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[[[ Right now, as per Real Clear Politics, the average of polls shows that Trump himself has an overall approval rating of just 38%, compared with a 60% disapproval rating...NOT good for we Republicans as we are just a month away from the midterm elections.
So what does Trump decide to do...he's now 'mega' campaigning this month for Republican candidates to try to at least hold onto the Senate. But what Trump does NOT understand is that he is actually hurting these Republican candidates who had a better chance of winning without him than they do with him publicly being on their side.
And why...because whether some want to accept it or not, the fact is that this midterm election IS indeed a referendum on both Trump's economic and foreign policies...and of course his public persona replete with his me, me, me...I,I,I...discourse. But what is truly upsetting to me is that he's campaigning while the Iran War continues on while even more Iranian 'freedom fighters' are being executed by the day, along with Israel being on high alert after the recent 'FlyDubi' hijack attempt.
Trump should be in Washington attending to the matters at hand NOT out campaigning during a time of war, and btw the price per barrel of oil has again gone up today...just saying. ]]]
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[[[ With all the "issues" revolving around Trump's handling...or should I say mishandling...of the Iran War, I find it interesting that he took time and focus off said war to jet over to Ireland to put his two cents worth into the Ireland "reunification" issue...a long standing Irish issue that he really had no business butting into. Why so...because "reunification" is an internal Irish governmental issue, thus it has NO real bearing on our country whatsoever. And even if Trump were to put said issue aside, the fact remains that Ireland does NOT support our or Israel's war with Iran, so really what was the point of his going there during this time of war.
Remember, Ireland is no friend to our ally Israel what with their ongoing trade and economic boycott of Israel, along with their having aligned themselves with the so-called "Palestinian cause," Also, know as fact, that during WWII Ireland remained "neutral" throughout the entirety of the war...says a lot now doesn't it. But in either case please know that I am NOT talking about the Irish people, but about their long standing government policies.
So instead of Trump's jetting off here and there, wouldn't it be a much better idea for him to stay put and keep focus on the war at hand, and do what even he knows really needs to be done...and I do NOT mean to keep trying to make "deals" with the enemy. And maybe then the current and growing fracture within the Republican Party...a fracture caused directly by his handling of said war along with all its negative economic ramifications still being felt here at home...would finally start to heal...heal maybe not in time to save the midterms...but heal enough to save 2028's presidential election. Just my opinion for what it's worth. ]]] Copyright
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[[[So now Trump is pledging a 5K "payout" to every U.S. adult if...and notice the word 'if'...Republicans win the midterms (as in both the House and Senate) so he can "finish the job." However, I see this as his trying to buy votes...making this maneuver as bad as the Democrats promising "free stuff" to illegals in exchange for their votes.
This is NOT...in my opinion...a "little incentive" as Trump and those orbiting around him call it...it would take a lot more than 5K to fix the financial crisis many more Americans than not find themselves in today. Simply, a 5K what I call "bribe" cannot undo all of Trump's broken economic promises or even help to win a war we are still far from winning. And by the way, whomever dreamed up this PR stunt has made a mockery of our Constitution and our already problematic election system.]]]
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[[[ “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name
of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to [be] doing
much business with Ontario any longer.” So said President Trump on a post earlier today on his social media platform "Truth Social." And why...because trade negotiations revolving around high tariffs in regards to Canadian goods fell apart last week, thus leading Ontario's Premier Doug Ford...a trade hardliner...to issue this response to Trump's possible lake name change by saying, "everything is on the table,” and that "if the trade spat worsens, it could include our cutting off electricity to 1.5 million U.S. homes and businesses, as well as to critical minerals gotten from Ontario."
So Mr. President, I say, the last thing America needs right now is for you to start a true economic based war....a "tit-for-tat" war...with those who sit directly on our northern border...especially with us still dealing with the misguided war with Iran.Something I truly hope you'll think about.]]]
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Monday, October 7, 2024
Op-ed:
Appeasement No More
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor /
Right Side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio
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“For too long the world has
appeased Iran, that appeasement must end now.” - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in
his September 27th address* before the United Nations General
Assembly
As I write this it's mere days away
from October 7th and the one year anniversary of Hamas' most brutal
and savage attack against the Jewish people since the days of the
Holocaust. Forever to be known as “Black Saturday,” Hamas
slaughtered innocent music festival goers as well as men, women, and
children living in Kibbutzim not far from the Gaza border, while
kidnapping others to be used as pawns in negotiations they knew
would, for the most part, go nowhere. And Hamas did all this for no
other reason than to kill Jews, with Jewish Americans now also
included in the dead.
