Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Op-ed / Commentary
The Clock is Ticking...What Comes Next?
By: Diane Sori and Craig Andresen / Right Side Patriots
This article is the authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google
Likewise, the Iranian regime’s ability to rearm, resupply and finance their proxy armies has also been severely damaged, but not completely eliminated, and the regime’s hold over the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran relies on for shipping oil...their primary source of income...has slipped away and is now all but controlled by the U.S. and a naval blockade.
But this war is not over unless and until whatever remains of the Iranian regime has been driven out of power, driven out of Iran, and/or permanently eliminated, for to do otherwise means the threat to Israel, the Middle East, Europe, and indeed to the United States, still exists.
However, here is the problem – the “War Powers Resolution.”
By the letter of the “Resolution” not the law, the resolution stipulates that a U.S. president can undertake military action for a period of 60 days after having informed Congress of the action within 48 hours of the beginning of said action. And while it forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, it does allow for a further 30-day withdrawal period without congressional authorization for use of military force (AUMF), or a “Declaration of War” by the United States.
The “War Powers Resolution” was adopted in 1973. This “resolution” was in the form of a United States congressional joint resolution and therefore carries the full weight of law, in this case, 50 U.S.C. ch. 33. But there is now a major debate surrounding it, with the question being, “is it Constitutional?” And while every president since its enactment has argued that it violates the “separation of powers” clause by infringing upon their role as “Commander-in-Chief,” to date the United States Supreme Court has never taken up the constitutionality of the “War Powers Resolution,” so the question remains unanswered. That however, is not the only question, as the second question involves the actual 60-90 day time frame.
At best, that timeline itself is arbitrary, at worst it is insane, and may well be unconstitutional in and of itself. Under such a stipulation all that an advisory would need to do is hunker down and hold on for 60-90 days unless Congress declares war, something Congress has not done since World War II.
So with that said, let’s get back to the current situation regarding Iran. President Trump launched military action against Iran on February 28, 2026. The 60-day clock started ticking down when he informed Congress on March 2, 2026. That means the 60-day window starts closing on May 2, 2026, and slams shut 30-days later, on June 1, 2026…that is unless Congress authorizes further action, which at this point in time seems highly unlikely.
So here lets look at three possible options.
Option One: If President Trump were to simply ignore the latest proposed “War Powers Resolution,” Congress would then be forced into a debate over whether to rein in Trump's what they deem to be an “unchecked use” of military force, which could then see our country being thrown into a Constitutional crisis, but only if Congress were to pass the latest Democrat attempt at a “War Powers Resolution.” But that's a mute point, for on Wednesday, April 15th, the Senate rejected the Democrats latest efforts at a “resolution” to force Trump to end U.S. military involvement in Iran, and the following day so too did the House. This latest failed “War Powers Resolution” basically negates what the Democrats hoped would be the curbing of Trump’s authority to continue the war without Congressional approval. So, logic then dictates that if there is no acting “resolution” in place, there is no need for Trump to ignore what does not exist.
Option Two: As for Trump needing Congressional approval to continue the war with Iran, there could be a way to override that as well. How so? While the original 1973 “War Powers Resolution” was designed to prevent prolonged military engagement without Congressional approval, presidents of both parties have questioned its actual Constitutionality. Why so...because Congress has never successfully compelled let alone initiated a withdrawal under its provisions with or without a time frame withdrawal in place. In other words, just because a “resolution” is in place does not mean it meets the letter of the law...which leads directly into Trump's third option.
Option Three: This option is probably unlikely due to the time element involved, but it would help settle both the “resolution's” legality and time frame issues. Simply, if Trump were to ask the SCOTUS to fast track his case for continuing the war with Iran without Congressional approval by presenting, as fact, that past presidents have increasingly relied on “executive authority” to conduct “military operations...“war” with but a different name and a vastly longer time frame then the current 60 to 90 days war with Iran... and that they did so without a needed formal Congressional “Declarations of War” with Trump then citing Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and our 20-year long “undeclared war” with Afghanistan...maybe then this game of word semantics the Democrats are playing would come to an end, and we could finish the job Trump intended to do.
