried deeply underground, and is extremely difficult to impossible to be taken out". Maybe they all "piggyback" off each other. But they make sense to me, in the same context that the book "The Long Emergency" made sense. Some one posited that Israel could use nukes and then blame the radioactivity on the "destroyed nuclear facilities". I would not be surprised.
Trump (and ALL his predecessors) and Congress are all beholden to AIPAC. That is your reason why they look the other way at Israel's nuclear program and allow Israel to flout US "non-proliferation" laws.
And Trump adeptly took out the ONE INDEPENDENT THINKING Congressman, Thomas Massie, R-KY, by proposing he be Secretary of Agriculture. The only Congressman not under AIPAC's spell (BTW, his wife died unexpectedly early this year). Since AIPAC couldn't get him voted out, they had him "promoted" out.
The thing is, if/when the US/Israel attacks Iran's nuclear program, we do not know how Russia and China may react, but I don't think they can just sit and watch and shrug their shoulders.
This is a very fraught time. Unlike WW1, when bi-planes dropped the equivalent of grenades and the Germans' Big Bertha cannon had a 50-mile range, both the destructive power and the speed of events move much faster now. And warfare itself is evolving rapidly, as AI and microprocessors are enabling inexpensive, effective drones. I just read a fascinating book about the war between Azerbaijan (winner) an Armenia (loser) in 2020. THAT war presaged techniques used by Israel (no surprise since Israel, with Turkey, armed Azerbaijan) against the Palestinians and Hezbollah, by Hezbollah and Iran against Israel, and by Russia and Ukraine against each other. Warfare has evolved--and the US may find it is not ready for the war it is going to unleash in the Middle East, using million-dollar missiles to defend against thousand-dollar drones or missiles (hitting a cheap Iranian bullet with a very expensive US/Israeli bullet). At the same time, the West in general, and the US in particular, as technologically advanced societies, have many soft points at home... electricity, plastic money, running water, potentially violent alien populations, just-in-time inventory control. I'm sure several CFNers here can add to my list of soft spots or weak points. Lots could happen....
And no matter how one packages the facts, at the end of the day, the reality is the Israelis have abused the Palestinians for decades, are trying to eliminate them now, in the process committing numerous crimes, and having failed to remove them from Gaza, are escalating in the hope of dominating the Middle East together with the US, and also to take the spotlight off of Gaza and the West Bank.
War is attrition, of weapons and more, soldiers. The side that runs out of either loses. The world changes to the mode of the winner. That is the Fourth Turning and the history of Man.
What happens when AI, drones and robots do the fighting?
Maybe perpetual war? Like Afghanistan, Middle East and Ukraine?
Story today says that Germany is talking to Russia directly, halting the impasse.
"The less you know"?
Massie's wife died from cancer
2. Can you provide a source, even an internet source, stating Rhonda Massie died of cancer? I do not recall her dying of cancer, and the two-three links that came up on Google stated that "Rep Massie did not give her cause of death".
I would add the links said that Rep Massie did not see "conspiracy" behind her "sudden death". I simply note the correlation between one of the few Congressmen not to vote in favor of Israeli aid 100% (that is not the same as 0%, mind you), and his wife's sudden passing.
1. Some times, the more I learn, the more I see there is more to the story, that I do not know.
"7 Seconds to Die" by John Antal. Good read, interesting analysis of the interesting "analysis of the second Nagorno-Karabakh War". Some commenter on some blog (maybe here?) mentioned it, I scratched it on a post it note and read it.