This may be the turning point we all hope it is. But it will be awhile before we know how enduring this cease fire is. If Iran and its proxies ramp up terror attacks and continue to do what’s necessary to make nukes, I would consider it a temporary reprieve. What is aggravating to me is Trump’s willingness to intervene militarily for Israel while cruelly pulling back military support for Ukraine. Russia is allied with Iran and I wouldn’t put it past Putin to give Iran a nuclear weapon. Why is Trump so blind to this?
Wars are easy to start and hard to end. As the Great Powers discovered in 1914, once you mobilize millions of men there really isn’t an OFF switch. I don’t believe I am a pessimist when I off er that behind the scenes, a myriad of what we call “terrorist” actions are being planned and implemented. Many of these probably aren’t even by Iranians. By throwing his “hat into the ring” our grandstanding President has made international (nay, any) travel dangerous for all of us.
The President's good deeds and successes must stick in the craw of all those million Americans who have dedicated their lives to resisting all things Trump. It will be a long, depressing three years plus for so many. I have not seen a cause yet that moves me to protest or opposition to this administration. Maybe one will emerge. So far it is a president being a president and I need not agree with his every action.
What good deeds and successes? Trump claims he "totally obliterated" Iran's nuclear program, but the Defense Intelligence Agency reports that it was only set back a few months. Trump is using our nation’s highest office for peddling Trump Junk to chumps and soliciting “gifts” like the $400 million flying palace from Qatar. His masked thugs are abducting people off the streets without warrants or charges and deporting them without due process. He launched a totally unwarranted military invasion of Los Angeles with thousands of troops. He's so blatantly criminal and malevolent, how do you rationalize it?
Oh my goodness, where to begin? How about a country that has no borders is no country at all. I'd say the President saved the nation by securing the borders. As for the thugs you mentioned,, do you mean the dedicated and highly trained men and women of Immigration and Customs Enforcement? ICE. Pardon me sir, but I think your1968 is showing. Is there overreach and mistakes in an effort so massive and complex? Certainly. I for one and glad to see murderers, rapists., traffickers and thieves kicked.out of here. If you are not I have to wonder what the heck is wrong with you.
How to top that? Maybe saving the world....from a nuclear armed Iran. Or are you also a fan of the mullahs and their 'hate America' oppressive regime? Is the Iranian nuclear.program destroyed entirely or just set back a little? I've heard both accounts. The truth? Probably somewhere in between. No matter. If it comes back, so will Trump.
Next the President's Health and Human Services have brought Big Foods ( General Mills, Heinz et al.) to heel. Getting the poisons out of our foods. Oh, happy day! And Big Pharm? Well, Lucy, they have a lot of 'spainin' to do.
I wrap up with the President having broke.the woke insanity that was infecting the nation. You know, men can have babies , there are 72+ genders, and it's a great thing to have drag queens cavorting with kindergartens and all the related nonsense. Cultural debauchery is no longer in fashion.
A rational discussion requires agreement on basic facts. If you think ICE is only deporting "murderers, rapists., traffickers and thieves," there's no serious discussion possible. There may some among them, but It's been well documented that immigrants in the U.S., both legal and undocumented, have lower crime rates than native-born citizens. All Trump's BS about their heinous crimes is nothing but white-wing wacko propaganda. Trump's crimes are of far greater concern.
You and I are not privy to the prisoner manifests so we don't know who is getting deported. We have to trust the government reporting. Questionable, I know, but I'll take it over Rachel Maddow. The issue for me is preventing preventable crime, not which group is more law abiding. I know the Exasperator-in-Chief is prone to hyperbole so I take his pronouncements lightly.
A senior political official of the Houthi militant group in Yemen said that they are not bound by the Israel and Iran ceasefire, saying they would continue their attacks “until the aggression against Gaza stops and the siege is lifted,” (Politico)
This may be the turning point we all hope it is. But it will be awhile before we know how enduring this cease fire is. If Iran and its proxies ramp up terror attacks and continue to do what’s necessary to make nukes, I would consider it a temporary reprieve. What is aggravating to me is Trump’s willingness to intervene militarily for Israel while cruelly pulling back military support for Ukraine. Russia is allied with Iran and I wouldn’t put it past Putin to give Iran a nuclear weapon. Why is Trump so blind to this?