And if none of the options we presented come to fruition, after all the Democrats do not want us to win nor do they want the Iranian people to be free...if they were illegals it would be a completely different story...then we say let our bombs fall over Iran until the second the time frame runs out, and then let Israel finish the job that we all know needs to be done.
Copyright © 2026 Diane Sori and Craig Andresen / All rights reserved.
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Op-ed:
New Alliances vs. Reality
By: Diane Sori /
The Patriot Factor
This op-ed is the author's opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google \
And while some of Iran's
neighboring Arab nations...nations once no friend to Israel and
barely a friend to the U.S...are now starting to align with our and
Israel's side after having experienced first hand Iran's misplaced
fury...a fury consisting of Iran and/or one of its proxy armies,
lobbing missiles and drones into civilian and industrial areas of
their countries. And if this alone did not wake up their people to
the reality we and they currently face, then they should at least
consider the fact that their countries leaders are tired of Iran's
continuing threats voiced against them by the radical regime in
Tehran, which itself actually does add credence to why this new and
growing in number alliance mix is starting to take hold...Read entire article here.
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This Republican Just Introduced the 'Mamdani Act' – Here's What It Will Do
Jeff Charles / Townhall Tipsheet
The bill, which was provided to Breitbart News, seeks to prevent people with radical political affiliations from entering the country.
"According to the bill text, Roy would amend existing immigration law to prohibit the admission and naturalization of any alien who is or was a member of, affiliated with, or advocates or advocated for a Chinese communist party, communist party, socialist party, Islamic fundamentalist party, or any other totalitarian party (or subdivision or affiliate thereof), domestic or foreign.
The legislation would also apply to any alien who is or was affiliated with, or who advocates or advocated for, any organization that advocates socialism, communism, Chinese communism, Marxism, or Islamic fundamentalism.
Monday, April 20, 2026
Op-ed:
New Alliances vs. Reality
By: Diane Sori /
The Patriot Factor
This op-ed is the author's opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google
It used to be easy during times of both war and peace to delineate between one's friends and one's enemies, but it does not seem to be that way anymore, at least not in regards to our and Israel's current war with Iran. Sadly, our friends, allies, and enemies are not only subject to change, but actually in some instances have indeed changed.
Gone are the days like when in World War II America's closest allies included not only the United Kingdom, but both the Soviet Union (now Russia) and China as well, and yet today Russia and China are our enemies so to speak, as is Iran thanks to the Islamic Revolution of 1979. And Iran, the very country who before the war we now find ourselves in, was under the Shah's rule a very pro-western and pro-American country. Also during said war, Germany, Italy, and Japan were our enemies, yet now they are some of our closest allies.
Odd how alliances do change in what seems to be on whim, yet some stand strong with America no matter the issues at hand, One case in point is the Jewish State of Israel, the only democracy and true friend to the United States in the entirety of the Middle East region. And we now together with Israel's “Operation Roaring Lion,” and our own“Operation Epic Fury,” hope that Iran, for their own good, at least on some level is finally starting to understand who are the real bosses in the region right now.
And while some of Iran's neighboring Arab nations...nations once no friend to Israel and barely a friend to the U.S...are now starting to align with our and Israel's side after having experienced first hand Iran's misplaced fury...a fury consisting of Iran and/or one of its proxy armies, lobbing missiles and drones into civilian and industrial areas of their countries. And if this alone did not wake up their people to the reality we and they currently face, then they should at least consider the fact that their countries leaders are tired of Iran's continuing threats voiced against them by the radical regime in Tehran, which itself actually does add credence to why this new and growing in number alliance mix is starting to take hold.
