Eric is right when he says the operations in Iran are not much of a choice but it is an operation of choice in the end. The thing is that the choice should have been made 40 or 50 years ago instead of waiting for so long. Mission success will be tougher and more expensive now but it has to be done.
Thank you for mentioning the Madhi. He is the reason why the Shia Irianians want the world covered in blood.
Dirty bombs are just as effective as nuclear weapons for their purposes. A Russian suitcase bomb can be bought with enough cash (the plot from the Fifth Horseman) and smuggled into isreal.
They have been our enemies since 1979 and Reagan should have dealt with them.
I think we all just got wagged. On Friday, the most damaging possible allegations against Trump were finally released from the Epstein files . . . and nobody even noticed.
I'm really surprised at how easily Trump is getting away with this. I mean after all, they made a movie ("Wag the Dog") that completely previewed a ploy like this, where a war served to distract everyone's attention from a President's sexual misconduct. Other than this war being real, the only new wrinkle here was to first leak the allegations about Trump trying to force a 13-year-old to go down on him. Then when the files containing these allegations were finally released - after months of combining obstruction and delay with the grudging release of files containing everything but - it made even less of an impact.
If Trump did indeed just put American lives at risk to serve his own political interests, this wouldn't be the first time. During Covid, in order to minimize any disruption to the economy that constituted his best case for reelection, Trump downplayed the severity of a disease that went on to kill one million Americans. He even invited thousands of his supporters (for most reading this, this means you) to come together in political rallies where they would be packed closely together without even the simplest precaution of wearing masks. Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain accepted the invitation and paid with his life.
If you're one of the people who thought the Epstein files would unmask a cabal of evil, pedophile Democrats, guess again. Instead, welcome to 5th Avenue where Trump could not only shoot somebody without losing your support, he can even get away with molesting 13-year-old girls.
AGAIN..... You REALLY think the OBiden administration with full control of the DOJ had this information and sat on it? REAAALLYY? I mean, down deep in your soul, you fully believe this? Hell, the first OBiden admin had the info as well. You can't seriously be that damn deluded to think if there was anything even remotely pursuable they wouldn't have? Cmon. We keep going around on this because it f.cking absurd to suggest this. Hillary Clinton would have lit a bus of school kids on fire if it meant she could get into the WH and you think she wouldn't have used it? I mean there were 12 years plus that this info has supposedly been out there and NO ONE used it against him? Hillary paid money for a fake dossier claiming Trump was getting pissed on by hookers, but they had info tying him to pedophilia and they went "Russian Collusion"? REALLY?
And regarding Covid, huge difference between dying OF covid and WITH covid. I directly know two instances of people dying, one of old age and the other in a motorcycle accident that were listed as covid deaths. There have been multiple studies and reports now showing masking did dick to slow the spread. Some piece of cloth that gets washed once a never did absolutely less than nothing.
It is really interesting how your mind works. We now know that there is very damaging information about Trump in the Epstein files. We also know that this information was in the possession of Biden's DOJ, and that neither Biden nor any other Democrat disclosed it.
Now in the mind of any reasonable person, this might lead to the conclusion that the Biden DOJ simply did not use prosecutorial information for political purposes. However, your thinking begins (and ends, for that matter) with the immutable conclusion that Democrats can never, EVER do the right thing. Therefore, if the Democrats did not use this very damaging information against Trump, the information must not be as damaging as it purports to be. The term "ass-backwards" comes to mind for describing any process of reasoning that begins with a conclusion (Democrats = bad) and then forces any new information to conform with that conclusion.
It is unethical for any prosecutor to use information obtained in the course of a criminal investigation for any other purpose except the prosecution of the offender. The fact that this information is only now coming to light bears witness to the ethical practices of the DOJ under Biden.
Your remarks concerning Covid reflect the same bizarre reasoning, which begins with the conclusion that Trump can do no wrong. Therefore (a) one million people could not possibly have died from Covid under his watch, and/or (b) precautions such as social distancing and masking could have done nothing to prevent its spread.