And while many nations condemned Hamas'
actions at first, some nations have slowly walked back said
condemnation when Israel's rightful retaliation saw the civilian
death toll in Gaza starting to rise. So here I pose a simple
question, as in how can any civilized nation...how can any civilized
individual...look away from the happenings of October 7th especially
when, in a misguided attempt, the naysayers are now trying to blame
the victims instead of those who did willfully commit unspeakable acts of
barbarism and savagery on innocent Israeli citizens.
To me the answer is embedded in the
fact that not only has the world now seen a decided rise in
antisemitism and antisemitic acts, but that the very people their
hearts bleed for...as in the Palestinians living in Gaza...have yet
to condemn Hamas'e October 7th attack on Israel. In fact, they
continue to herald it while willfully ignoring the atrocities Hamas,
the very group they themselves voted into power, committed. And they
also knew that Hamas' military branch would, when ordered, directly
aid in Iran's goal to wipe Israel and the Jewish people off the face
of the map...a goal the mullahs on many occasions have freely
admitted...a the goal many UN member nations now seem to have closed
their eyes, their minds, and their hearts to.
Just recently, the United Nations in
what equates to an act of “shunning” the Jewish State has
proven the old adage that “if you don't condemn you condone.”
How so? Simply, their recent breach of protocol, common courtesy,
and overt disrespect for Israel was on display for all to see when on
September 27th Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started
todeliver what was a scheduled speech before the UN
General Assembly...a speech replete with truths some did not want to
hear...a speech seeing many delegates simply standing up, turning
their backs on Netanyahu, and then walking out of the great hall.
A message of hate sent...a message
purely antisemitic in nature delivered...as UN Secretary General
Antonio Guterres did nothing to stop this overtly hateful show of disrespect
towards a fellow member nation and its duly elected leader. And while
the usual “gang of delegates” from the U.N.'s Israel hating bloc were
expected to walk out...as in delegates from Iran, Indonesia, Turkey,
Kuwait, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Cuba for example... others walking out
were somewhat unexpected with but one example being the delegates from
Ireland. So to the Irish delegation...to Ireland's governing body...I
say that if you don't stand in support of Israel and their ongoing
“war of survival” you actually do side with terrorists.
What a sad and shameful commentary indeed especially for a nation
that has been the recipient of many such terrorist acts, albeit of
the homegrown kind, leaving Netanyahu to rightfully call the U.N. a
“swamp of antisemitic bile.”
And even as Netanyhau was
speaking, Lebanon to Israel's north saw Hezbollah...yet another proxy
of Iran...continuing to lob rockets into Israel's northern territory,
after Israel “took out”
Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in a surprise attack...an
attack courtesy of what is claimed to be
U.S. made 2,000-pound bombs. And Biden was not forewarned of this
attack nor was anyone else for sadly
Israel can no longer fully trust anyone but themselves.
And
this what is now Israel's “second
front”
war...a war replete with IDF forces fighting on the ground inside
Lebanon...is especially sad for there was a time not too long ago
when Israel and Lebanon did live peacefully side by side. But that was
before Hezbollah destroyed that peace along with what was Lebanon's
so-called “prosperity,”
thus forcing the vast majority of Lebanon's Christians to leave...to
flee...the country after what was “innovation”...akin
to “modernization”...was replaced with Iran directed terrorist actions that obviously
continue to this day, And this has led U.S. intelligence agencies to
state in their February 5, 2024 “Annual
Threat Assessment Of The U.S. Intelligence Committee”report**
that Hezbollah not only “maintains
the capability to target U.S. persons and interests in the [Middle
East] region, worldwide, and, to a lesser extent, in the United
States”...thus
designating Hezbollah to be as big a threat as is Iran not only to
Israel but to our country and world peace as well.
So while Biden
did say that the death of Hassan Nasrallah at Israel's hands was “a
measure of justice for his many (innocent) victims,” Joe
Biden's two-faced, back-stabbing, Israel rhetoric quickly resurfaced
when last week Iran launched a retaliatory first ever ballistic
missile attack across almost the entirety of the Jewish State...180+
ballistic missiles in fact. And when the attack was over...and
thankfully Israel's “Iron Dome” (Israel's
air defense system)and U.S. launched SM-3 Interceptor
Missiles deflected almost all incoming missiles...Biden not only
“urged” Israel not to retaliate for fear of escalating the
war even further, but stated when asked by reporters that he does not
support Israel carrying out retaliatory strikes on Iranian nuclear
sites. And while he added that Israel does have a right to retaliate,
Biden said that they should only do so “proportionally.” So
my question to Biden is, what the hell is “proportionally”
when Iran's goal remains to totally annihilate both Israel the
country and the sum total of Jewish people everywhere.