In fact, this new Middle East alliance is being forged not just with the U.S. but with Israel as well. For example, Saudi Arabia is now not just forging a defense pact with Pakistan and the UAE...one of the original signers of the “Abraham Accords”...but is also forging a defense partnership with India as well...the same India that now has open ties with Israel...the very same Israel that the Saudi government now sees as having a potential shift towards formal relations and normalized ties with the Middle East.
Simply, a quantum shift in Middle East alliances is indeed unequivocally now forming...alliances that are not solely dependent on the U.S. to police the goings on and happenings in the region, but are alliances that are unified together to willingly help keep Iran in check after the war does come to an end...alliances that will help assure the betterment of the region long after we are finally militarily gone, but still with a much deserved modicum of so-called “skin in the game.”
And this latest alliance turn of events...if it does lastingly hold...indeed bodes well for the Iranian “freedom fighters” even while their true freedom has not yet been achieved. Why so...because they know that the governmental chaos they are now bearing witness to not only comes courtesy of Israel and the U.S., but that Israel itself has been highly successful in “taking out” the regime's islamist leaders one by one...something not unlike the proverbial falling of a carelessly stacked deck of playing cards.
And when you couple that with the fact that some of Iran's more modernized Arab neighbors are themselves now starting to understand that it is way past time to not only put the old rivalries, hatred of Israel and Jews, and past conflicts aside, but that the long hoped for diplomatic shifts the region itself is now seeing, truly does reflect what appears to be a strong desire for normalization agreements, stability, economic cooperation, and strategic alignment not just with key world powers, but will help in gaining both regional and economic stability. Simply, to basically reset, in full, the overall region's economic foundation if you will...and that said reset would actually become the jump off point upon which freedom itself can finally be garnered.
And these Arab nations know well that when freedom is coupled with economic stability that not only will the country of Iran gain entry into the 21st century world, but so too will the people of Iran...something unfairly denied them for the past 47 long and arduous years.
So while all this is truly something to hope for...something that if it does become tomorrow's reality we still will find others, like our aforementioned former World War II allies now enemies like China and Russia, continuing to work against peace as they vie for influence in the Middle East as well as in our own western hemisphere. And with that being the case, we find some now questioning these new emerging Middle East alliances as they juggle the options between peace and war...questioning not only how said stabilization would logistically occur, but how said alliances would actually effect what are the current geopolitical alliances...whether it be for better or for worse.
And with that said, case now closed.
Copyright © 2026 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.
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Saturday, April 18, 2026
Iran reimposes restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, accusing US of violating deal to reopen it
Associated Press / NEW YORK POST 
Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz,
reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway on Saturday after the
US said it would not end its blockade of Iran-linked shipping.
Iran’s joint military command said on Saturday that “control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state … under strict management and control of the armed forces.”
It warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the US blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.
The announcement came the morning after President Donald Trump said that even after Iran announced the strait’s reopening on Friday, the American blockade “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the US, including on its nuclear program.
Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil passes through the strait and further limits would squeeze already constrained supply, driving prices higher once again
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Friday, April 17, 2026
Trump: Israel, Lebanon agreed to 10-day ceasefire starting at midnight
IDF
to maintain positions in southern Lebanon during truce, Israeli
official tells 'Post' • Trump invites Netanyahu, Aoun for historic White
House talks after separate phone calls
Goldie Katz, AmichaI Stein / JERUSALEM POST
Trump stated that the ceasefire was reached after separate conversations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
He also invited Aoun and Netanyahu to the White House for the first direct talks between the leaders of Lebanon and Israel since 1983.
“Both sides want to see peace, and I believe that will happen, quickly!” Trump said.
During the ceasefire, the IDF will continue to maintain its positions and areas in southern Lebanon where it is currently deployed, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post.
Is This Why the Supreme Court Is Taking Forever to Release Its Ruling on the Voting Rights Act?
Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet
The national consequences of this decision are critical, as a ruling striking down the VRA could lead to total Republican control across the South. Perhaps that’s why the Court is slow-walking in releasing the opinion.