No where did I say DJT could do no wrong, I have been very critical of him actually, but let's call balls and strikes. There is literally zero chance that any Democrat would have not pursued this avenue if there was any there there. If I'm not mistaken, this is the one that they looked at and decided the "victim" was too unreliable, read mentally unstable, to pursue. I need some of the drugs that you're on to make the quantum leap. It's funny that you accuse others of claiming DJT is a saint while doing the same of Biden. Biden would have used any info that he could. Comey, Clinton, Obama, etc all would have. You're delusional thinking they wouldn't have.
BTW, more people died in 2021 than 2020 when the Biden admin had a "vaccine" and there was widespread masking mandates. The numbers are easily attainable on the CDC website.
I can't see any reasonable explanation why the same Democrats who tried every conceivable avenue of not letting Trump get re-elected would not have used that information. They prosecuted him incessantly and even tried to get him kicked off of state ballots. The notion that they would have sat on this information is the elephant in the room, and that would be the thought of any reasonable person.
As long as I am at it, let me shed some light on a different but related situation. When you see Justice Department prosecutors resigning as they refuse to undertake certain investigations or prosecutions, you might have dismissed them as just being Democrats who don't want to hurt other Democrats. In some cases, that might indeed be one of the reasons. More likely, however, those are simply lawyers who want to be able to keep practicing law after this administration is over.
You see, initiating prosecutions that lack any sound basis in law is something else that is considered unethical. Frankly I will be surprised if some of the lawyers in this Justice Department (e.g., the ones who signed the papers seeking the indictments against the six legislators who made that video) aren't hauled before bar authorities before all is said and done. And if you don't think the bar authorities take unethical conduct pretty seriously, just ask Rudy Giuliani.
Then here's your explanation. It is unethical, and in most jurisdictions technically criminal, for any prosecutor to use information obtained in the course of a criminal investigation for any purpose except the prosecution of an offender. This goes beyond a mere "shame on you." When a prosecutor behaves unethically, he has to answer for that to the court authorities who issued him his license to practice law. Now with that said, do you think it reasonable to expect people to break the rules in a way that could cost them their careers?
Given that it resulted in a conviction, prosecuting Trump was lawful. Trying to get him kicked off the ballot was lawful. However, it is not lawful for a lawyer to misuse evidence obtained in the course of a criminal investigation.
Here, let me emphasize what I am NOT saying. If Biden or any other politician (Democrat or Republican, by the way) had information that could hurt a political opponent, I would indeed be surprised if he did not use it. What I am saying - and what is borne out by the fact that the information is only now coming to light - is that Biden never had that information because no ethical prosecutor (or Attorney General), Democrat or otherwise, would have given it to him.
Once again you’ve hit the nail on the head, Erick. All I can say is “Remember Neville Chamberlain!” Had Churchill not been there the UK would be speaking German and most all of Europe. I truly do not see how anyone cannot see that Iran is evil and that they mean what they say that all Infidels, which are all of us, must die. They say it loud and clear!
But I was reading some ministry this morning based on Matt. 5:4, “Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted.” And also Rev. 7:17.
The entire world situation is negative in relation to God’s economy or his plan and move on the earth. Satan, sin, the self, darkness and worldliness predominate among all people on earth. God’s glory is insulted, Christ is rejected, the Holy Spirit is frustrated, the church desolated, the whole world is evil. God wants us to mourn over this! If we do mourn over this we will be comforted by being rewarded with the kingdom of the heavens. We will see God’s heavenly ruling over the entire situation. We mourn, but with hope. The King is coming, the enemy will be defeated and the earth will be regained by Christ! If we are mourning anything without this view, it gains you nothing.
Sorry I got long winded, but it really was uplifting to be reminded that with God all things are possible and that God has a plan and He will carry it out, with us or without. I chose to be “with.”
Iran’s message: "We’re not done." With the ascent of Junior, the regime is doubling down - greater influence for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, more security-state rule, and even less room for moderating voices.
