Just a Thought

The thought below is my {Diane Sori) thought alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.or google.com  

 

[[[ Very unsettling times, for while we have inflicted much damage on Iran we have NOT by any means won this what was to be a "few weeks war," with proof positive being that Iran is still able to keep fighting back  

Wars are not won by threats, repeated albeit limited military actions, ceasefire proposals that fail time and again, nor by negotiating with the enemy...in this case an enemy who is an avowed terrorist regime. And economic sanctions do not win wars for history itself has shown that many times sanctions actually become the conduit by which a war-hurting populace starts reuniting with its leaders against those they once begged for help.  

It's time for us to win this war even if it means some "boots on the ground" for if "boots" was never an option what do we train our military for...to be "occupiers" ...I think not.

We need to throw these time wasting deals and negotiations into what is history's garbage heap, for if things keep going on like this...especially with the newest round of supposed "toughest sanctions ever"... Iran will find a way now, as it has done in the past, to circumnavigate said sanctions courtesy of third party players. 

Lastly, and with all due respect, I believe that President Trump needs to at least start thinking of a possible "exit strategy" if we ever do need to exit fast to "save face." Remember, the great Ronald Reagan brought down the Soviet Union and ended the "Cold War"...right now all we seem to be doing is boxing Iran in while forgetting that a caged animal has usually planned for such a contingency and probably does have a well planned, waiting in the wings to be used, "tangible" and not pretty possible means out...and it  sure 'aint courtesy of a deal. ]]]

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Just a Thought

The thought below is my {Diane Sori) thought alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.or google.com  

 

[[[ Interesting development as some major news sites are now reporting that Iran has another 'October Surprise' in store for us, and it goes way beyond the October 1980 Jimmy Carter/Ronald Reagan surprise.

 

My guess...and it's only a guess...is that since Iran's nuclear capabilities is basically at zero (unless they've somehow squirreled away one functional nuclear bomb somewhere unbeknownst to us}...and since little has been said about Iran's bioweapons program...I would NOT put it passed what's left of the 'regime' to lob a bioweapon-tipped missile or two either into Israel or into American military bases in the region.  

 

Remember, when an enemy is cornered the nails do tend to come out. ]]]

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NY woman busted in ISIS-linked plot to bomb state Capitol after converting to Islam, cheering 9/11 attacks: feds

Vaughn Golden and Anthony Blair / NEW YORK POST

A New York woman plotted to bomb the state Capitol in Albany after pledging allegiance to ISIS and celebrating the 9/11 terror attacks, the FBI said Thursday.

Jessica Bowie, 35, from Albany, allegedly began strategizing the attack in July — and planned to place the bomb in a DoorDash food delivery bag, taking apparent glee in the bloodshed it would cause,the feds wrote in a criminal complaint.

“Blowing kafirs [non-Muslims] brains out is beautiful,” she told someone who turned out to be an FBI informant, the complaint said.

She allegedly purchased bomb materials from a Home Depot on Aug. 5 and planned the attack with the help of FBI informants for two weeks, the feds said.

Bowie, who converted to Islam five years ago and was going by the Islamic honorific name “Aisha Saif,” also allegedly tracked the Capitol building for weeks, taking pictures from various vantage points including an “observation hall nearby,” according to the complaint. Read more, and see photos here.

USS Lincoln gets relief from record-smashing deployment with arrival of USS Washington

Ryan King / NEW YORK POST

WASHINGTON — The USS George Washington has arrived in the Arabian Sea to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln from the longest American naval deployment since the Cold War.

US Central Command confirmed that the Washington, which is typically based near Japan, arrived in the Middle East on Wednesday.

The Lincoln and its crew of 5,000 will now head home to San Diego after its grueling nearly nine-month deployment that saw reports of weary sailors attempting to jump overboard.

The nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier’s deployment had been extended multiple times because of the Iran war.

During the over 250-day deployment, sailors onboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier were forced to grapple with mental health challenges and dwindling supplies such as food and hygiene products.

The supply crunch is largely believed to have stemmed from Iran blowing up a Navy base in Bahrain that had been an important supply hub for the vessel. Read more, see X and photos here.

Just a Thought

The thought below is my {Diane Sori) thought alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.or google.com 

[[[ So now it’s "Economic D-Day" against Iran to try to force them to make a deal. It seems Trump never went to war to win, as all he’s done is gone to war to try to make deals that make him look good, while all his supposed deals have done is fail.

 

The hell with Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the hell with their worldwide terrorist actions, the hell with the Iranian freedom fighters being executed by the day, the hell with the Iranian people who are still begging for help, all Trump cares about is making deals with terrorists.

 

And now to add insult to injury any country who aids Iran in any economic way… I guess that encompasses food and medical aid as Trump did use the words  "economic lifeline"… will face (as per Trump) severe economic consequences by the US. and isolation on the world stage.

Our president has no idea what the hell he’s doing, and maybe it’s time that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio rein this man in, because the way things are going he could well start a real World War III. My opinion, and I stand by it! ]]]

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Field Trip to Mamdani's Socialist Supermarket Goes Hilariously Wrong

Teri Christoph /' RedState

 

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to open five government-controlled grocery stores – one for each borough! – is going about as well as you'd expect a taxpayer-funded socialist supermarket experiment would go. Not great.

On Wednesday, city officials took a group of prospective vendors to tour the site of the Harlem store, dressing them up in hardhats and high-visibility vests. Everyone was ready for a muddy-boots tour of the construction site, hyped to be wowed by this socialist utopia coming to life. 

They were greeted by an empty parking lot with no construction whatsoever. Even worse, there was trash blowing across the vacant lot and nary a sign to suggest Mamdani’s socialist supermarket was arriving anytime soon.

Big Apple officials took prospective bidders on a pathetic tour Wednesday of a trash-strewn empty lot in East Harlem where Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s planned $30 million city-owned grocery store is supposed to become reality.  

Read more, see Xs and videos here.

Iran says Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ will fail as Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic remains unchanged

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said President Donald Trump’s “economic D-Day” against Iran will fail, dismissing it as a distraction from America’s growing national debt. Trump said Wednesday that the economic campaign he plans to wage against Iran would be the most “crushing” operation of its kind ever attempted.

Covered by: James Cirrone and Emma Bussey / FoxNews 

 

WHAT TO KNOW

• President Donald Trump urged U.S. allies and countries around the world Wednesday to cut off Iran economically, saying there would be consequences for anyone who "provides a lifeline."

• Iran largely dismissed Trump's economic threat, with Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, saying this pivot comes after the U.S. military operation "didn't yield results."

• As of Wednesday, there are no talks scheduled with Iran, according to Trump.

• Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains unchanged from Wednesday, according to shipping data.

• Traffic has slowed further at the other major transit chokepoint in the region, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

• Amid sustained disruptions to oil exports in the Middle East, Brent crude is now hovering at $94 per barrel, a 2.5% jump from Wednesday morning. Read live updates here.