QUESTION: Thank you, sir, for everything you do. You just wrote: “A major conflict can weaken a regional power or create a power vacuum. ” Being from the region, the fall of Saddam resulted in such a power vacuum, and we saw sectarian violence and the rise of ISIS. If Iran were to collapse, would […]

QUESTION: Lindsey Graham is up for election, and his polls are down to 34%. Do you support him, or would you vote Democrat? And where do you stand on the Big Beautiful Bill? You have been silent. LK ANSWER: I do not support Lindsey Graham. If there were no other choice, yes, I would even consider voting […]

Israel has asked the Trump administration over the past 48 hours to join the war with Iran to eliminate its nuclear program, according to two Israeli officials. Israel has admitted that it cannot destroy Iran’s nuclear facility, and only the USA has the power to do that. Israel simply lacks the bunker buster bombs and […]

Is War a Contagion? World War I is certainly a classic case of war emerging as a contagion. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered a chain reaction of alliances pulling countries into the conflict. That seems like contagion through formal treaties. Yet, there is also the spread of revolutions. The American Revolution saw Washington […]

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  Neither side is listening to international calls to back down. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said on Saturday that Israeli strikes had “paved a path to Tehran” and that the Israeli air force would soon be seen flying over the Iranian capital. Speaking to the nation in a video, just hours after several […]

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While everyone is talking about the Middle East, The computer is warning that there is something much bigger in play. Because of the political implications, we cannot release this on the open blog.