Actually this is a war of necessity and the MSM do not want to face it. You can’t bargain with someone who gets up everyday day to shout death to America, they think they can pacify the nuts but it’s not gonna work
I live up here in Hall County, and we are devastated by this tragic news. I cannot imagine the tortured pain of the kids who were pranking their teacher, as well as the heartbroken wife and children. This is all too sad.
Add to this bomb scares, tornadoes, and the Middle East. Our house is on fire and we need to find a way out. But can we? How do we kill an ideology? Iran's singular focus has always been death to Israel and the United States. They've had decades to arm themselves while playing us along as fools. We strike military targets, they strike anything their munitions can reach.
Continue to pray for our military, they are carrying out orders without question. And pray for the teacher, his family, and those kids. They are part of an impossible reality for which we can offer some grace.
How do we kill an ideology? The die hards need to be removed, the support system (police state) also removed, the collaborators get consequences, the middle of road ones who mouth partyline for security swayed with better options, and the ones that want a change to actually stand up and hope the sheeple join them. Same as here in USA, our ideology has already been changed dramatically by both inside and outside actors (Iran) DEI, Trans in womens sports. 20 yrs ago most would have thought that impossible.
Sadly, there are thousands who appear to support the religious fanaticism. But, it only takes a few to stand up and enable the house of cards to fall. Here's hoping...
Posted this on another Substack about Islamist shenanigans treating fellow traveler in-groups differently from the out-groups they either live with or are hosted by.
It seems like the problem in a nutshell is if a society based on a universal moral code tries to integrate those who believe in separate moral codes for in-group and out-group members, there will be trouble because the universal moral code ceases to be universal at that point. The society with the universal code will either have to quash the aberrant moral code, or suffer a civil war to do so, or die trying.
We saw this in the USA leading up to the American Civil War. The trigger was the fact that the free and slave states could no longer live "separate lives", nor were they willing to (or at least the free states weren't willing to, or simply couldn't any longer due to technological advancements like railroads and telegraphs that were making the country more tightly integrated). The fact that the geographic expansion of the country was so dependent on maintaining the balance of power between free and slave states showed the fragility--and ultimate futility--of that arrangement.
This actually resolved itself pretty quickly in the grand scheme of history, in just over half a century, if even that long.
Whether it's the abolition of polygamy in Utah, or the creation of modern Native American autonomous "states within a state", or the Amish, there has always been the insistence that the junior state accept the moral code of the senior state.
People from Islamic countries should not expect anything different, or expect to flout the moral code with impunity or invoke "racism" as a "get out of jail free" card.
These people have an irrational hatred of the President and his policies. If President Trump were to cure cancer, the Left would be lamenting cancer's demise.
The President did the absolute right thing. He acted within his Constitutional authority to defend the United States. This is the epitome of "America First".
It absolutely is not debatable. The Constitutional Convention debated on what powers to give to the Congress concerning war. Some wanted to give Congress the power to make war. In the end, however, Congress was only given the power to declare war. "War" is a legal state existing between countries. But the branch given the power to make war is the Executive Branch--the President. He is the Commander in Chief, and he absolutely has the Constitutional authority to do what he has done. IF the Congress disapproves, it can withhold funding. That is the separation of powers. That is our Constitution.
As a proud American Jew, I must thank you, Mr. Erickson, for always speaking the truth and standing up for what's right. T
These days there are not very many people who are willing to do that.
May G-d bless you and your family, always. And I have to ask, have you ever had homemade hamantaschen?!
Eric is right when he says the operations in Iran are not much of a choice but it is an operation of choice in the end. The thing is that the choice should have been made 40 or 50 years ago instead of waiting for so long. Mission success will be tougher and more expensive now but it has to be done.
Thank you for mentioning the Madhi. He is the reason why the Shia Irianians want the world covered in blood.
Dirty bombs are just as effective as nuclear weapons for their purposes. A Russian suitcase bomb can be bought with enough cash (the plot from the Fifth Horseman) and smuggled into isreal.