Sean Spicer said on The Huddle that the opinion is finished, but some justices are holding out as long as possible to prevent redistricting. Does that mean VRA is going to be struck down?
“I have been told by reliable sources that...Read more, see Xs, and videos here.
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Thursday, April 16, 2026
WATCH: US ready to restart combat if no Iran deal reached, Hegseth says
Hegseth stated that he had a message
for the Iranian leadership: "We are watching you. Your capabilities are
not the same as ours. Remember, this is not a fair fight."
JERUSALEM POST STAFF / REUTERS / JERUSALEM POST 
US
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asserted that the American military
is ready to restart combat against Iran if no ceasefire deal is reached
during a Pentagon press briefing on Thursday.
“We’d prefer to do it the nice way through a deal led by our vice president and negotiating team,” Hegseth said, “or we can do it the hard way. We urge this new regime to choose wisely.”
"You, Iran, can choose a prosperous future, a golden bridge, and we hope that you do for the people of Iran," he said.
"But if Iran chooses poorly, then they will have a blockade and bombs dropping on infrastructure, power, and energy."
"While you are digging out bombed-out and devastated facilities, we are only getting stronger," Hegeth said.
Iran threatens to sink American ships in Strait of Hormuz, claims US ground invasion would be ‘great’
Chris Bradford / NEW YORK POST
Mohsen Rezaee, the ex-commander in chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, mocked President Trump on state TV Wednesday — claiming he wants to be the “police” of the waterway before boasting Tehran’s missiles can take out American vessels, reported by Agence France-Presse.
“Is this really your job? Is this the job of a powerful army like the US?” the regime stooge, dressed in military uniform, threatened Trump.
“These ships of yours will be sunk by our first missiles and have created a great danger for the US military. They can definitely be exposed to our missiles and we can destroy them.”
Rezaee, a senior adviser to the Supreme Leader, challenged claims that Iran’s navy has been “completely obliterated,” posing the question, “Why does the United States not dare to cross the Strait of Hormuz?”
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Just a Thought...
I know this post will make some mad and some will question my loyalty, but history itself has shown that sometimes the most loyal of all...the most loyal to our beloved America... are those who are NOT afraid to speak the truth. As a Constitutional Republican I consider myself to be one of those people.
Europe Plans Postwar Hormuz Security Mission Without US: WSJ
The report cited officials and diplomats familiar with the discussions.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday the proposal envisions an international defensive coalition that would not include “belligerent” parties in the conflict, specifically the U.S., Israel, and Iran, the Journal reported.
European diplomats told the Journal that the effort is designed to reassure commercial shippers that the vital corridor will be safe to use once hostilities end, even as officials acknowledge that a ceasefire could still be some time away.
The plan would rely on European command structures rather than U.S. leadership, a notable shift that underscores growing trans-Atlantic tensions, according to the Journal. Read more, and see video here.
Midterm Polling Gives Senate Republicans a Path to Victory
Amy Curtis / Townhall Tipsheet
That message centers on the economy and cost of living, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) says new polling, exclusively provided to Townhall, shows a clear path to rebuilding a winning coalition after President Trump's 2024 win.
That polling shows the cost of living is the overwhelming issue driving the midterms, with 92 percent of swing voters and 85 percent of infrequent Trump voters concerned about it. Of the cost-of-living issues, three major areas stand out: prescription drug prices, housing costs, and Social Security taxes.
Majorities in both groups say they are more likely to support candidates who "crack down" on Big Pharma to stop skyrocketing drug costs, prohibit investment firms and large corporations from purchasing residential housing and driving up costs, and eliminate taxes on Social Security. Read more, and see X here.