So if Biden's what amounts to codding
Israel's enemy wasn't bad enough, he also stated to reporters that
the U.S. will be “offering advice” to Israel...to
Netanyahu...on how to respond to Iran's attack, as if Israel gives a
damn about anything that Joe Biden has to say. And while I had hoped
that said retaliation would have taken place before the October 7th
anniversary...so that the dead could rest somewhat in peace...know
that retaliation will come at the time and in the guise that Israel
alone will decide.
And Netanyahu has a number of options
to let Iran and the world know that Israel will not only be the
victor in this war, but that they will come out ever stronger than
before. So what are the possible options I believe are being
discussed? The usual list comes to mind including many wanting Israel
to outwardly destroy both Iran's nuclear facilities and its military
installations, but I see these options as being but a quick fix if
you will. Why so...because I have come to believe that the best way
to put, and more importantly to keep, Iran in its place is for Israel
to target Iran's oil-based economy and its overall economic
infrastructure. Why so...because doing these two things has a lasting
effect on Iran whereas military strikes alone might delay an Iranian
counter attack but not help to stop further and possible escalating
attacks by Iran.
And to that effect the easiest and most
feasible way to accomplish economic retaliation, logistics wise, is
for Israel...for Netanyahu...to start by cutting off Iran's money
source by physically destroying their money pit...as in Iran's oil
fields and refineries. Doing this would drastically hurt, if not
cripple, Iran's now already faltering economy. How so? Remember, war is
both an expensive business venture and a game to play what with
weapons always needing to be replenished and such...and with Iran's
selling their oil to nations who don't like Israel very much, by
Israel destroying Iran's prime source of income Iran would have no
money to wage war which actually translates into no war games being
played.
The second option, I believe, should be
for Israel to cripple the entirety of Iran's actual infrastructure.
How so...first by Israel redefining its targets to zero in on where
Iran is most vulnerable, and here I believe it's in regards to their
energy sector which encompasses not only their defense systems but
any and all types of refineries, power plants...civilian served power
plants included...and any other facilities Israel deems critical to
Iran's economic stability. And while Iran might try to retaliate in
kind, Israel would have done more damage to them then Iran could do
to Israel by Israel's having targeting at the same time Iran's what
are exposed military bases, defense systems, radar arrays, and any
other exposed sites...power transformers included.
Simply, in crippling Iran's massive power grid...along with its economic infrastructure...actually gives Israel time to
rethink the logistics involved in taking out Iran's nuclear
facilities...the very thing Biden said we would “not in any way
support.” But even as many continue to push this, I doubt Netanyahu
would seriously consider it without full, unwavering U.S. support,
and besides these nuclear facilities are very heavily fortified, mostly
underground, and decentralized, thus possibly seeing a high number of
Israeli military casualties in trying to do so. Remember, taking
these plants out could not be done by Israeli-based rockets being
launched, but would require Israel to enter Iranian air space thus
giving Iran the chance of stopping said attack.
Also of note is that if if Israel did
such a strike the retaliation from Iran would likely include their
drawing other Israel-hating nations into the fray, thus expanding
what is still a somewhat contained war outward from there. And WWIII
is not something Israel nor any civilized nation wants.
But if push comes to shove the bottom
line is that Israel will always rightfully retaliate against anything
Iran or its proxies throw at them, whether it be their having to use their
highly developed cyber warfare capabilities or even a “pager” or two
courtesy of the “Israel Defense Force's Unit 8200”...a no longer needing to be kept secret cyber warfare and intelligence unit. And
then there's Israel's Scorpius” offensive
weapons...missiles which send “narrowly targeted beams of energy” that
can disrupt enemy electronic sensors, navigation, radar, and other
electronic activity without interfering with unintended targets.
“Soft protection” Israel
calls it...call it what you will but know that Iran will not like
what's in Israel's arsenal of weapons, especially if they continue
targeting Israel for annihilation. Let the memory of October 7th be
Iran's final warning. Case closed.
For more political commentary please visit myRIGHT SIDE PATRIOTSpartner Craig Andresen's blog The National Patriot to read his latest article, Tampon Tim's Friends in Low Places.
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