They have been our enemies since 1979 and Reagan should have dealt with them.
Good job Radio Man, you have a lot of folks thinking and commenting about the events of the day.
So sad about the Teacher and his students.
I think we all just got wagged. On Friday, the most damaging possible allegations against Trump were finally released from the Epstein files . . . and nobody even noticed.
I'm really surprised at how easily Trump is getting away with this. I mean after all, they made a movie ("Wag the Dog") that completely previewed a ploy like this, where a war served to distract everyone's attention from a President's sexual misconduct. Other than this war being real, the only new wrinkle here was to first leak the allegations about Trump trying to force a 13-year-old to go down on him. Then when the files containing these allegations were finally released - after months of combining obstruction and delay with the grudging release of files containing everything but - it made even less of an impact.
If Trump did indeed just put American lives at risk to serve his own political interests, this wouldn't be the first time. During Covid, in order to minimize any disruption to the economy that constituted his best case for reelection, Trump downplayed the severity of a disease that went on to kill one million Americans. He even invited thousands of his supporters (for most reading this, this means you) to come together in political rallies where they would be packed closely together without even the simplest precaution of wearing masks. Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain accepted the invitation and paid with his life.
If you're one of the people who thought the Epstein files would unmask a cabal of evil, pedophile Democrats, guess again. Instead, welcome to 5th Avenue where Trump could not only shoot somebody without losing your support, he can even get away with molesting 13-year-old girls.
AGAIN..... You REALLY think the OBiden administration with full control of the DOJ had this information and sat on it? REAAALLYY? I mean, down deep in your soul, you fully believe this? Hell, the first OBiden admin had the info as well. You can't seriously be that damn deluded to think if there was anything even remotely pursuable they wouldn't have? Cmon. We keep going around on this because it f.cking absurd to suggest this. Hillary Clinton would have lit a bus of school kids on fire if it meant she could get into the WH and you think she wouldn't have used it? I mean there were 12 years plus that this info has supposedly been out there and NO ONE used it against him? Hillary paid money for a fake dossier claiming Trump was getting pissed on by hookers, but they had info tying him to pedophilia and they went "Russian Collusion"? REALLY?
And regarding Covid, huge difference between dying OF covid and WITH covid. I directly know two instances of people dying, one of old age and the other in a motorcycle accident that were listed as covid deaths. There have been multiple studies and reports now showing masking did dick to slow the spread. Some piece of cloth that gets washed once a never did absolutely less than nothing.
Absurd.
It is really interesting how your mind works. We now know that there is very damaging information about Trump in the Epstein files. We also know that this information was in the possession of Biden's DOJ, and that neither Biden nor any other Democrat disclosed it.
Now in the mind of any reasonable person, this might lead to the conclusion that the Biden DOJ simply did not use prosecutorial information for political purposes. However, your thinking begins (and ends, for that matter) with the immutable conclusion that Democrats can never, EVER do the right thing. Therefore, if the Democrats did not use this very damaging information against Trump, the information must not be as damaging as it purports to be. The term "ass-backwards" comes to mind for describing any process of reasoning that begins with a conclusion (Democrats = bad) and then forces any new information to conform with that conclusion.
It is unethical for any prosecutor to use information obtained in the course of a criminal investigation for any other purpose except the prosecution of the offender. The fact that this information is only now coming to light bears witness to the ethical practices of the DOJ under Biden.
Your remarks concerning Covid reflect the same bizarre reasoning, which begins with the conclusion that Trump can do no wrong. Therefore (a) one million people could not possibly have died from Covid under his watch, and/or (b) precautions such as social distancing and masking could have done nothing to prevent its spread.
Ass-backward, time and again.