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'Brute Force and Common Sense'; Artemis II's triumphant return home;
the latest on Iran; and newly declassified docs expose Trump impeachment
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Op-ed:
Unconditional Surrender...No Ifs, Ands or Buts
By Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor
This op-ed is the author's opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google
Why so...because with Iran's tangible demands being laughable at best, it's their holy book itself...as in the Quran...that is their true wartime guide. In fact, with the Quran emphasizing the importance of fighting in the cause and in the name of Allah (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:190), along with the responsibility of muslims to protect both their faith and their community...Iran tends to overlook the fact that the act of war itself does indeed dictate that there will always be a winner and a loser, with the winner rightfully garnering the spoils of war, while the loser must do its best to at least try to save some semblance of “face.”
But in the case of the war we now find ourselves in...we and Israel that is...the truth remains that while together we most assuredly have won on the all important military front...yet the enemy that remains the Iranian regime even...Read entire article here.
Executions in Iran doubled in 2025 — marking a 36-year high: report
Caitlin McCormack / NEW YORK POST
The shocking figures were included in a joint report released by the nonprofit Iran Human Rights and Together Against the Death Penalty, which estimated that in 2025 at least four people were put to death each day in Iran.
In total, at least 1,639 were executed in Iran last year, the highest reported number since the post-war bloodbath in 1989, where an estimated 1,700 political prisoners were executed, according to the report.
It’s not clear how many of the executions were done publicly.
Most of last year’s prisoners were hanged for drug-related offenses or murder at ostensibly higher rates compared to 2024. Drug-related convictions resulting in death saw a 58% increase, while murder convictions — which almost always leads to execution — jumped a staggering 79%, according to the report. Read more here.
Oh Boy: Tulsi Gabbard Just Declassified the Docs Behind the 2019 Trump Impeachment Effort
Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet
Now, newly declassified documents from the Director of National
Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, reveal that even this whistleblower’s
colleagues were skeptical of the spy craft, despite supporting the
impeachment effort. One of the witnesses, identified as “witness #2,”
worked with disgraced FBI agent Peter Strzok, who was one of the main
figures behind the Russian collusion hoax, and co-authored the 2017
Intelligence Community Assessment, ordered by Barack Obama before...Read more, see Xs and video here.
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Monday, April 13, 2026
Op-ed:
Unconditional Surrender...No Ifs, Ands or Buts
By Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor
This op-ed is the author's opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google
- British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's words spoken on
November 30, 1943...in of all places Tehran...where he, Roosevelt,
and Stalin met to discuss military strategy and post war planning.
So here let me start by saying that while I fully support President Trump's, Israel's, and our combined military objectives in what is the war with Iran, my only objection to said war, if you can even call it an objection, is that this war should have commenced much sooner than it did, as in when the Iranian freedom fighters first begged us for help.
Why so..,because if we had gone in three months earlier things might have turned out differently than it has to date, And this means that the estimated 20,000 to 36,500 freedom fighters that were killed by the regime probably would not be dead; that the war itself might have gone the way of Israel's “7-Day War;” that the regime might be fully gone; and that what was originally a fight to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon and securing freedom for the Iranian people might not have morphed into becoming what seems on the surface to be, at least for those who do not understand the true nature of this war and who buy into the naysayers rhetoric as being but an oil driven war.
Not good folks, not good at all.
And with this past weekend's Pakistani brokered, face-to-face, so-called “peace talks” being but a dismal failure...a failure primarily due (as per President Trump) to Iran's remaining insistence on having a nuclear bomb...the fact is that these latest talks should never have happened in the first place for in doing so America's unwritten but key cardinal rule regarding “no negotiating with terrorists” was unfortunately broken yet again.
Remember how many on our side of the political aisle always expected that Obama would break that very rule sometime during his “fundamental transformation of America” presidency...well he did, And said break came courtesy of both his 5-for-1 Taliban/Bergdahl prisoner exchange deal coupled with his middle of the night Iranian money drop fiasco...a monetary windfall that helped to fund Iran's and its proxy armies to continue their terrorist actions. However, we sure did not expect President Trump to fall into Iran's trap...or so Iran wants us to believe...a trap set in the guise of peace talks that has done nothing but give Iran the time needed to reorganize, regroup, and re-arm (courtesy of its friends in Russia, China, and North Korea) no matter what's now going on regarding our military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Simply, the religiously radicalized regime that is Iran tried to use both stall and modern day PR tactics to outsmart us, but rest assured that Trump knew well that this would be the case for he, as do we, know that Iran absolutely does not really want peace.