Wars are easy to start and hard to end. As the Great Powers discovered in 1914, once you mobilize millions of men there really isn’t an OFF switch. I don’t believe I am a pessimist when I off er that behind the scenes, a myriad of what we call “terrorist” actions are being planned and implemented. Many of these probably aren’t even by Iranians. By throwing his “hat into the ring” our grandstanding President has made international (nay, any) travel dangerous for all of us.
I cited Blinken earlier. It bears repeating:
Trump’s Iran Strike Was a Mistake. I Hope It Succeeds.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/opinion/trump-iran-jcpoa-biden.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Rk8.YaOM.lROiAYuBZpW5&smid=url-share
The President's good deeds and successes must stick in the craw of all those million Americans who have dedicated their lives to resisting all things Trump. It will be a long, depressing three years plus for so many. I have not seen a cause yet that moves me to protest or opposition to this administration. Maybe one will emerge. So far it is a president being a president and I need not agree with his every action.
I hereby nominate Donald Trump for the Nobel Almost Peace Prize.
What good deeds and successes? Trump claims he "totally obliterated" Iran's nuclear program, but the Defense Intelligence Agency reports that it was only set back a few months. Trump is using our nation’s highest office for peddling Trump Junk to chumps and soliciting “gifts” like the $400 million flying palace from Qatar. His masked thugs are abducting people off the streets without warrants or charges and deporting them without due process. He launched a totally unwarranted military invasion of Los Angeles with thousands of troops. He's so blatantly criminal and malevolent, how do you rationalize it?
Oh my goodness, where to begin? How about a country that has no borders is no country at all. I'd say the President saved the nation by securing the borders. As for the thugs you mentioned,, do you mean the dedicated and highly trained men and women of Immigration and Customs Enforcement? ICE. Pardon me sir, but I think your1968 is showing. Is there overreach and mistakes in an effort so massive and complex? Certainly. I for one and glad to see murderers, rapists., traffickers and thieves kicked.out of here. If you are not I have to wonder what the heck is wrong with you.
How to top that? Maybe saving the world....from a nuclear armed Iran. Or are you also a fan of the mullahs and their 'hate America' oppressive regime? Is the Iranian nuclear.program destroyed entirely or just set back a little? I've heard both accounts. The truth? Probably somewhere in between. No matter. If it comes back, so will Trump.
Next the President's Health and Human Services have brought Big Foods ( General Mills, Heinz et al.) to heel. Getting the poisons out of our foods. Oh, happy day! And Big Pharm? Well, Lucy, they have a lot of 'spainin' to do.
I wrap up with the President having broke.the woke insanity that was infecting the nation. You know, men can have babies , there are 72+ genders, and it's a great thing to have drag queens cavorting with kindergartens and all the related nonsense. Cultural debauchery is no longer in fashion.
Such willingness to swallow the bullshit spewed by a pathological liar is proof that too much Fox Noise can turn your mind to mush.
I wanted a lively discussion....and all I got was this ad hominem T-shirt.
A rational discussion requires agreement on basic facts. If you think ICE is only deporting "murderers, rapists., traffickers and thieves," there's no serious discussion possible. There may some among them, but It's been well documented that immigrants in the U.S., both legal and undocumented, have lower crime rates than native-born citizens. All Trump's BS about their heinous crimes is nothing but white-wing wacko propaganda. Trump's crimes are of far greater concern.
You and I are not privy to the prisoner manifests so we don't know who is getting deported. We have to trust the government reporting. Questionable, I know, but I'll take it over Rachel Maddow. The issue for me is preventing preventable crime, not which group is more law abiding. I know the Exasperator-in-Chief is prone to hyperbole so I take his pronouncements lightly.
A senior political official of the Houthi militant group in Yemen said that they are not bound by the Israel and Iran ceasefire, saying they would continue their attacks “until the aggression against Gaza stops and the siege is lifted,” (Politico)