No where did I say DJT could do no wrong, I have been very critical of him actually, but let's call balls and strikes. There is literally zero chance that any Democrat would have not pursued this avenue if there was any there there. If I'm not mistaken, this is the one that they looked at and decided the "victim" was too unreliable, read mentally unstable, to pursue. I need some of the drugs that you're on to make the quantum leap. It's funny that you accuse others of claiming DJT is a saint while doing the same of Biden. Biden would have used any info that he could. Comey, Clinton, Obama, etc all would have. You're delusional thinking they wouldn't have.
BTW, more people died in 2021 than 2020 when the Biden admin had a "vaccine" and there was widespread masking mandates. The numbers are easily attainable on the CDC website.
I can't see any reasonable explanation why the same Democrats who tried every conceivable avenue of not letting Trump get re-elected would not have used that information. They prosecuted him incessantly and even tried to get him kicked off of state ballots. The notion that they would have sat on this information is the elephant in the room, and that would be the thought of any reasonable person.
As long as I am at it, let me shed some light on a different but related situation. When you see Justice Department prosecutors resigning as they refuse to undertake certain investigations or prosecutions, you might have dismissed them as just being Democrats who don't want to hurt other Democrats. In some cases, that might indeed be one of the reasons. More likely, however, those are simply lawyers who want to be able to keep practicing law after this administration is over.
You see, initiating prosecutions that lack any sound basis in law is something else that is considered unethical. Frankly I will be surprised if some of the lawyers in this Justice Department (e.g., the ones who signed the papers seeking the indictments against the six legislators who made that video) aren't hauled before bar authorities before all is said and done. And if you don't think the bar authorities take unethical conduct pretty seriously, just ask Rudy Giuliani.
Then here's your explanation. It is unethical, and in most jurisdictions technically criminal, for any prosecutor to use information obtained in the course of a criminal investigation for any purpose except the prosecution of an offender. This goes beyond a mere "shame on you." When a prosecutor behaves unethically, he has to answer for that to the court authorities who issued him his license to practice law. Now with that said, do you think it reasonable to expect people to break the rules in a way that could cost them their careers?
Given that it resulted in a conviction, prosecuting Trump was lawful. Trying to get him kicked off the ballot was lawful. However, it is not lawful for a lawyer to misuse evidence obtained in the course of a criminal investigation.
Here, let me emphasize what I am NOT saying. If Biden or any other politician (Democrat or Republican, by the way) had information that could hurt a political opponent, I would indeed be surprised if he did not use it. What I am saying - and what is borne out by the fact that the information is only now coming to light - is that Biden never had that information because no ethical prosecutor (or Attorney General), Democrat or otherwise, would have given it to him.
Except you're wrong. They clearly had the information as it's "in the files".
Masks provided no protection against COVID. Another Democrat lie.
Also that Mr. Trump molested a 13 year old girl. Another Democrat lie.
The military action against Iran is protecting the United States, Israel, and the whole world. It is the epitome of America First.
Once again you’ve hit the nail on the head, Erick. All I can say is “Remember Neville Chamberlain!” Had Churchill not been there the UK would be speaking German and most all of Europe. I truly do not see how anyone cannot see that Iran is evil and that they mean what they say that all Infidels, which are all of us, must die. They say it loud and clear!
But I was reading some ministry this morning based on Matt. 5:4, “Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted.” And also Rev. 7:17.
The entire world situation is negative in relation to God’s economy or his plan and move on the earth. Satan, sin, the self, darkness and worldliness predominate among all people on earth. God’s glory is insulted, Christ is rejected, the Holy Spirit is frustrated, the church desolated, the whole world is evil. God wants us to mourn over this! If we do mourn over this we will be comforted by being rewarded with the kingdom of the heavens. We will see God’s heavenly ruling over the entire situation. We mourn, but with hope. The King is coming, the enemy will be defeated and the earth will be regained by Christ! If we are mourning anything without this view, it gains you nothing.
Sorry I got long winded, but it really was uplifting to be reminded that with God all things are possible and that God has a plan and He will carry it out, with us or without. I chose to be “with.”
So what's new ? The Liberal press is The Liberal Press . I expect nothing from them !