Why so...because with Iran's tangible demands being laughable at best, it's their holy book itself...as in the Quran...that is their true wartime guide. In fact, with the Quran emphasizing the importance of fighting in the cause and in the name of Allah (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:190), along with the responsibility of muslims to protect both their faith and their community...Iran tends to overlook the fact that the act of war itself does indeed dictate that there will always be a winner and a loser, with the winner rightfully garnering the spoils of war, while the loser must do its best to at least try to save some semblance of “face.”
But in the case of the war we now find ourselves in...we and Israel that is...the truth remains that while together we most assuredly have won on the all important military front...yet the enemy that remains the Iranian regime even being minus its titular heads (thanks to Israel and its Mossad) still has a somewhat strong grip on the mindset of many of the Iranian people. And it's this very grip that allows for Iran to not “unconditionally surrender.”
“No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted,” - Union General Ulysses S. Grant's words spoken during the Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee on February 16, 1862...words directed to Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner requested terms for surrender.
And why exactly is ”unconditionally surrendering” so important in helping to end our and Israel's war with Iran? To understand that one must first understand the importance of the word “unconditionally” itself, and then couple that with its ensuing “surrender” driven ramifications. Simply, when combined with what is well implied tenacity, the word “unconditionally” would help put an end to Iran's ability, and hopefully its will, to continue to wage war, which in turn would assist in opening the door to a lasting peace.
But, ironically that can only happen if we the victors dictate all the terms of the war's end...which in this case would most likely mean the rightful dismantling of what we and Israel deem to be Iran's dangerous, fanatically driven, religious ideologies masquerading behind the word “government.” Only the dismantling of said ideologies would allow for the peaceful restructuring of Iran's actual governing body along with the rebuilding of the nation including its all important infrastructure.
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” These are the words of German-Swiss poet and novelist Hermann Hesse, recipient of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature.
And most important of all is that the dismantlement...as in “letting go”...would help to grant what the Iranian people have wanted for way too long... as in freedom...freedom to think, say, and do what they alone choose to think, say, and do.
Simply, freedom itself would then become both the catalyst for societal and political redesign and change...the catalyst by which the Iranian people cannot only enter the 21st century, but would help them put the past 47+ disastrous years behind them as well.
But also know that any lasting peace must be a three-sided agreed upon peace...peace between the U.S. and Iran, peace between Israel and Iran, and peace between Iran and its Arab neighbors. Simply, this new forging of peace must be one that would not only help in diminishing the possibility for future conflicts to arise; but must also be one that would help to eliminate the chance for a vacuum of power to again arise in the Middle East itself...remember Libya and Obama is all I can say.
So now as I post this article know that President Trump has rightfully ordered the U.S. Navy to blockade Iran's ports in the Strait of Hormuz with Iran now condemning said blockade as being akin to “piracy” which is quite laughable I'd say. And while Iran has also vowed to respond with “decisive force,” the what should never have been a ceasefire deal will officially come to an end.
May the U.S. and Israel together finish the job they were destined by history to do, for no words, in my opinion, say it better than do these words of President John F, Kennedy, “The 1930's taught us a clear lesson: aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged ultimately leads to war.” Just change the number 1930 to 2026, and the reality of JFK's words are as important today as it was when he first said them. And if we, for whatever reason, choose not to finish that job, I'm sure that Israel will be more than happy to do so. And with that I say, case closed.
Copyright © 2026 Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / All rights reserved.
************************************************************************************************** For more political commentary please visit my RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS partner Craig Andresen's blog The National Patriot to read his latest article, Brute Force and Common Sense.
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