Do you know of a fundraiser for the students that have been charged in this heartbreaking accident?
Prayers for Jason Hughes and family and the poor students involved. Heart breaking.
Iran’s message: "We’re not done." With the ascent of Junior, the regime is doubling down - greater influence for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, more security-state rule, and even less room for moderating voices.
Actually this is a war of necessity and the MSM do not want to face it. You can’t bargain with someone who gets up everyday day to shout death to America, they think they can pacify the nuts but it’s not gonna work
Without question, the so-called mainstream press treats night as day, day as night.
I live up here in Hall County, and we are devastated by this tragic news. I cannot imagine the tortured pain of the kids who were pranking their teacher, as well as the heartbroken wife and children. This is all too sad.
Add to this bomb scares, tornadoes, and the Middle East. Our house is on fire and we need to find a way out. But can we? How do we kill an ideology? Iran's singular focus has always been death to Israel and the United States. They've had decades to arm themselves while playing us along as fools. We strike military targets, they strike anything their munitions can reach.
Continue to pray for our military, they are carrying out orders without question. And pray for the teacher, his family, and those kids. They are part of an impossible reality for which we can offer some grace.
How do we kill an ideology? The die hards need to be removed, the support system (police state) also removed, the collaborators get consequences, the middle of road ones who mouth partyline for security swayed with better options, and the ones that want a change to actually stand up and hope the sheeple join them. Same as here in USA, our ideology has already been changed dramatically by both inside and outside actors (Iran) DEI, Trans in womens sports. 20 yrs ago most would have thought that impossible.
Sadly, there are thousands who appear to support the religious fanaticism. But, it only takes a few to stand up and enable the house of cards to fall. Here's hoping...
Posted this on another Substack about Islamist shenanigans treating fellow traveler in-groups differently from the out-groups they either live with or are hosted by.
It seems like the problem in a nutshell is if a society based on a universal moral code tries to integrate those who believe in separate moral codes for in-group and out-group members, there will be trouble because the universal moral code ceases to be universal at that point. The society with the universal code will either have to quash the aberrant moral code, or suffer a civil war to do so, or die trying.
We saw this in the USA leading up to the American Civil War. The trigger was the fact that the free and slave states could no longer live "separate lives", nor were they willing to (or at least the free states weren't willing to, or simply couldn't any longer due to technological advancements like railroads and telegraphs that were making the country more tightly integrated). The fact that the geographic expansion of the country was so dependent on maintaining the balance of power between free and slave states showed the fragility--and ultimate futility--of that arrangement.
This actually resolved itself pretty quickly in the grand scheme of history, in just over half a century, if even that long.
Whether it's the abolition of polygamy in Utah, or the creation of modern Native American autonomous "states within a state", or the Amish, there has always been the insistence that the junior state accept the moral code of the senior state.
People from Islamic countries should not expect anything different, or expect to flout the moral code with impunity or invoke "racism" as a "get out of jail free" card.
Why oh why do our fellow countrymen and women hate the USA so much? So sad.
I just failed to renew my Dispatch sub because I got tired of reading about every dang issue through an "Orange Man Bad" lens.
And I never voted for the guy, and still wouldn't. But give him credit where it is due.
These people have an irrational hatred of the President and his policies. If President Trump were to cure cancer, the Left would be lamenting cancer's demise.
The President did the absolute right thing. He acted within his Constitutional authority to defend the United States. This is the epitome of "America First".
It's debatable that he's acting constitutionally, but that bus left town about a half a century ago, if not closer to a full century.
It absolutely is not debatable. The Constitutional Convention debated on what powers to give to the Congress concerning war. Some wanted to give Congress the power to make war. In the end, however, Congress was only given the power to declare war. "War" is a legal state existing between countries. But the branch given the power to make war is the Executive Branch--the President. He is the Commander in Chief, and he absolutely has the Constitutional authority to do what he has done. IF the Congress disapproves, it can withhold funding. That is the separation of powers. That is our Constitution.